Patience Of A Saint!

 I have my faults, but being wrong isn't one of them 

- Jimmy Hoffa

Welcome to my Hump of the Week 🐫

Had a warm hug.

Brew with Breakfast.

Thermal vest goes on!

Dressed.

Now to leave the house!

Gives hubby a big sloppy wet one 😘

On goes two winter hats and warm gloves.

I put on my lights...

Now for fun, fun, and more fun 🍭

The traffic was being good.

Only one BOING given out.

It was damn cold!

(Good job I had the thermal vest on!)

Finished in one piece.

Picks up newspaper and next door's neighbour magazine.

On goes the coffee machine.

Clear the decks,Now to make a nice Birthday Present....

Start using the new sewing machine...

After five minutes, it refuses to work...

Can't find the Instructions anywhere.

Tries to take off the plate off....

Can't get the third screw out!

Blue Language Alert! 

Puts the new sewing machine away.

Out comes the other one...

After 10 minutes the needle bends!

Replaces the needle.

Wrong one.

Second needle fits!

Carry on sewing....

Thread breaks twice....

Blue language Alert

I need to take a break!

Liquid lunch time!

Now part 2....

Puts on one winter hat and gloves.

Puts on my lights.

Now for a little rabbit with my friends...

Those dark clouds are coming over.

Soon as I said goodbye to my friends...

The rain came down!

I survived.

Hometime.

Back home.

Much needed brew...

Now to finish the Birthday Present.

The Pom Pom trim was added to the bag.

Both sons went wow after I finished!.

The other side↑↑

Now to wrap everything up.

Now to put everything away.....

Blue Language Alert. 

Now to put the Pasta on for tea.

Hubby comes home.

He has a sloppy wet one 😘

Yum.

Quick look into today's newspaper.

Bill Withers  was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He had several hits over a career spanning fifteen years, including "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), "Grandma's Hands" (1971), "Use Me" (1972), "Lean on Me" (1972), "Lovely Day" (1977) and "Just the Two of Us" (1981). Withers won three Grammy Awards and was nominated for six more. His life was the subject of the 2009 documentary film Still Bill. Withers was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. Two of his songs were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

He died on this day in 2020 aged 81

Dirty Harry was released in the UK on this day in 1972. Directed by Don Siegel. Starring Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, John Vernon, Harry Guardino and Reni Santoni.

'I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)' by Daryl Hall & John Oates, released by RCA Victor on this day 1982.

UK No.1 on this day in 1956:

Kay Starr with the Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra -

Rock and Roll Waltz.

UK No.1 on this day in 1959:

 The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 

UK No.1 on this day in 1996:

The Prodigy - Firestarter.

USA No.1 on this day in 1957:

Buddy Knox - Party Doll.

USA No.1 on this day in 1963:

The Chiffons - He's So Fine.

USA No.1 on this day in 1974:

John Denver - Sunshine On My Shoulders.

USA No.1 on this day in 1985:

Phil Collins - One More Night.

While I got on writing yesterday's blog.

Hubby watched 5 episodes of "The Twilight Zone"

Sleep Tea time.

Once the heating goes off...

Quick dash under that 16 tog duvet...

 

 

 

 
 

 

Nice To See A Bit Of Vintage...

 Never do anything in bed that you can't pronounce - Mitch Murray

Welcome to my Sunday 💗

Nice big hug with brew.

Breakfast.

Dressed.

The three males of the family went to have their hair cut.

I meanwhile caught up with Friday's blog post.

They came back with fancy haircuts!

Now out for a ride in Sexy Beast.

First to check the tyre pressures.

Then to say hello to my parents.

Then the rain came down!

Nice vintage car on the way home.

Austin Allegro↓

Back home for coffee...

I then wrote yesterday's blog post.

Then out again...

Time to check Hubby's car tyre pressures..

Then off to Co-op for some bargains...

Nice honey, still a bit expensive...

Back home...

Light lunch.

