No Dance Monday!

Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it.

 - Christopher Morley

Welcome to my Monday \o/

No Wobbly Work Wheel to mount today, due to my Inflammed knee still!

At least the brew tastes a lot better!

Brew with hug.

Breakfast.

Dressed.

Hubby went and got the newspaper for me.

There was some nice clouds above the house.

I gave hubby a nice wet sloppy 💋 before he went to work.

Our kids had the same 💋💋

The house was so empty and quiet once everyone had left.

Coffee

&

Read of the newspaper.

 Brian Poole  is a singer and performer who was the lead singer of 1960s beat band The Tremeloes (1957–62) and then Brian Poole and The Tremeloes (1962–66).He is 79 years old 🎈

Bruce Welch OBE ( Bruce Cripps) is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer, singer and businessman best known as a member of the Shadows.He is 79 years old 🎈

Stefanie Powers (born Stefania Zofya Paul; ) is an American actress best known for her role as Jennifer Hart in the American mystery series Hart to Hart, with Robert Wagner, which aired for five seasons from 1979 to 1984. Powers and Wagner later reunited for eight Hart to Hart TV movies in the 1990s. She is a two-time Emmy Award nominee and five-time Golden Globe Award nominee.She is 78 years old 🎈

Bernard Stanley Bilk, MBE , known professionally as Acker Bilk, was a British clarinetist and vocalist known for his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register style, and distinctive appearance – of goatee, bowler hat and striped waistcoat.

Bilk's 1962 instrumental tune "Stranger on the Shore" became the UK's biggest selling single of 1962: it was in the UK charts for more than 50 weeks, peaking at number two, and was the second No. 1 single in the United States by a British artist in the era of the modern Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. He died on this day in 2014  aged 85.

  I wrote yesterday's blog post.

Then I had to make a patch for my son's trousers.

Afterwards I had put sewn it on, 

I might put a pocket over it instead.

I will see how son feels about it when he comes back later.

I had some infacing arrive in the post,

with some more material to play with.

 A late lunch.

I sorted out all my craft themed books out.

 I haven't looked into the cupboard containing a lot of cook books....

(I will save that for another day) 

I watched Boris in Parliament while having my 

Tea at 3. 

Our children came home.

Told me all about their school day \o/ 

30% off meals at McDonalds.

That's tea sorted out for tonight.

£7 off the bill.

Hubby went with one son to fetch it.

We carried on watching the semi-final of season 3 of Hell's Kitchen.

The final was in two parts.

Rock was the winner.

Sleep tea time.

Just when I think my knee is getting better.

More bruises appear and my foot starts to swell up!

Roll on Tuesday!

 

Trying To Find The Odd Bargain!

My husband said he needed more space. So I locked him outside - Roseanne

Welcome to my Saturday...

I enjoyed  a cup of tea and a snuggle in bed. 

 I even got to hear the final hour of "The Sound of the 60s"!

We all got up and out of the house by 9.30am. as we were off to Droitwich.

 Of course it had to rain!

We go and see what bargains are at the Droitwich Lions.

While my hubby takes one of my sons to his Boxing Lesson. My other son and me look around the charity shops in the rain.

 Stopping under cover.

We had been in all of the charity shops.

I only bought 3 things...

 We looked in Waitrose and got some bargains.

On the way to meet hubby, there was a nice car parked outside Waitrose↓

 

 Waved goodbye to Waitrose

 &

The church on the hill↓

 Nice nibble to eat↓

 Unpacked my items I bought.

 While hubby went to fetch our son from his boxing lesson.

I put the curtain up over the front door.

 Our son came back with the new boxing gloves I bought him.

 (Early Christmas present)

My lunch↓

 Then we had a ride out to Bromsgrove to look in their Charity Shops.

Oh dear, we only bought one DVD and Kevin the Carrot cup.

Hubby nearly lost his ticket to get out of the car park. The rain wasn't helping either!

Back home to have tea!

 Jay Black, American singer (Jay and the Americans),is 81 years old 🎈

 Bruce Welch (The Shadows) is 78 years old 🎈

Stefanie Powers, American actress, is 77 years old 🎈

  While I caught up on the blog.

We caught up on last week's television.

&

The Graham Norton Show.

 Dame Julie Andrews, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston and Sir Ian McKellen join Graham Norton on his sofa.

We did the sandwiches for our trip to the NEC tomorrow.

Hopefully the rain will keep off...

Nearly finished the book I have been reading.

 Then off to try some ideas of my new book on hubby....

Do You Love A Wonderland?

It's finally arrived 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾

 The Friday Feeling 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾

It was nice to have breakfast in bed..

 Gave hubby a big 💋

I got up to sort out my trip to Waitrose later.

It is Bruce Welch's 77th Birthday today.

He plays in a great group called The Shadows.

He was on Sky News...

I have ordered the new CD,

Dreamboats & Petticoats - The Golden Years↓↓

 Another star from the 1960's is celebrating his 77th birthday today as well.

Brian Poole

 

The kids got up.

Now out in the sunshine..

 

 Still not warm enough..↑↑

 Popped in to get some eggs↑↑

 Popped in for coffee and free newspaper.

 So close .....

 Free coffee and newspaper↑↑

 Back home

 Eggs↑↑

 

 The eggs put away↑↑

My baking experience...↓

 Lemon Drizzle Cake

 Walnut & Carrot Cake↑

 Elderflower & Lemon Cupcakes↑

 Coffee & Nuts↑

 Back out to see my dad

 It's getting warmer...

Back home to enjoy some nibbles↓

 

 More Blue Skies.

 My youngest son did some baking as well↑↑

I sorted out all the flowers that are going on my late mum's grave tomorrow.

We caught up on some telly.

Graham is joined by Claire Foy, Kurt Russell, David Walliams and Lee Evans. With music from Mumford & Sons, performing their new single Guiding Light.

Now to drag a willing hubby off to bed...