Happy 2023!

 New Year’s resolution: to tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.” —James Agate

 Happy New Year!

After going to bed early, and missing the chimes of Big Ben. Onto You Tube to watch the new year coming in....↓

Now to start the New Year with a bit of Heardle.

Heardle 60s

My answers:

Breakfast and Brew.

Thermal vest goes on.

Dressed.

We still have a bit of moving about to do.

Before we start,

Coffee machine goes on.

Coffee time.

First up to sort out the shoe racks out.

We have white rack from hubby's late dad's house to replace a old shoe rack which has seen better days.

Shoes that don't fit was put in a bag to to the shoe bank.

The old shoe rack is off to the tip tomorrow!

The Dragon that the late neighbour's son gave me on Christmas Day is now guarding the front door!

That was done,

Liquid lunch time.

Back to more tidying up.

Put all my teddies from the film:

"The Secret Life Of Pets" together.

Moved the living room around a bit more.

Now to get the tea on the go...

Quick look into this weekend's newspaper.

UK No.1 on this day in 1969:

 Marmalade - Ob La Di, Ob La Da

US No.1 on this day in 1966:

 Simon & Garfunkel - Sound Of Silence

Tea is ready.

Now to watch one of the films I had for Christmas...

Then we caught up with the news.

Sleep Tea time.

Going to enjoy the Bank Holiday Monday tomorrow 🎈

Celebrating But With A Bit Of Sadness

 There are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas; there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas. - Robert Staughton Lynd

Christmas Day 🎄

Welcome to our Christmas Day 🤶

It was going to be the first Christmas we could have a lie-in until 9am...

However, we had a knock on the door.

Our late neighbour's son came round with the wooden dragon of his dads for me for Christmas and £20 for my younger son for looking after his late dad.

Hubby said thank you and wished him a Happy Christmas. 

Time for Breakfast with Brew.

Time to dig out the sequins!

All the presents were took down and put in piles.

All the kids wake up and now to open the presents!

Younger son's presents.↑↑↑

Hubby's presents.↑↑↑

Mine↑↑

My older son took his presents upstairs before I could take a photo of his present :(

Now for a nice cup of coffee...

Now to go and visit my mum and dad.

It was so busy with people visiting.

There was a huge black cloud coming over.

I spoke to my parents, and then 20 minutes later the heavens opened.

Back to Sexy Beast we went. 

Back home.

With turkey in the oven.

I finished the Nutcracker Christmas cake.

Christmas Dinner is ready.

We gave a toast to those who sadly can't be with us to enjoy today.

ie: My dad :'(

Hubby's dad :'(

&

My neighbour :(

Looked for something to watch....

&

We found it....

Now for some brew....

Now for some Heardles...

Heardle 60s

My answers:

I looked in the weekend's newspaper.

UK No.1 on this day in 1976:

Johnny Mathis - A Child is Born.

US No.1 on this day in 1965:

Dave Clark Five - Over and Over 

US No.1 on this day in 1978:

Melanie - Brand New Key

 Hubby and I still are not in the Christmas Mood.

The Christmas Decorations are coming down the day after Boxing Day.

I still am missing my dad :'(

&

 Hubby is still missing his :'(

I had a few glasses of Mulled wine...

I didn't have a late night after that! 

 

 

 

Sunday Boost!

Beauty is only a light switch away - Austin Powers 

Welcome to my sunny Sunday 🌞

Nice big hugs and sloppy wet 💋💋

Breakfast.

Dressed.

I didn't want to wait too late to check my tyres as we normally have to put up with bad Sunday Drivers....

Check the tyres on Sexy Beast↓

Then to see how my parents are doing.

I gave the plants a good water.

I will be up next Sunday as it's Father's Day with some great Balloons 🎈🎈🎈

We nips into Sainsburys for a mooch about..

Good Private Eye Front Page.

When we got out to Sexy Beast to load up the plants I bought, I tried to juggle two pots of plants at the same time...

That's not going to end well...

It's well warm!

We gets home to unload Sexy Beast.

I finally get to unpack the hand I bought yesterday from Joe's... 

&

The Dragon.

We have a light lunch in the front garden
 I write out my friend's Birthday Card.

Now out to check hubby's car tyres and deliver the card.

(With a bit of reduced food shopping as well)

Nice boost of Flowers for her Birthday.

Goes round and delivers her flowers and birthday card.

(She was surprised to see me after we haven't seen each other face to face for 3 years!)

Wishes her a Happy Birthday for Tuesday.

Back home to unpack the bargains.

A nice CD to play in Sexy Beast tomorrow..

I start to plant the plants I bought from Sainsburys.

Hubby starts on the tea.

I finish the gardening.

He finishes cooking the tea...

yum yum....

Now for a much needed early night...with warm and not cold hands....

Back on that Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡tomorrow