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Showing posts with label Dalziel and Pascoe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dalziel and Pascoe. Show all posts

Monday, 13 April 2020

Keeping My Hands Busy!

No man ever listened himself out of a job - Calvin Coolidge

Bank Holiday Monday
Welcome to my Monday🎈🎈
No mounting of the Wobbly Work Wheel 🎑
What am I going to do????
Another day of lockdown. 
I still got up early....↓
 I had a warm hug and cup of tea↓
 We had breakfast and got dressed.
Now off for our walk↓
 The cones are back↓
 The road is empty of moving people and cars↓
 The one cone is still there↓
 The sun might be out,but there is a cold wind blowing↓
 Quick read of the newspaper↓
 Howard Keel, American actor, singer and president of the Screen Actors Guild (7 Brides for 7 Brothers, Kiss Me Kate).He would have been 101 years old🎈
 He died aged 85 in 2004
 The Reverend Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer; he is best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Take Me to the River", "Tired of Being Alone", "I'm Still in Love with You", "Love and Happiness", and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together".He is 74 years old 🎈
 Coffee and toast time↓
 I got yesterday's blog post published.
Moving onto light lunch and a good film to watch↓
 The sun might be out,
With the cold wind blowing,
It's making the house feel cold. 
We caught up with series 4 of Dalziel and Pascoe↓
Nice Meat Free Stir Fry for tea. 
(Really hot one!)
There was a party going on in my mouth...↓
  
 Watched another episode of Dalziel and Pascoe.
Keeping my hands busy.
I got out my pom pom makers once more.
Making another pom pom wreath.
 We watched the newspaper review on Sky News.
Hubby was snoring, so I sent him to bed.
I carried on watching CNN,and Mr Trump having a go....↓
  Back on the tiny Wobbly Work Wheel 🎑 tomorrow \o/

 

Friday, 3 April 2020

Needed The Hand!

Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live - Margaret Fuller
It's the Friday Feeling 🎈
 Another day of Lockdown.
Final time for the alarm clock for the week.
Hugs and tea time↓
 Off for the walk↓
 No traffic↓
 Found some nasty bolts in the road↓
Gets back for a read of the newspaper, coffee, and nibble↓
  Barry Pritchard, English rock guitarist (The Fortunes),would have been 76 years old 🎈
 He died aged 54 in 1999.
Tony Orlando, American singer (& Dawn-Tie a Yellow Ribbon), is 76 years old🎈

In 1976, 21st Eurovision Song Contest: Brotherhood of Man for United Kingdom wins singing "Save Your Kisses for Me" in The Hague
  One boxset arrived↓
 Publishes yesterday's blog entry.
Off to put Sexy Beast into having its MOT.
Needed my hand to pass the keys over↓
 It's nice the temperature is going up↗↗↗
 
 Back to have a light lunch↓
 I listened to the great interview with Alan Clarke from the Hollies↓
The drive looks empty without Sexy Beast being there↓
 
 The Sexy Beast has passed its MOT \o/
 We go and pick up Sexy Beast.
Dropped it off.
Now to get some nice foreign food from↓
Stocked up on some garlic↓
 I four lovely bags of food.
Polish dumplings,Polish bread, and lots of fruit and vegetables. 
We gets back home.
While hubby unpacked the shopping.
I went down to final job of the week.
 I came back,
The moon was already out↓
 
 Tea was ready↓
 We caught up with today's episode of:
&
"Have I Got News For You"
I heard the sad news of the death of Bill Withers aged 81.
After watching the news.
Off to bed with a cup of sleep tea and ear plugs↓
  
 Lots to do in the house tomorrow!
 
 

Thursday, 2 April 2020

Little Spot Of Trifle!

Always hold your head up, but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level - Max L Forman
Welcome to another day of Lockdown🎈
We had to leave the house to draw some money out to pay for the electrician coming to fit the new light.
But first hug and cuppa↓
 The sun coming up↗↗↗
 We got back.
Now for a little walk to get the newspaper.
 Streets are very empty↓
 Back home to enjoy coffee,nibble and a look at the newspaper↓
 
 Serge Gainsbourg  was a French singer, songwriter, pianist, film composer, poet, painter, screenwriter, writer, actor and director. Regarded as the most important figure in French pop whilst alive, he was renowned for often provocative and scandalous releases which caused uproar in France, dividing his public opinion;He would have been 92 years old 🎈
 He died aged 62 in 1991
Michael Fassbender, Irish-German actor (Shame, X-Men).He is 43 years old🎈
 Edwin Starr  was an American singer and songwriter. Starr was famous for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number-one hit "War".He died in 2003 aged 61.
Hubby goes to work↓
 The electrican comes and fits out new light in the bathroom↓
 
 Gets yesterday blog's post published.
Light lunch time↓
 As I have loads of time on my hands.
Not going to Happy Place of Work 
for the time being.
I found a trifle mix I bought at Christmas,
(Still in date)
I used the trifle dish I bought last year.
It turned out great ;) 
 Nice chicken tea with stuffing and mustard↓
 We could up with today's:
 Then off to do some singing while working with some great music↓
  I gets back home to enjoy a much needed hot shower!
I have ordered some more box sets of Dalziel and Pascoe↓
 I hadn't realised until it was too late, I have ordered series 4 twice! 
I will be writing a witty review about our stay at the Abbey Hotel from February on Trip Advisor tomorrow......
Sexy Beast is going in for its MOT tomorrow.......
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It's the Friday Feeling🎈 tomorrow \o/