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Canadian-born Fay Wray was brought up in Los Angeles and entered films at an early age. She was barely in her teens when she started working as an extra. She began her career as a heroine in westerns at Universal during the silent era. In 1926 the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers selected 13 young starlets it deemed most likely to succeed in pictures. Fay was chosen as one of these starlets, along with Janet Gaynor and Mary Astor.

Fame would indeed come to Fay when she played another heroine in Erich von Stroheim's The Wedding March (1928). She continued playing leads in a number of films, such as the good-bad girl in Thunderbolt (1929). By the early 1930s she was at Paramount working with Gary Cooper and Jack Holt in a number of average films, such as Master of Men (1933). She also appeared in such horror films as Doctor X (1932) and The Vampire Bat (1933).

In 1933 Fay was approached by producer Merian C. Cooper, who told her that he had a part for her in a picture in which she would be working with a tall, dark leading man. What he didn't tell her was that her "tall, dark leading man" was a giant gorilla, and the picture turned out to be the classic King Kong (1933). Perhaps no one in the history of pictures could scream more dramatically than Fay, and she really put on a show in "Kong". Her character provided a combination of sex appeal, vulnerability and lung capacity as she was stalked by the giant beast all the way to the top of the Empire State Building. That was as far as Fay would rise, however, as this was, after all, just another horror movie.

After "Kong", she began a slow decline that put her into low-budget action films by the mid '30s. In 1939 her 11-year marriage to screenwriter John Monk Saunders ended in divorce, and her career was almost finished. In 1942 she remarried and retired from the screen, forever to be remembered as the "beauty who killed the beast" in "King Kong".

However, in 1953 she made a comeback, playing mature character roles, and also appeared on television as Catherine, Natalie Wood's mother, in The Pride of the Family (1953). She continued to appear in films until 1958 and television into the 1960s.

Good morning, Trissie, and thank you for starting us off. Just a quick CI as I need to be up early today. The workmen are coming at 8 am to hopefully install Dnextdoorneighbour C 's fibre internet, and I've already had the invoice from the butcher by WhatsApp this morning (yes, it's 6.30 am - they keep early hours, and I have online banking, which they understandably prefer, as it means his wife, who does the deliveries doesn't have to carry huge amounts of cash! ), so my Easter meat box should be delivered this morning .

Last night when DH was out, I did a little paperwork, washed one of the doormats, and did a little to my dolls house. I put some wood stain on that little chair that had previously been covered in thick bright pink gloss paint. I'll see how it looks this morning - whether it's time to give it a coat of wax to finish it off I'm currently experimenting with what originally was going to be the second bedroom - I think it possibly might now be a music room instead?

Anyway, enough ramblings, and time to get moving!

To do:

Appointments:
Wednesday: DH to office
At home for me
Butcher delivery of Easter meat pack
8 am Openreach engineers are supposed to arrive to finally sort out Dnextdoorneighbour C's fibre internet - have they agreed the route they are going to follow? Will they need to use our path to work from?
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
Thursday: DH WFH
10.30 am church
Any errands?
Hoover car? ( Weather permitting!)
Bring blue crates up from garage (delegate this to DH)
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Laxapet -Jude and Matilda ( if we didn't do it yesterday)
Good Friday: DH off work
At home for me
Saturday:
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow*
Sunday: church 9.30 am
Coffee with DF E ?
Laxapet Jude and Matilda

Future dates to note:

Outstanding deliveries:

