It's Coming Soon.....

I like flipping through our family photo albums. It's fun to see what I looked like as a baby, and what my apartment furniture looked like new - Jeff Shaw

Welcome to my Saturday 💃

Nice brew with warm hug.

We listened to the last hour of "The Sounds of the  60s" 

Breakfast.

Dressed.

Hubby dropped off son at work.

Then hubby,me and other son went food shopping!

We had a £5 off voucher if you spend £25 in Lidl.

That helped with our shopping bill!

I nipped into Home Bargains, I didn't buy anything in there.

Food Warehouse was different, lots of nice reduced food!

Then off to visit Aldi's

I got some bargains in there.

Pillow Spray knocked down to 29p.

Eye cream was under £5

(The normal eye cream I get normally costs £8 a tube!)

Now back home to unpack the shopping!

Once put away.

Lunch with a much needed coffee!

Now for a ride out in Sexy Beast.

I had some offers at the Co-op to redeem.

Gets today's newspaper.

(Another Lidl voucher in there, All ready to be used on Wednesday :))

Christmas is coming......🎄🎅🤶

Back home to unpack the shopping.

Tea is put on.

Now to write yesterday's blog post!

Halfway through writing it,

Tea is ready...

Chicken with rice, with Black Garlic Dressing.

Finally got the blog wrote and published.

Now to look in to today's newspaper.

Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru, known professionally as Herbert Lom  was a Czech–born British actor who moved to the United Kingdom in 1939. In a career lasting more than 60 years, he generally appeared in character roles, often portraying criminals or suave villains in his younger years, and professional men as he aged. Highly versatile, he proved a skilled comic actor in The Pink Panther franchise.

Lom was noted for his precise, elegant enunciation of English. He is best known for his roles in The Ladykillers, The Pink Panther film series, War and Peace and the television series The Human Jungle.

He would have been 104 years old 🎈

He died aged 95 in 2012 

 

Two passenger planes hijacked by Al Qaeda terrorists crash into New York's World Trade Towers causing the collapse of both and deaths of 2,606 people in 2001.

 Terrorists hijack a passenger plane and crash it into the Pentagon causing the deaths of 125 people in 2001

Attempt by passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 to retake control of their hijacked plane from terrorists causes plane to crash in Pennsylvania field killing all 64 people on board in 2001.

Well Done Emma!

Sleep tea time.

Now off to enjoy Saturday in a warm King size bed 🛏

 

 
 
 


 
 

When The Computer Keeps Saying No!

I can't  understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones - John Cage 

Woo hoo it's here again!

 *Friday Feeling*

 Hug and Brew↑

Dressed.

Hubby went to work in the Living Room.

I enjoyed coffee↓

 My baking hand was starting to itch...

I had a quick play with Kenny the Kenwood.

Once the cake was in the oven.

I got out the red crock pot to make Stew with Dumplings...

Once cake has cooled down,

The Crock pot took it's place in the oven.

Decorated the cake↓

 Coffee and Walnut Cake.
Light lunch time↓

 Our Home Tests for Covid-19 arrived \o/

 As normal it doesn't go smooth!
I tried to register my test on the government website...

7 times I tried it.
Even on my mobile...
I had to phone up 119 Help line...
The waiting music sounded like it was out of a Willy Wonka film↓

 I finally got through after 45 minutes on hold!
She said,"The website is playing up!".
I gave her my date of birth.
When she read it back to me, she was a day out!!!
She registered my home kit.
Now to do the test!

The mouth test made us gag.....
The nose test made us bring water to our eyes...
Packed up the box...
Dropped them off in the pillar box.
(Hopefully it went get to Glasgow tomorrow) 
Belated Tea at 3.

Temperature was going up again↗↗↗
Fell asleep trying to get it down.
The oven was put on..
More of NYPD Blue while we waited for the tea to be ready.

 Bernie Dwyer, British rock drummer (Freddie & The Dreamers).He would have been 80 years old 🎈
He died aged 62 in 2002.

Brian  De Palma  is an American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in the suspense, crime and psychological thriller genres. His prominent films include mainstream box office hits such as Carrie (1976), Dressed to Kill (1980), Scarface (1983), The Untouchables (1987), and Mission: Impossible (1996), as well as cult favorites such as Sisters (1972), Phantom of the Paradise (1974), Blow Out (1981), Body Double (1984), Casualties of War (1989), Carlito's Way (1993), and Femme Fatale (2002).He is 80 years old 🎈

Lorne  Greene was a Canadian actor, radio personality, and singer. His notable television roles include Ben Cartwright on the Western Bonanza, and Commander Adama in the original science-fiction television series Battlestar Galactica and Galactica 1980. He also worked on the Canadian television nature documentary series Lorne Greene's New Wilderness, and in television commercials.He died on this day in 1987 aged 72. 

 Jessica  Tandy  was an English-American actress. Tandy appeared in over 100 stage productions and had more than 60 roles in film and TV, receiving such accolades as an Academy Award, four Tony Awards, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.She died on this day in 1994 aged 85 years old.

 The September 11 attacks, often referred to as 9/11, were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamist terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks resulted in 2,977 fatalities, over 25,000 injuries, and substantial long-term health consequences, in addition to at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage. It is the single deadliest terrorist attack in human history and the single deadliest incident for firefighters and law enforcement officers in the history of the United States, with 343 and 72 killed, respectively.

 I was waiting to pick up my six year old son from First school when it came on the radio about the first plane hitting the first tower.
Tea was ready.

More binge watching of:

With some Sleep Tea

 I checked my tracking number on my Covid -19 test. It arrived in Birmingham earlier on its merry way to Glasgow....

Hopefully I won't have to wait too long for the result!.