Medusa's Look!

I am a kind of paranoiac in reverse.I suspect people of plotting to make me happy - JD Salinger

Woo hoo back on the Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡

Time to get in the Christmas mood...

With my Santa hat to keep my brain warm!

Brew with warm hug.

Breakfast.

Now to leave a warm house...

I gave hubby a wet sloppy 💋 before I left.

Nice red clouds..

Moon still out.

Time to grab the lollipop 🍭

Nice sunrise pic↓

First morning back, the parents and the kids were glad to see me \o/

No major problems to blog about.

I survived the first part!

Nips into Morrisons to get some lady bits.

Grabs a much needed coffee on the way out.

Back home to get out of some layers of clothing.....

(Long sleeved thermal vest for short sleeved vest!)

Now to wear those big big sunglasses...

Time for some good music to sing along with.

I have a quick read of the newspaper..

I love Christmas Pop Music 

(All year round.....)

 Keith Michell  was an Australian actor who worked primarily in the United Kingdom, and was best known for his television and film portrayals of King Henry VIII. He appeared extensively in Shakespeare and other classics and musicals in Britain, and was also in several Broadway productions. He was an artistic director of the Chichester Festival Theatre in the 1970s and later had a recurring role on Murder, She Wrote. He was also known for illustrating a collection of Jeremy Lloyd's poems Captain Beaky, and singing the title song from the associated album. 

He would have been 94 today.🎈

He died aged 88 in 2015 

Matt Monro  was an English singer who became one of the most popular entertainers on the international music scene during the 1960s and 1970s. Known as The Man with the Golden Voice, he filled cabarets, nightclubs, music halls, and stadiums across the world in his 30-year career. 

He would have been 90 years old today 🎈 

He died aged 54 in 1985. 

I looked across the fields of fun..

I had to wear my facemask I made yesterday.

All the kids were glad to see me!!!

On the way home, I had to guess the year from these clues...

Gets back home.

Light lunch time...

No time for Hell's Kitchen.

Back out.

Low lying sun was a bit of a problem.

I was the sun went behind a cloud.

Then the fun started!

Someone stopped in the Keep Clear space.

I couldn't cross the kids over properly.

I slammed my stick down nice loud and told the kids to go around the car.

Goes back to the pavement and the driver is giving me BIG STARES....

I return the stares...

Still looking after second attempt of me trying to cross the kids over. I banged my stick down,nice and loud.

The stares were coming thick and fast! 

Now from it, I gave it another big big stare...to finish it once and for all...

I didn't even say nothing!

It had to move as there was a large amount of cars backing up behind.

Back to doing my job!

Gets back home, talks to my neighbour's son for a while.

Back in to start on the tonight's tea....

I give's hubby a wet sloppy 💋 when he got home.

Nice bit of pork mince I found in the freezer, put to some good use!

More Hell's Kitchen to watch...

With some Sleep Tea

Roll on tomorrow's Hump Day 🐫

 

 

 

 


 

No Kippers But Plenty Of Nets

Never sweep.After four years the dirt gets no worst. Quentin Crisp

Welcome to December!

 I was up early to listen to "The Sounds of the 60's"

We listened to the rest of the show in a nice warm bed.

After getting up and having breakfast.

It was time to upgrade the house a little bit.

Net curtains and tidying up bedrooms was top of the list.

Time for some fresh air!

 

 We managed to get a parking space.

First stop was my Dunelm Experience.

 Picked up net curtains and net curtain wire.

Next stop was to get some top up shopping in Lidl.

Robot vacuum cleaner↓

 

 Much prefer my Henry...↓

 Bongo time!

 Much prefer my Kenny :)↓

 Pops in to see my dad for an hour.
Enjoyed a good coffee↓

Gets back home to continute upgrading the house.

My older son had some nice blue net curtains.

My younger son had some nice green and white net curtains.

We had some nice blue bird net curtains in the small window.

 After we finished tea.

It was time to relax....

 I put another internet order for some more net curtains for the huge stairs window.

(As the nets have not been changed for 8 years!!!)

It was ready for 10 to 6pm.

However I was in my PJ's and the shop shuts at 6pm...

However it was ready at

We bought this particular film a few months ago...

 It was a very good film.

So good, I have ordered the second film...↓

 and another film,

we missed when it came out on the cinema. 

 

I had quick look at the Birthdays...

 Matt Monro: English singer, (Born Free,From Russia With Love) would have been 88 years 

(He died in 1985 at the age of 54.) 

 Keith Michell: American actor and theatre director (6 Wives of Henry VIII) would have been 92.

(He died in 2015)

Anton Rodgers: British actor (Fresh Fields, May to December) died at the age of 74 in 2007.

 John Lennon & Yoko Ono: release
"Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US in 1971.

 

Off to bed, as we are visiting another Country House tomorrow....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dodge, Dip, Dive, Duck & Dodge

The most dangerous liars,
Are those who think they are telling the truth...

Can my day any worst?

I enjoyed breakfast in bed with my better half 

  Had 💋💋💋 of everyone.

Now to clean up the house.

With the aid of Henry... 

 Washing machine went on.

Checked what colour bins need to be put out on Thursday....

Light lunch..

Now out into a cold blast of cold....

 

 

 While I was enjoying the warmth of the Sexy Beast, I looked at today's Birthdays...

Norman Greenbaum: Singer, (Spirit in the Sky)  is 76 years old.

 Veronica Hamel: actress (Hill St Blues )

is 75 years old. 

 Keith Michell:American actor and theatre director (6 Wives of Henry VIII), dies at 88 in 2015

With the dark clouds coming over.

I took a chance to leave my rain mac in the boot...

 As normal, I got the weather wrong.

*I got a bit wet....*

Must remember to wear the Winter hat,

as thermal knickers can only do so much to keep the body warm!!

Now to warm up with...↓↓

 In the readiness of tonight's meal.

I made a Steak and Kidney pie..

I didn't get chance to take a photo of the fruit pie I made....

It was ate...

One last thing to drop into the blog...

*Child Maintenance....*

Oh dear Ex-Plum told the Maintenance Department a big porky pie...

It works out he was on 40% more than he let on...

Has he told them about the better paying new job he has had for the past month????

He can dodge,dip,dive,duck and dodge paying his maintenance......

He has to pay it, whether he likes it or not....

Now to write my own Xmas list to Santa...