Extras:
Wash second doormat
Wash scatter cushion covers on sofa
When dry, iron and out back in place
Wash chair back and arm covers in my chair
When dry, iron a.d out back in place
Digital decluttering- Google Photos for 2024 and 2025
Write upcoming appointments on kitchen calendar and in my filofax
Easter card for DF E
Chocolate Easter bunny for DF E
Email Hobbies re my dolls house
Pick up my footprints! (Thank you, RRose!)
House tasks: clean gutters and the swan neck on the downpipes where "stuff" tends to accumulate, clean cladding back and front and downpipes, and short return wall as well. Replace the bit of mortar that's fallen out of the edge of the roof (I think its called the verge?) , fix dripping kitchen tap ( new washer?), sort out cabinet that wobbles, fix garage guttering that's loose at one end and bending down. More as I think of them? Texted 10/3 and 14/4
If no reply by the end of the month, then definitely look for someone else (DF PM is also starting to become exasperated with his reluctance)
Steps to take to find a replacement: ask friends, look on local sources eg Nextdoor for recommendations
I may have to split the jobs between different people this year if I can't find someone who's good at a variety of skills, so:
For gutter cleaning, Dneighbours R and A used Ben's gutters -are they pleased with the work? Does BG also clean cladding? Do they have a website? Yes
Also The E Gutter Cleaners -they have good reviews
Prepare my "job spec" WIP
Fill in free quote forms for both the above companies
Wait and see the results!
Kitchen tap - DF E has given me the phone number if her plumber . I think DF CW also has a plumber she is happy with?
Garage gutter - probably a handyman needed here - Text /message a few likely candidates and see what happens. Does Dneighbour R2 do handyman type jobs? I know he's done work for Dneighbour R in the past, but that was larger jobs, like laying a path!
Pick a new podiatrist from my "short list"
Book an appointment !
Take up and hem those thick winter curtains for the kitchen
Book eye test for me
Find picture hanging equipment for DH
Sort prints and put in albums (this will probably be an activity to do on wet days!) WIP I am now working on 2024
Think about setting up Guardianship for F,J and M - looked on Cats' Protection, I need their microchip numbers, approximate DOB, colour and markings and useful information about them. Bookmark link with local recommended solicitors (also ask DF CW?)
Change health centres to the one nearest us? On hold ATM , but I'll leave it on my list so I don't forget.

To do:
Early morning:
Cuddles and treats on the bed with Matilda,Jude, and Freddie
Cup of tea
QT
Update latest Waitrose order when new dates become available
Make bed
Shower / wash hair/ moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
Physio exercises and back exercises
Proprioceptors exercises X1 x2 x3
S/S bathroom
Get dressed
DH launched
Breakfast and meds / supplements - me
DRINK WATER #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8
Check bank account
Go for my walk

Garden:
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden - probably not today, as it's so wet

Cats:
Cats’ breakfast and meds / supplements
Fresh water in cat bowls
Scoop cat trays
Check Jude’s bowl
Check Matilda's bowl
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Play with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Head rubs with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Cats' supper

House:
Rubbish down to wheelie bins
Kitchen clean up
Load DW
Run DW when full
Unload DW
PUPA downstairs
Quick dust sitting room
Quick hoover downstairs
PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
Quick hoover upstairs
Lunch
Supper

Lay out clothes for tomorrow
Journal three things I am thankful for today
Hand cream

Extra house tasks:

Monday:
Clean bathroom
Clean spare room
Clean bedroom

Tuesday:
Clean hall
Clean sitting room
Clean stairs
Empty hoover before starting work
Wheelie bins back when dustmen have been
Filing paperwork for 15 minutes

Wednesday:
Clean kitchen

Garden extras:
Feed pots weekly
8 weeks time - need to order more fuchsia gall mite predator
Late April/May: buy geraniums and begonias for pots and small border
Decide how many I need:
Begonias - shallow pot on manhole cover in front garden, also some for shallow bowl on patio?
Geraniums - 12 along fence by path?
6? along remainder of fence
8-10 for small border?
6? for patio ?

Financial:
More work on budget WIP
Healthspan
Change CTax SO again in May!

It's nearly 9 am, and so far the workmen are purely imaginary (they were supposed to be here at 8). To add to the neighbourhood chaos, a Royal Mail delivery van has broken down in the road. He's been joined by another van, presumably for solidarity, and the RAC have now turned up, to hopefully fix it. The bonnet is up, and everyone is gathered round, peering into the depths. At least, it's not raining. Yet.

But, I'm up, showered and dressed, Freddie has been walked and I've had some time in my front garden (I wanted to get all this done before anyone arrived, so Freddie isn't spooked by all the noise and strange people, and I'm not underfoot.) I've also painted another coat of wood stain on that little chair.

Going to have breakfast next, then I think I'll do a little to my dolls house and maybe make a start on the kitchen while I wait for the butcher's wife. I need to be at the front of the house, so I don't keep her waiting!