Now to catch up with more of the Hotel Inspector..

We have now caught up with both series that was on Channel 5 catch up.

Tea time.

Getting quotes in for a replacement carpet on the landing. It's been down for nearly 12 years........

Now for a look into today's newspaper.

Bill Withers  was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He had several hits over a relatively short career of fifteen years, including "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), "Grandma's Hands" (1971), "Use Me" (1972), "Lean on Me" (1972), "Lovely Day" (1977) and "Just the Two of Us" (1981). Withers won three Grammy Awards and was nominated for six more. His life was the subject of the 2009 documentary film Still Bill. Withers was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. Two of his songs were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

He would have been 83 years old today 🎈

He died in 2020 aged 81

Barry Carter , better known by his stage name Barry White, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and composer. A two-time Grammy Award–winner known for his bass-baritone voice and romantic image, his greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with The Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring soul, funk, and disco songs such as his two biggest hits: "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" and "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe".

He died on this day in 2003 aged 58.

 Sleep tea time.

All ready to mount the Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡 tomorrow.

 


 

Soaking Up The Rays!

 There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know - Ambrose Bierce

Welcome to my sunny Tuesday 😎

Hug and brew time!

Breakfast.

Gets the kids up ready for school.

Dressed.

Gives hubby a big wet 💋 before he leaves for work.

My kids also had 💋💋 before they went to school.

I unloaded and uploaded the dishwasher.

Put the recycling in the green bin.

Goes outside for some sun's rays.

 Fed the birds....

Coffee time!

Now to get yesterday's blog wrote.

The hunt for more Prima Makes magazine continues....

Another issue I didn't have arrives...↓

I had the publishers of House and Garden magazine send me email asking why I am not renewing.....£34 for 12 issues they quotes me to renew....

I don't think so!

The last issue arrived in the post as well.

I like Country Living magazine instead! 

I had my copy on Monday \o/

Once blog post was published.

Time for lunch!

My Lollypop Boss phoned me to see how I am doing.

I am back on duty 🍭 next month \o/

The sun had moved around.

Time to soak up those rays!

Better the make the most of the sunshine,

As the weather for the rest of the week goes colder↓↓

Tea at 3 outside...

Once my kids arrive home from school.

I go with one to deliver a Birthday card.

(As it's my good friend's birthday tomorrow)↓

The temperature is going ↗↗↗

I sit outside and watch the female Blackbird eating the bread on the bird table.

Hubby is seeing his dad after work.

Our tea goes in the oven early.

I meanwhile try to find some balls of wool I am doing for a project....

Found most of them \o/

Tea time.

Yum!

I catch up with today's Judge Rinder episode.

Followed by a lovely soak in the bath......

I had my sleep tea in bed afterwards.

Hubby comes back with the newspaper.

Anthony Robert McMillan OBE , known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, is a Scottish actor and writer. His best known film roles are as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011), and as Valentin Dmitrovich Zhukovsky in the James Bond films GoldenEye (1995) and The World Is Not Enough (1999). His other works include From Hell (2001), Stormbreaker (2006), Brave (2012), and Great Expectations (2012).

In television, Coltrane starred as criminal psychologist Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald in the ITV television series Cracker (1993–2006), a role which saw him receive the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in three consecutive years (1994 to 1996). In 2006, Coltrane came eleventh in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars, voted by the public. He was appointed an OBE in the 2006 New Year Honours for his services to drama. 

He is 71 years old 🎈 

William Harrison "Bill" Withers Jr. was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He had several hits over a relatively short career of 15 years, including "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), "Grandma's Hands" (1971), "Use Me" (1972), "Lean on Me" (1972), "Lovely Day" (1977), and "Just the Two of Us" (1981). Withers won three Grammy Awards and was nominated for six more. His life was the subject of the 2009 documentary film Still Bill. Withers was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. Two of his songs were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

He sadly on this day in 2020 aged 81

Time for a early night....

Out like a light......Zzzzzz