Attempting To Be A Domestic Goddess: Tim Pigott-Smith

Sunday, 7 April 2019

No Trouble With It Coming Off!

I have often lamented that we cannot close our ears with as much ease as we can our eyes.

- Sir Richard Steele

I woke up 1:25am with the sound of snoring.

The ear-plugs got put back in...

Back to sleep until...↓

I had a nice hug and kiss in bed.

Now to leave the house...

Lots of fresh air to be had↓

Parks in Car Park 4.

Looking Down↓↓

The first song I hear when I get into the Shopping Centre was:

Started to look around the shops.

Hubby collected his flower for his mum's grave. Which he will put on her grave tomorrow.

Someone knew I was coming ↓↓↓

Enjoying a much needed coffee↑
While walking back to the car, I heard another great song (Which is at the end of this blog post) Gets everyone in the mood for the Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡 tomorrow!

My mum has another flower on her grave↑↑↑

I visited a friend as well.

No sign of the cup I left a few years ago.

I will drop some flowers around to him next weekend↑↑↑

I found the grave of the ex-postman, who died last month and I went along to his Wake.

I will pop some flowers on his grave next week also↑↑↑↑

I unpacked my plants I bought from town and B&Q.

All ready to hang the new gate up ↑↑

It's done :)
No trouble with it coming off!:) :)

While we all have showers,

I look at the Birthdays:

James Garner : Was an American actor, producer, and voice artist. He starred in several television series over more than five decades, including such popular roles as Bret Maverick in the 1950s western series Maverick and Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files, and played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including The Great Escape (1963) with Steve McQueen, Paddy Chayefsky's The Americanization of Emily (1964), Grand Prix (1966), Blake Edwards' Victor/Victoria (1982), Murphy's Romance (1985), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, Space Cowboys (2000) with Clint Eastwood, and The Notebook (2004).

He would have been 91 years old.

(He died aged 86 in 2014)

Ian Richardson:Was a Scottish actor of film, stage and television.

He portrayed the Machiavellian Tory politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's House of Cards (1990–1995) television trilogy. Richardson was also a leading Shakespearean stage actor.

Richardson's other notable work included a portrayal of Sherlock Holmes for the BBC, significant roles in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Brazil, and M. Butterfly, and as the lead in the Broadway production of Marat/Sade.

He would have been 85 years old.

(He died aged 72 in 2007)

Gorden Kaye: was an English actor and singer, best known for playing womanizing café owner René Artois in the British comedy series 'Allo 'Allo!

He would have been 78 years old.

(He died aged 75 in 2017)

John Oates : Is an American rock, R&B and soul guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer best known as half of the rock and soul duo, Hall & Oates (with Daryl Hall).

Although Oates's main role in the duo was guitarist, he also co-wrote many of the top 10 songs that they recorded, including (with Hall): "Sara Smile" (the song refers to Hall's then-girlfriend, Sara Allen), "She's Gone", and "Out of Touch", as well as (with Allen and Hall): "You Make My Dreams", "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)", "Maneater", and "Adult Education".

He is 71 years old.

Geoffrey Lewis : Was an American character actor. Lewis was known for his film roles alongside Robert Redford and Clint Eastwood. He typically played villains. He also played a bodyguard in Double Impact.

He died aged 79 in 2015.

Tim Pigott-Smith: Was an English film and television actor and author. He was best known for his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series The Jewel in the Crown, for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in 1985. He appeared in many notable films including: Clash of the Titans (1981), Gangs of New York (2002), Johnny English (2003), Alexander (2004), V for Vendetta (2005), Quantum of Solace (2008), Red 2 (2013) and Jupiter Ascending (2015).

He died aged 70 in 2017.

Rock 'n'Roll Hall Of Fame inducted ELO in 2017.

All the school uniforms are washed and dried.

It's back on the Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡 tomorrow.

Saturday, 6 April 2019

Getting The Hot Pants Ready!

On Saturday Morning, I like to get up early and go out! TV is banned! - Debra Stephenson.

Hey Hey it's Saturday...

I woke up early,

Made the tea...

Listened to "Sounds of the 60s" in my warm bed 🛏 .

Followed by breakfast..

I had to write down my predictions for the Grand National..↓

Hubby took youngest son out to fetch our new garden gate in Birmingham.

When he came back...

We all went for a ride in Sexy Beast..

Time to get some goodies↓

↓↓↓↓

There were some interesting books↓

Then moves Sexy Beast to the other car park..

Church on the hill↑

Waitrose↑

St Andrew's Church↑

Some nice hot pants for the summer↑↑↑
While I was stood in a charity shop,
The Fortunes and "You've got your troubles" came on the speakers...
I started to sing-a-long, one man was singing along with me until his wife shot him a look, and it was back to me singing along.

I got some reduced plants for 50p....↑

Coffee break time↑

Birthday Time

Dudley Sutton : Was an English actor. He appeared as Tinker Dill in the TV series Lovejoy.He was in lots of films and other television series.

He would have been 86 years.

(He died aged 85 in 2018)

Billy Dee" Williams Jr : Is an American actor, artist, and singer. Williams is best known for his role as Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars film franchise, first appearing in The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. Williams has also appeared in critically acclaimed films like Brian's Song (1971), Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Mahogany (1975), Nighthawks (1981), and Batman (1989), in which he portrayed Harvey Dent. In July 2018 it was announced that Williams would return as Lando Calrissian in Star Wars: Episode IX.

He is 82 years old.

Roy Thinnes: is an American television and film actor best known for his portrayal of lonely hero David Vincent in the ABC 1967–68 television series The Invaders.

He also played Alfred Wentworth in the pilot episode of Law & Order. He starred in the 1969 British science fiction film, Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (also known as Doppelgänger).

He is 81 years old.

Michael Rooker: Is an American actor, best known for his breakout role as Henry in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), as well as his roles as Terry Cruger in Sea of Love (1989), Rowdy Burns in Days of Thunder (1990), Bill Broussard in JFK (1991), Hal Tucker in Cliffhanger (1993), Jared Svenning in Mallrats (1995), Merle Dixon in The Walking Dead (2010–2013), and Yondu Udonta in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and its sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017).

He is 64 years old.

Tammy Wynette: was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female singers.
Wynette was called the "First Lady of Country Music", and her best-known song, "Stand by Your Man", is one of the best-selling hit singles by a woman in the history of country music. Many of her hits dealt with classic themes of loneliness, divorce, and the difficulties of life and relationships.

She died aged 55 in 1998.

James Best: Was an American television, film, stage, and voice actor, as well as a writer, director, acting coach, artist, college professor, and musician. During a career that spanned more than 60 years, he performed not only in feature films but also in scores of television series, as well as appearing on various country music programs and talk shows. Television audiences, however, perhaps most closely associate Best with his role as the bumbling Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in the action-comedy series The Dukes of Hazzard, which originally aired on CBS between 1979 and 1985. He reprised the role in 1997 and 2000 for the made-for-television movies The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! and The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood (2000).

He died aged 88 in 2015