10 am update - the butcher has delivered our Easter meat box, so now I need to put it all in the fridge for now, out of Freddie's way! I'll find room in the freezer later.

The workmen are still imaginary (fortunately they are not working on my house, but I do feel for Dnextdoorneighbour C -she has waited so long for her fibre internet!)

I think I'm going to do some housework next. It would be a nice day for a walk, but I really need to be around the house today.

Update: 11 am, one man from Openreach arrived, expecting to do the indoor part of the connection for Dnextdoorneighbour C. Long story short, she is not getting her fibre internet today, and is understandably Not Happy. Fortunately I was around, as she has said she wants a witness to all these discussions. I did point out that as two fibre installs have been made already in our bit of the road (ours and DF CW's) , surely it should be reasonably straightforward to do the third? Apparently not. One interesting thing I did find out today, is that the back office at Openreach, and their computer system, firmly believes we still have telegraph poles, rather than all the services running underground. (Really??!!! And its been more than three years since our fibre internet was installed! This is bringing incompetence to a new level.)

It's now started raining, and is decidedly chilly, so I'm going to have an indoor day for the rest of today. DH is going straight from work to the performance by his Amateur dramatic society - he's not in the show, but will be running the bat for the next two nights. Which means I should now had a good uninterrupted expanse of time to get things done round the house. As I want to clean the kitchen later, I've decided to have my main meal midday, so have put a potato in the oven to bake in its jacket. I'll have that with grated cheese and a green salad.

To do:

Appointments:
Wednesday: DH to office
At home for me
Butcher delivery of Easter meat pack
8 am Openreach engineers are supposed to arrive to finally sort out Dnextdoorneighbour C's fibre internet - have they agreed the route they are going to follow? Will they need to use our path to work from? One man eventually turned up. Nothing is going to happen today.
Laxapet for Jude and Matilda
9 pm Final touches to Waitrose order
Thursday: DH WFH
10.30 am church
Any errands?
Hoover car? ( Weather permitting!)
Bring blue crates up from garage (delegate this to DH)
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery
Laxapet -Jude and Matilda ( if we didn't do it yesterday)
Good Friday: DH off work
At home for me
Saturday:
*Text DF E re coffee tomorrow*
Sunday: church 9.30 am
Coffee with DF E ?
Laxapet Jude and Matilda

Future dates to note:

Outstanding deliveries: eBay

Extras:
Wash second doormat
Wash scatter cushion covers on sofa
When dry, iron and out back in place
Wash chair back and arm covers in my chair
When dry, iron and put back in place
Digital decluttering- Google Photos for 2024 and 2025
Write upcoming appointments on kitchen calendar and in my filofax
Easter card for DF E
Chocolate Easter bunny for DF E
Email Hobbies re my dolls house
Pick up my footprints! (Thank you, RRose!)
House tasks: clean gutters and the swan neck on the downpipes where "stuff" tends to accumulate, clean cladding back and front and downpipes, and short return wall as well. Replace the bit of mortar that's fallen out of the edge of the roof (I think its called the verge?) , fix dripping kitchen tap ( new washer?), sort out cabinet that wobbles, fix garage guttering that's loose at one end and bending down. More as I think of them? Texted 10/3 and 14/4
If no reply by the end of the month, then definitely look for someone else (DF PM is also starting to become exasperated with his reluctance)
Steps to take to find a replacement: ask friends, look on local sources eg Nextdoor for recommendations
I may have to split the jobs between different people this year if I can't find someone who's good at a variety of skills, so:
For gutter cleaning, Dneighbours R and A used Ben's gutters -are they pleased with the work? Does BG also clean cladding? Do they have a website? Yes
Also The E Gutter Cleaners -they have good reviews
Prepare my "job spec" WIP
Fill in free quote forms for both the above companies
Wait and see the results!
Kitchen tap - DF E has given me the phone number if her plumber . I think DF CW also has a plumber she is happy with?
Garage gutter - probably a handyman needed here - Text /message a few likely candidates and see what happens. Does Dneighbour R2 do handyman type jobs? I know he's done work for Dneighbour R in the past, but that was larger jobs, like laying a path!
Pick a new podiatrist from my "short list"
Book an appointment !
Take up and hem those thick winter curtains for the kitchen
Book eye test for me
Find picture hanging equipment for DH
Sort prints and put in albums (this will probably be an activity to do on wet days!) WIP I am now working on 2024
Think about setting up Guardianship for F,J and M - looked on Cats' Protection, I need their microchip numbers, approximate DOB, colour and markings and useful information about them. Bookmark link with local recommended solicitors (also ask DF CW?)
Change health centres to the one nearest us? On hold ATM , but I'll leave it on my list so I don't forget.

