Enjoying The Lights!

Do you like Pina Colonics and getting caught in the rain? -

Homer Simpson

Welcome to my Saturday in Blackpool 🗼

Had a good night's sleep in the lovely bed!

Gets dressed.

Nice breakfast.

Then on goes the rain hat and rain mac.

It's going to be a wet day!

Off to the tram stop we go.

While waiting for the tram.

An ex-boyfriend I went out with 22 years ago walks past me, wearing a big lumo coat.

His partner was wearing a yellow lumo hat with the name of my ex-boyfriend on the front of hat in big red letters......

Oh dear, I had a lucky escape!

The tram arrived.

They got on the tram further up.

We stopped on the tram until Fleetwood.

We got off and it was still raining.

Off to look around Fleetwood Market.

I found a Bling market stall.

Got chatting to some women in there.

They hadn't visited Cleveleys, I told them there is some great Charity Shops there.

I bought myself some Bling!

Out of the market we went.

Got the newspaper.

Popped into Fleetwood Fabrics.

Got some bits.

Moved onto the Holistic Shop.

Got some nice crystals.

The only downside was, their card machine wasn't working.

Hubby went off to get some cash out of the machine.

I managed to scrape the amount together.

Once I bought them, out in the wind and rain I went to find hubby.

Met up with hubby, and had enough of this wind and rain.

Nice Pillar Box topper↓

We didn't look further at anymore Charity shops and hopped onto the tram to Cleveleys. 

Once we got off the tram,

It's Charity Shop time....

Loads of nice bargains we got.

Then it was Coffee Time!

After that liquid refreshment.

Onto the next Charity Shop, where they were playing some 50's and 60's music.

I started to sing along like you do.

The woman behind the till asked, "Who was singing this song?"

I replied, "Fats Domino!"

"Correct!" She said.

Then a woman came over, wagging her finger at me.

It was the woman at Fleetwood Market from earlier, she finally discovered the Charity Shops at Cleveleys!

We carried on looking at one side of the road, crossed over and looked at them on the otherside of the road.

We got some nibbles from Poundland.

Then back on the tram back to the hotel.

Time to wear yet more sequins!

Now out for some dinner.

Nice views from the top of the Velvet Coaster.

We caught the tram from the Pleasure Beach down to Starr Gate.

We got off at Starr Gate.

We caught the tram to Little Bispham

Got off and got back on.

All the way back to the South Shore.

Then back to the Hotel to pack up ready to leave for tomorrow.

Quick look in the newspaper...

UK No.1 on this day in 1977:

Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie.

US No.1 on this day in 1966

Question Mark and the Mysterians - 96 Tears.

Now to use the big bed.....

Night all x

 
 

 

 

Lighting Up A Monday!

Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all - Sir Winston Churchill

Welcome abroad to my tiny Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡

 The wind has got up and it feels cold.

Time to get warmed up with hug and a cup of tea↓

 I wasn't going to risk the skirt being blown up by the gale force winds outside while going for my daily walk.

Sexy Beast Time!

 It's not very warm↓

 Back to work, hubby goes.

 I put out the 3 baskets of wet washing on the line.As with this wind, it should be dry by the end of the day.

Has a quick look in the newspaper↓

 Les Chadwick, English bassist (Gerry and the Pacemakers).He would have been 77 years old.🎈

He died in Sydney on 26 December 2019, from brain cancer.

    I caught up with yesterday's blog.

Then it's play time with Kenny↓

 

 

 The Plumber from the council arrived to do the annual check on the 14 year old boiler.

He couldn't understand why I had a plastic box  under the boiler.He said he couldn't find a leak on it.

Funny that, the box was half full of water from somewhere!

"You are not supposed to use the top half of the airing cupboard to store clothes,"He said.

I replied to that comment:

"Not since the leak ruined 3 bags of bed linen again in December. I have 4 ottomens full of bed linen in my bedroom.It didn't help the council going back on their promise of replacing the 14 year old boiler in December."

He was attempting to remove the green splash guard to get to look at the oven.

