I had a lovely Birthday last week, even though it was a Monday!!!  DH and The Boys took me to our local Italian Restaurant for dinner and it was great.  I was on my own for most of the day as they were all out at work but at least it was quiet!!!!  I had some lovely gifts a bottle of my favourite perfume “Coco” by Chanel (!), I also had one of those presents which it was given to me on my Birthday but it is for the family really (!); a new garden shed!  We bought our old one when we first moved in, twenty years ago now, and it was getting in a state so we have bought a new one and they have been busy assembling it.

I also got a surprise in that they bought be an old hand Singer sewing machine from 1945.  I will get some pictures of it but it is in amazing condition and has been really looked after.  At the moment I don’t really have anywhere to put it but eventually it will go in my sewing room when I get one.  It is very like the one my Grandmother used to sew on but Granddad had converted hers to electricity, as he was an engineer and it was the sort of thing he did! 

Last week flew by in a haze of work which I am still trying to catch up on now.  I still have jobs at home to do as well and those two memory quilts to finish but I am hoping that this week and next I will be able to catch up on it all.  I hate being behind in my jobs!!!!!

DH & The Boys went on Saturday to Goodwood Festival of Speed which was their Christmas present from me to them.  They had a great day seeing all the cars go up the hill ( it is a Hill Climb event) and the weather was fantastic for them.  Here are a few more pictures of the day.

The Entrance always has an amazing sculpture with cars.

Part of the track with some of the Grandstands.

The Start of the Hill Climb.

More of the Track and Grandstands.

The Bentley Stand.

Coco went to her second Puppy Socialisation Class on Saturday but I will let her tell you all about it tomorrow!!!

Carnival began in the Village yesterday and this year we have a Carnival King instead of a Queen for a change and of course it is back for the first time in two years so we think there will be a good attendance at all the events.  It will be a long week though!  

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and a great week to come. 

Hugs & Love, Susie & Coco xx

Jayne and I were “Ladies who Lunched” yesterday in Nottingham for our Birthdays which are a week apart.  We went to Bella Italia, above,  in Nottingham and the food was great.  We usually go over to Nottingham near Christmas so it was lovely to have a walk around in the summer instead. 

Also in summer the City Council host a “Beach” event in the Old Market Square, above, but obviously it has not happend the previous two years and I am not sure it will be on this year.  It is always a very popular event and the weather is mostly good.  In winter of course they have the Winterfest event with the ice rink. 

It was a lovely sunny day yesterday and the rest of the week it is due to be the same although on Friday it is set to be very hot with a maximum temperature of 29°C so I am going to get all my jobs done tomorrow and have Friday off.  Last year when it was like this the temperature in our Den where I work reached 32°C and it really was unbearable!!  I think I will need to get the fans out again!

Today is a work day and at the weekend DH is out on Sunday at a swimming event and on Saturday, for a change, I am going for a spa day as part of my Birthday present!!!  I hope you are having a good week. 

Hugs & Love, Susie xxx

A very long and busy weekend but really had a great time. 

This was us in our seats waiting for Queen & Adam Lambert concert to begin.  This was my Birthday Present from DH and The Boys from 2020 but because of the dreaded Pandemic it was moved to last year and then they moved it again to this year and we finally got to go.  It was held at the NIA in Birmingham town centre but all other concerts DH and I have been to have been held at the NEC on the outskirts of Birmingham.  It was chaos trying to get in but we actually managed to go in the door where our section was which was a miracle.

The concert was due to start at 8.00pm and there was no support act but was delayed as there were so many people not in.  The lighting and affects were amazing and as you can see below, Freddie Mercury was also there via video footage and John Deacon and pictures of the Band from their early days.  Adam Lambert does an excellent job on vocals and puts his own style on them.

As you can tell from the pictures there were some fantastic affects.  It was worth the two year wait to see them. 

The concert finished a little later than expected so DH and I got to the car park by 11.10pm and we were on the top floor.  So we sat there for another hour trying to get out!  It was just a mess as it is the centre of Birmingham and all the roads were blocked.  The Areana capacity is 15,600 so can imagine the amount of cars trying to get out!  We got out of the car park at 12.30am and got home at 1.30am and we had not eaten so ended up at McDonalds!!!  It was a great night.

Because my Birthday is a Monday and the day before DH is out all day at a swimming event we decided to go out for Sunday Lunch yesterday.  We went here, The Saracen’s Head at Shirley in Derbyshire.  They do a wonderful Sunday lunch and we have also been in the evening, the food is great.  Had a lovely time but I don’t know about you but whenever I eat my main meal at lunchtime, I do not want to do anything else for the rest of the day!!!!  Got a few little jobs done and had to bath Coco (don’t ask!) and I decided to dry her with my hair dryer so she will be used to it when she goes for her Spa Day, managed to get her completely dry and then my hair dryer broke!!!!  I have had it for a while so no surprise but honestly!!! 

This week is a busy week with work but tomorrow I am sneaking a day to go out with Jayne, whose Birthday was yesterday.  We always go out for lunch to celebrate our Birthdays and we are going over to Nottingham.  As you know we usually go over just before Christmas to do some shopping, so we thought it would be nice to go over in the summer!!! 

Have a wonderful week you lovely lot.

Hugs & Love, Susie xx

Well it was a terrific four days with lots of great Pageants which I think we do very well here in the UK.  If you did not get to see the final day here is a link to Instagram (if you have that) with a quick review of the Mall; https://www.instagram.com/theroyalfamily/ .  Someone mentioned that we would probably never experience anything like this again, especially as those next in line are all older.  We may get a Jubilee with Prince William who may celebrate his Silver Jubilee, all depending upon when he actually takes over of course and Prince George may celebrate the same or more, again depending when he takes over.  Obviously H.M. The Queen took over when she was 26 so very young really.

I think it has set us up very well for the summer and here is hoping that we get some nice warm days to come.  At the moment it is raining!!!

This is Sue Barker who fronts the BBC Wimbledon show every year who is stepping down after this year and it is such a shame, summers and Wimbledon will not be the same without her!  A former tennis player who won the French Open and was in the Semi-Finals of Wimbledon and the Australian Open, she had twelve career titles before retiring and then became the presenter of Wimbledon Fortnight for the BBC in 2000.  She will be sorely missed by me and I am dreading who they will replace her with.  I have watched Wimbledon on TV since I was a little girl and have been lucky enough to actually attend the event three times and even saw Sue Barker play the first time I went when I was fourteen.  I am sure she will enjoy her retirement.

As it is #TBT I thought I would show you a picture of Treacle, above, at three months old and Coco also three months old, below!  Airedales they all look a like!!!!  Same long legs and fluffy fur!!!

 Tomorrow is home jobs day and grocery shopping and I have a firm coming to check the roof of our home, before the bad weather starts in winter again!!!  Busy, Busy and Saturday we have a few jobs to do and Sunday as well, along with going to the Queen concert and also out for Sunday lunch for my Birthday.  Before I know it, it will be Monday again!!! 

Happy Thursday everyone! 

Hugs & Love, Susie xxxx