Domestic Goddess

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Showing posts with label Christmas market. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas market. Show all posts

Friday, 25 November 2022

Time For The Sequins To Sparkle!

Clever food is not appreciated at Christmas. It makes the little ones cry and the old ones nervous - Oliver Wendell Holmes
Welcome back to the Friday Feeling 🎈
It's going to be a sunny day 😎
Heardle Time.
Heardle 60s:
My results:
Brew with Breakfast.
Thermal vest still going on.
Dressed.
Now time to leave the house...
I gives hubby a sloppy wet one 💋 before I leave.
The road and the hall is closed for the Christmas Switch on.
I parked in the lay-by to get my newspaper and then carried on round to park in the other car park.
Big Winter coat goes on, winter gloves and Panda hat under my winter hat.
Now to turn on the lights....
Turned on my lights.
Let's go to work...🍭
The sun is coming up now.
Good job I have my big big sunglasses on 
The stalls for this afternoon's Christmas market arrive, and they are being put up.
Still have the cars breaking at the last minute.
Plenty of BOINGs given out!
At least I can look forward to this afternoon's fun!...
Back home.
Coffee machine went on.
Got the nail polish ready to put on.
But first, I have to sort out my outfit for later.....
Coffee time.
Now to attempt to put some nice nail polish.
Left hand went fine...
The right hand....oh dear!
Early liquid lunch.
Now to slip into the little sequin number.....
I had to leave early to get a parking space..
I put on my Santa hat and my summer coat.
I meet up with one of my friends.
First I visit the Parish Council, and get my photo took.....
Then walks down to street, visits my friend in the supermarket and shows off my outfit in the Charity Shop.
Now off for a quick coffee.
Then off to look at some nice Pillar Box Topper.
I fetched my big stick and now to look at another nice Pillar Box topper!
Me in my Sequins outfit.
Next I met up with my other friend who I have a rabbit with in the afternoon.
My two friends had beef burgers, I declined.
As I am trying to lose weight and not put it on!
There were some nice stalls, there wasn't nothing I really needed.
Everyone liked my trousers!
It was time to start my final shift of the week.
I crossed my friend over first to pick up his car.
Everyone was commenting on how good my trousers lit up when the sun hit the stars!
No Boings given out.
 A few cars decide to stop in the KEEP CLEAR space!
It was very busy for traffic and crossing people over.
At least I finished in one piece!
It was getting cold now.
Back to Sexy Beast...
Back home.
Cup of Brew needed to keep warm!
I put the tea in the oven.
Looked through all of my emails for the Black Friday offers....
Still too expensive for what I need....
Hubby came home and a sloppy wet one 💋
Dished up tea for everyone.
Yum!
Now to look in today's newspaper.
UK No.1 on this day in 1955:
Bill Haley and His Comets - Rock Around The Clock. 
UK No.1 on this day in 1965:
The Seekers - the Carnival Is Over
UK No.1 on this day in 1972:
Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-Ling 
US No.1 on this day in 1967:
Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense and Peppermints 
Then we watched two episodes of Top of the Pops from 1993.
No.1 was:
Then to watch episode 3 of Season 5 of Yellowstone.
Sleep Tea Time.
All ready for the weekend.....🍾


 

 
 

 

 


 


 





 




Friday, 26 November 2021

Getting In The Festive Mood (Early)

Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year 
- Victor Borge
Welcome back to the Friday Feeling 🎈
Nice warm hug.
Brew with Breakfast.
Thermal vest goes on.
&
Sexy yellow lumo trousers.
It's raining pretty hard outside.
Gives hubby a sloppy wet 💋 before I leave.
The hall where I normally park was closed. I parked around the corner. I got on my big boots, 2 hats and waterproof gloves.
I turn on my lights, and wait under shelter to
Starts my shift, as the rain is really coming down.
Once I do start, the fun starts.
Orange bread lorry, stops in the Keep Clear space, so I have to walk behind it, to stop the traffic. 
On woman in white volvo, gave me a look of hate when I stopped her, and she drove off in the wrong gear....
At least the rain stopped half way through my shift and the sun came out!
Finished in one piece.
Went back to Sexy Beast.
Just took off my winter coat.
It just poured down with rain.
I picked up the newspaper on the way home.
On goes the coffee machine.
Tumble drier goes on.
Coffee time.
Now to update the blog with 2 blog entries up to lunch.
Now to leave early to get a parking space.
Gets the last car parking space.
On goes two hats and gloves.
Puts on my lights.
Mince pie time.
Christmas market time.
The large gusts of wind isn't helping.
I say goodbye to my 2 friends and start my last shift of the week.
Car drivers are trying not to stop.
Until I lower my stick and they have to!
At least I finished in one piece!
Walks back to the car, and the car park is half empty now!
Nice pink clouds!
Back home I go.
Now to fry the beef, onions, mushrooms, garlic in the large pan.
Adds the vegetables to the casserole dish.
Into the oven it goes.
Finishes writing yesterday's blog post.
Gives hubby a sloppy wet 💋when he comes home.
Tea is served.
Now to listen to some great 70s tunes.
Now for some Christmas tunes...
The Flying Pickets - Only You
Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry
Mud - Lonely this Christmas.
Now to look into today's newspapers.
Norman  Milne, known professionally as Michael Holliday  was a British singer, who was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
He had a number of chart hits in the UK, including two number one singles, "The Story of My Life" and "Starry Eyed"
He would have been 97 years old 🎈
He sadly died aged 38 in 1963.
We watched "Have I Got News For You."
Sleep Tea Time.
Bed early as I am having my Covid-19 Booster tomorrow...