It's Christmas!

 I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included. - Bernard Manning 

Christmas Day

Welcome along to my Christmas Day 🎄

There was no need to rush to get up.

Still had a warm hug.

Followed by a nice breakfast with brew.

Now to take down the presents...

After we opened all of our presents.

3 new editions along my Minions.

It was time to for coffee.

Hubby then went to collect his dad.

I got on with sorting out the Christmas Dinner.

One son went round to see if our neighbour wanted a Christmas Dinner.

He did and he will have.

Hour later, my Father-in Law arrived.

He opened his Christmas presents and had a nice cup of brew.

Once the Christmas Dinner was dished up,

A plate of it went next door.

Afterwards,

We watched the Queen's Speech.

Then onto Sinbad.

I got on with writing yesterday's blog post.

Mince pie anyone? 

Once Sinbad was finished we moved onto:

Then onto....

Then we watched the undiscovered 1970 Christmas special.

A very light tea↓

Hubby then took his dad home.

Now out comes the alcohol free punch.

8 years of being a Tee-total.

Now for a bit of Dirty Harry...

Let's look inside the newspaper.

Maurice  Cole , better known as Kenny Everett, was an English comedian, radio disc jockey and television presenter. After spells on pirate radio and Radio Luxembourg in the mid-1960s, he was one of the first DJs to join BBC radio's newly-created BBC Radio 1 in 1967. It was here he developed his trademark voices and surreal characters which he later adapted for television. 

He would have been 77 years old 🎈

He sadly died aged 50 aged 1995.

Denver  Pyle  was an American film and television actor and director. He was well known for a number of TV roles from the 1960s through the 1980s, including his portrayal of Briscoe Darling Jr. in several episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, as Jesse Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard from 1979 to 1985, as Mad Jack in the NBC television series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, as well as the titular character's father, Buck Webb, in CBS's The Doris Day Show. In many of his roles, he portrayed either authority figures, or gruff, demanding father figures, often as comic relief.

He died on this day in 1997 aged 77.

"To Kill a Mockingbird", a film adaptation of the novel by Harper Lee, directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Gregory Peck, is released (Gregory Peck - Best Actor Academy Awards 1963)in 1962.

Hubby comes back.

Sleep Tea time.

Now to enjoy the rest of Xmas Day in bed 🛏

 

 

 

Live It Up!

On weekends, we slow it down.Friday nights, we bust out a movie, and there is popcorn all over the place - Jason Winston George

I was up far too early for Saturday!

 Enjoying a early cup of tea...↓

I listened to the "Sounds of the 60s"

Followed by breakfast↓

I got the cakes ready to take to my friend's Pamper Day..

 

I packed up the cakes into Sexy Beast

Sunshine is back!

Dropped cakes off.

Came back to give Ruby her cucumber slice↓ 

Back out↓

 The view from car park 4↓

 

Going down↓↓↓

 One son went to have his hair cut.

I needed to do some little errends.

We all met up by The Works...

Then off to get some tyres...↓

 Off to Lidl for the weekly shop↓

Gets back to have a lovely bacon sandwich↓

Followed by coffee and nibble...↓

We sorted out my dad's paperwork.

Sorted out his bills.

We had a cheese toastie for our evening meal.

We now have caught up for the week of:

then it was:

Graham is joined by actors Will Smith, Naomi Scott, Kevin Hart, Octavia Spencer and Shakespear's Sister.

I had a quick peak at the Birthdays:

Denver  Pyle: was an American film and television actor. He was well-known for a number of TV roles from the 1960s through the 1980s, including his portrayal of Briscoe Darling Jr. in several episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, as Jesse Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard during 1979–1985, as Mad Jack in the NBC television series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, as well as the titular character's father, Buck Webb, in CBS's The Doris Day Show.

He would have been 99 years old.

(He died aged 77 in 1997)

 Eric  Burdon : is an English singer-songwriter and actor. He was previously the vocalist of rock band The Animals and funk band War.He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep, powerful blues-rock voice. He is also known for his aggressive stage performances^.

In 2008, he was ranked 57th in Rolling Stone's list The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

He is 78 years old.

John Leslie "Les" Chadwick: is an English bassist.Chadwick's bass guitar work can be heard on all of the 1960s recordings made by the pop group, Gerry and the Pacemakers.When the Pacemakers split up in 1966, he bought a garage with fellow former Pacemaker, Les Maguire. In 1973, Chadwick moved to Sydney, Australia, where he set up an employment agency.

He is 76 years old. 

Bob Marley :Was a Jamaican singer and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by blending elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, as well as forging a smooth and distinctive vocal and songwriting style. Marley's contributions to music increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide, and made him a global figure in popular culture for over a decade.

He died aged 36 in 1981

Richard Harris releases "MacArthur Park" in 1968. 

We went to bed before Midnight.....

Action packed day ahead tomorrow...