I told him the splash guard is firmly stuck to the wall.The cooker does have a chain to it!

I asked if everything was alright and he said yes as he handed me the Landlord's Gas Safety Record.

I looked at the details of any faults:

1:No fire stop on flue.

2:1 Flex& 1 lead on meter.

3:Hole around gas pipe needs compling in.

Is what he wrote.

Nothing was filled in the remedial action taken box! 

He left, complete with face mask and gloves.

Light lunch time↓ 

 The carrot cake has been done↓

 Tea Break↓

 The woman who delivered my Amazon order, really liked my Wisteria↓

The shelf gets put up on the wall↓

We was going to put up a pan shelf I got from my late dad's house. It didn't come with no screws.When I did find some suitable screws. I didn't have no bigger raw plugs to put in the wall.Back onto Amazon to get the screws and wall plugs.

That what I miss not having my dad around anymore, he would always have little bits and bobs I could do with :(

 We watched Boris↓

 Meat Free Stir Fry↓

 Off to work I go↓

 With some good music↓

 Back home and its not quite dark↓

 The Windmill lights up↓

 The lights work as well↓

 I had a nice hot shower.

Cup of Sleep Tea.

Then off to a really warm bed with a even warmer hubby!

 

 

 

Turn Off The Light & Take Me.....

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation - Plato

Welcome to my Tuesday🎈

I put on thermal knickers as it was cold out there....

I enjoyed my warm hug and cup of tea↓

  I gave everyone their sloppy 💋💋💋 

I left the house↓

 

 It's freezing...

It is trying to snow...

Today's tree picture↓

 Yet again, car drivers were failing to stop.

To make matters worst.

The Blue van was back,

Parking on double yellow lines,

On the bus stop,

&

On the pavement↓

 One car had a choice,

STOP

or

Have windscreen smashed..

She chose to Stop!

BONUS 50 PTS DENIED 

I finished in one piece.

Back home↓

 Loaded up washing machine.

Loaded up tumble drier.

Now for a much needed coffee↓

 Followed by a light lunch↓

 It started to snow when I left the house.

Time for some serious singing along↓

I looks in the newspaper↓

 Leslie Nielsen,was a Canadian actor, comedian and producer. He appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters.He would have 94 years old 🎈

 He died aged 84 in 2010
Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-A-Lula", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.He would have been 85 years old 🎈

 He died aged 36 in 1971

Burt Reynolds was an American actor, director, and producer.He would have been 84 years old 🎈

He died aged 82 years old in 2018 

Sheryl Crow is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actress is 58 years old 🎈

Sorrell Booke  was an American actor who performed on stage, screen, and television. He is best known for his role as corrupt politician Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg in the television show The Dukes of Hazzard.He died aged 64 in 1994.

Barry Foster  was an English actor who had an extensive career on stage, television, radio and cinema over almost 50 years.He died aged 70 in 2002. 

Rick Huxley  was an English musician who was the bassist for the Dave Clark Five, a group that was part of the British Invasion.

He died aged 72 in 2013.

Nice views of the field of fun.

 I have a text message off younger brother.

*My dad's funeral is on the 5th March.*

I left with a nice red shiny face.

More singing to do↓

 

 I have a quick coffee.

Out to do more lollipopping🍭

The van is still there↓

 The low lying sun is going to cause problems....I was right!

 3 cars went under the stick.

One car did a emergency stop

or

the windscreen would have gone!

Time and time again I have had some serious misses with windscreens with my stick.

It was getting so cold now.

It started to snow!

Wind was getting up...

One parent and child bought me a hot chocolate to warm me up!

I finished in one piece!

Back home↓

 

 Gets changed.

Then off to Happy Place of Work.

Oh dear, here we go again...

Nit picking time! 

Once I get finished,

Everything gets put on,

Washing machine,

Tumble drier,

&

Tea!

Hubby came home and had a nice hug and 💋

Tea time↓ 

 Now to burn of the tea with some serious singing along↓

 I gets back,

Takes off those hot rollers↓

I flop on the bed...

"Turn off the light.....and take me...Zzzzzz."