Getting Back On It!

Men aren't attracted to me by my mind.They're attracted to me by what I don't mind - Gypsy Rose Lee

Welcome to my Thursday 📬

Nice warm hug...

Followed by:

Brew and breakfast.

Thermal vest go on,

As well as lots of layers!

Gives hubby a sloppy wet 💋 before I leave the house.

Now to uncover Sexy Beast. 

Two winter hats, and the Big Big Winter Gloves goes on,as well as boots!

I turn on my lights.

Now to walk down to my spot.

In for first ten minutes, I have 3 cars not stopping and going under my stick.

Plenting of BOING going on!

One tank goes past, she hadn't scraped any of the her windows, only a bit on her windscreen to see out of!

Cars were going too fast, and had to brake very quickly or it would be tap and crack for them!

The sun was coming up \o/

Finished the morning stint in one piece.

I collected the newspaper on the way home.

I put the coffee machine on.

Now to change into my pink Lycra

Out comes the spin bike.

What film am I going to watch?

 My mobile phone went off.

I ignored it and carried on.

20 minutes on the Spin Bike.

Then out comes the Abs machine...

Another 20 minutes on that.

Gets washed and changed.

Now to sort out tonight's tea.

Peeled the spuds.

Cabbage and peas in another saucepan.

Fried the mince with mushrooms and onions.

Put all together to make Cottage Pie.

Put it in the oven for later on.

Coffee time!

I had another letter from one of the other 4 inmates from the USA I was waiting for a reply from.

I will be writing the reply over the weekend.

Now to warm up the soup, we made last night.

Mushrooms, Parsnips, Sweet Potato, and Herbs.

Very nice.

The sun is out once more...

Time for those big big sunglasses to come out!

Still had my two winter hats on, as well as my gloves.

I turned on lights.

Now to go and chat with my friends...

There is going to be trouble ahead with that low lying sun.

I said goodbye to my friends.

Cars were just driving and not looking what's going on.

Two cars, one after each other just ignore my stick and drove under it.

The other two that followed at BOINGs!

One white van just saw my stick before I do TAP and CRACK on his windscreen.

He stopped dead in front of me!

"How was I supposed to get the kids over with a white van in the way?"

I told him to carry on!

Hometime!

I got chatting with my friend who is having a op on his hand next week. He was out with his wife, walking their dog.

She said:"You had better go and put tea on."

I replied,"I already have, just need to put the oven on."

They are have Jacket potato with salad.

I said,"Next time hubby asks what for tea, sniff the air, and say salad!"

They both laughed.

I said goodbye to both.

Back home.

I cover up Sexy Beast.

Puts the oven on.

Time for a brew!

Now to get on with writing yesterday's blog post.

Hubby comes home and receives a sloppy wet 💋

Dishes up the Cottage Pie.

4 empty plates afterwards.

Finishes writing yesterday's blog. 

While I read today's newspaper.

Hubby goes onto the Abs machine for half an hour.

USA No.1 on this day in 1962:

 Chubby Checker- The Twist                 

13 January 1968. Country & Western star, Johnny Cash, performed two live concerts at Folsom State Prison, California, USA. They were both recorded and the best performances included on the best selling live album: Johnny Cash: At Folsom Prison.

Johnny Cash standing outside Folsom Prison on the day he recorded his album, January 13, 1968↓↓

“American Pie,” by Don McLean, an epic poem in musical form that has long been etched in the American popular consciousness, hits #1 on the Billboard charts in 1972

 On this day in 1981, Blondie released the single Rapture from the Autoamerican album. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. 

We will catch up with "Dragon's Den" and "The Apprentice" at the weekend.

We caught up with the news, and the paper review.

Sleep Tea Time.

The Friday Feeling is back tomorrow 🎈

 

 
 

 

 

Digging Up The Past!

Im eighteen years behind on my ironing. There's no use it now, it doesn't fit anyone I know - Phyllis Diller

Welcome to my Saturday 📦📦

Nice warm hug with a brew.

Breakfast.

Dressed.

Out to get the newspaper.

Gets back and puts on the coffee machine.

Starts to get the ladders ready.

Cup of coffee to have before we start.

Now to sort out things for the tip or storage unit.

One trip to the storage unit.

Then a trip down to the tip.

Lunchtime.

Then back on it.

Another trip to the Storage Unit.

Slowly filling it up...

Then it's final trip down to the tip.

I meanwhile got the beef stew made and put in the oven...

The trusty casserole dish came out...

Dished it up when it ready.

Beef stew with leaks and green beans.

I found some old pictures of me....

Found a picture of me from 1998 with an old boyfriend called Paul.

The next photo is off two women who I used to go with to a Single Parent's Club in the late 90s.

Jackie on the left.

Ann on the right.

Next photo was me at my Birthday Party in Brannigans, in Birmingham with my good mate Harry↓

I even found a 18th Birthday card, from the staff of Poundstretchers with a £7 record token↓

I also have got all my Misty Annuals...↓

Time to get some more Magic Bags.

On the way to get the final Magic Bag,

Some one was in the wrong lane and swerved in front of me...

Nearly took my car out!

Was glad to get back home after that!

My father-in-law is having some of the above.

Out comes the Sleep Tea.

Watching series 20 of Hell's Kitchen.

Quick look into today's newspaper.

 Don McLean is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1971 hit song "American Pie", an 8-and-a-half-minute folk rock "cultural touchstone" about the loss of innocence of the early rock and roll generation. His other hit singles include "Vincent", "Dreidel", a rendition of Roy Orbison's "Crying", a rendition of the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You", and "Wonderful Baby". 

He is 76 years old 🎈 

Philip "Phil" Oakey  is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer, songwriter, and co-founder of English synth-pop band The Human League. Aside from The Human League, he has had an extensive solo music career and collaborated with numerous other artists and producers. Oakey was one of the most visually distinctive music artists of the early 1980s. At the height of their success, The Human League released the triple platinum-certified album Dare and Oakey co-wrote and sang the multi-million-selling single "Don't You Want Me", which was a number one single in both the U.S. and UK, where it remains the 28th-highest-selling single of all time. Oakey has been lead singer of The Human League for over 40 years, with whom he has sold more than 20 million records worldwide. He continues recording and performing internationally.

He is 66 years old 🎈 

 

Tom Petty was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor. He was the lead vocalist and guitarist of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, formed in 1976. He previously led the band Mudcrutch, and was also a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. He sadly died aged 66 in 2017. 

Hoping we finish clearing the loft tomorrow!