To do:
Early morning:
Cuddles and treats on the bed with Matilda,Jude, and Freddie
Cup of tea
QT
Update latest Waitrose order when new dates become available
Make bed
Shower / wash hair/ moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
Physio exercises and back exercises
Proprioceptors exercises X1 x2 x3
S/S bathroom
Get dressed
DH launched
Breakfast and meds / supplements - me
DRINK WATER #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8
Check bank account
Go for my walk

Garden:
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden - probably not today, as it's so wet

Cats:
Cats’ breakfast and meds / supplements
Fresh water in cat bowls
Scoop cat trays
Check Jude’s bowl
Check Matilda's bowl
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Play with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Head rubs with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Cats' supper

House:
Rubbish down to wheelie bins
Kitchen clean up
Load DW
Run DW when full
Unload DW
PUPA downstairs
Quick dust sitting room
Quick hoover downstairs
PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
Quick hoover upstairs
Lunch
Supper

Lay out clothes for tomorrow
Journal three things I am thankful for today
Hand cream

Extra house tasks:

Monday:
Clean bathroom
Clean spare room
Clean bedroom

Tuesday:
Clean hall
Clean sitting room
Clean stairs
Empty hoover before starting work
Wheelie bins back when dustmen have been
Filing paperwork for 15 minutes

Wednesday:
Clean kitchen

Garden extras:
Feed pots weekly
8 weeks time - need to order more fuchsia gall mite predator
Late April/May: buy geraniums and begonias for pots and small border
Decide how many I need:
Begonias - shallow pot on manhole cover in front garden, also some for shallow bowl on patio?
Geraniums - 12 along fence by path?
6? along remainder of fence
8-10 for small border?
6? for patio ?

Financial:
More work on budget WIP
Healthspan
Change CTax SO again in May!
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I've finally got upstairs looking respectable, although I spent far too long on the BBC news site, following the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman, which was released today. (Yes, really!) I'll just say I think common sense has finally prevailed, but I don't even want to think about how much this has all cost.

Just checked my potato in the oven -I think I have time to run the hoover round the sitting room before lunch.

Good morning trissie, kittykatt Thanks for the start!
So glad to see you both here. I really need to get back on track, so I was in "shock" to see what happened.
Nothing is permanent, I know... especially, online.

I shall get started. A bit rusty, I hurt my knee a couple of weeks ago.
Today I must:

change the bed
keep laundry moving
pa laundry pile
get groceries (might delegate)
walk pup
cook broth
gym (either weights or yoga)
tidy main floor

Starting with
D2S, meds
strip bed
pa clean clothes

make bed
take down laundry
garb/rec OTD

Yay, you found us KitKat! Your meal sounds yummy, kittykatt. Little Bit wants to take a walk so I need to do a quick post.

1-walk with Little Bit
2-Amish and nursery for veggies

Menus
Wednesday-seared salmon with scallion rice and carrots
Thursday-sweet chili shrimp with mushrooms, carrots and rice
Friday-eat out
Saturday-seared chicken with orzo, zucchini and parmesan

Events
Wednesday-Little Bit 7:40-5, lunch out with friends @11:30, pick up a few veggies and herbs for raised bed
Thursday-Little Bit 7:40-4(early drop off), DD32 stays late for Easter celebration, dermatologist for me@5, see DM
Friday-Hopkins 11:00
Saturday-Annie@1
Sunday-walk with friend@9

Weekly House Blessing-mop kitchen, dining room, bathroom
Detailed Cleaning spare room-scrub bathroom floor
Extra Stuff- work on last Shutterfly book, call carpet guy-left message

Accomplishments
-knee and stretching exercises
-breakfast for dog and me
-diet site
-dress and pick up bedroom
-meds and temp for DD32
-walk a mile
-pick up Little Bit
-breakfast for Little Bit
-exercise video