Well, I promised to keep you all abreast of events.
I shall be popping up quick extra posts to chart the Jubilee weekend: it has dawned grey and cool but not raining today, and Phil put the bunting up as promised.
A few pictures: including a rare shot of Phil I simply couldn’t resist.
Kate Shrewsday 
A fine salute!
I thought so, Jim 🙂
So little of that in Miami, Florida USA. 51 % foreign born , over 80% first or second generation, little if any American heritage celebrated here.
We’re the other way, Carl, completely jingoistic. Still, it’s all grist to the history mill, isn’t it?
How nice to see Phil – is that the latest style of salute?
It is his own inimitable style, Rosemary 😀
It looks ever so jolly, what! Absolutely spiffing.
What orders had just been issued to Phil? And what caused the puzzlement of (…?) in red?
That’s Maddie: perplexed because she could not imagine how we were ever going to fix the bunting up. In the end we used kitchen wire ties and cadged the telephone cables for support. So if we can’t make a phone call later you will know why…
You can do semaphore with the bunting instead!
What fun! With what food and drink does one celebrate such an occasion, Kate?
Afternoon tea fodder, BB. We’re making a jubilee cake, and scones, jam and cream; and polite sandwiches. However the barbecue will be on standby also…
Yum! Enjoy 🙂
P.S. So, what am I worth of events? (That ‘a’ sneaks in so easily!) 🙂
Changed it to ‘abreast’, and now looking at the spelling and thinking, Hmmmm….these quick posts are not so quick, are they….
You think you may have boobed with ‘abreast’? 🙂 Sur-prised you didn’t stick to the original plan with ap-prised! 🙂
Phi;’s salute made me laugh! So glad he takes his duties so seriously.
England expects, Pseu 😀
And here I’d begun to think Phil was mythical …
He will be.
Great pictures. I already had one spot of tea and pastry this morning to celebrate. And, we are going to see an English movie this afternoon.
Hope you enjoyed the movie -) What was it?
The Most Exotic Marigold Hotel.
Aren’t you glad that Queen Liz wasn’t “coronated” in the chill months of January or February?
Much nicer to hang bunting in shorts and sandals!
And nice to see a face (place) to go with Phil’s name.
It is nice to be in shorts and sandals 🙂 I think the queen took the country over on the death of her father in Feb 1952. But every respectable Englishman waits till Summer to celebrate. Apparently Churchill stopped everyone rushing for Summer ’52 and they all planned properly for Summer ’53. Thus, we do not freeze when hanging out bunting!
I think I may be the incarnation of “unpatriotic” but the pics are lovely so getting jubileeing like mad:)
😀 That I would love to see, Roger. Sure you’ll think up some culinary delight with which to pass the weekend…
I love seeing “pure Brit” in some of the phrases in these comments. Reading with a big grin as English friends’ voices bounce through my memory. “…scones, jam and cream; and polite sandwiches.” Indeed!
A double dip…Congratulations to Queen Elizabeth. She’s been a stalwart figure in the maintenance of peace. Now, Kate, can you easily answer this? Could it be said that Britain was most peaceful during the reigns of Queens? I’m not being a flaming feminist, but I do believe we need more feminine influences throughout the world today. Testosterone hasn’t shown itself well lately.
Their longevity was a strength, especially in the case of Elizabeth 1, Amy- imagine what it must have been to have no change after Henry’s antics,his death and the ensuing sectarian uncertainly! But each of the three – Elizabeth I, Victoria and Elizabeth II – have embodied the concept of duty, and for the latter two it was duty without power. They have performed the role of a strong, broadly visible figurehead. Their values have, amazingly, defined their eras. It’s a subject for an essay question or a long late-night debate over glasses of wine….
See? You’ve already given me something to chew on…I either forgot or hadn’t seriously considered their powerlessness. Against all odds and with a dignity to be duplicated…
Great to see the making of merriment and Phil’s salute. Memories, Kate, memories. Thanks for the mention in your previous post.
Loved the story of the curtsey, Penny 🙂
ah…fun Kate, but the mystery continues, eh? We see Phil, but no Kate…boo (wink) ~
I watched a bit on Sky News in the morning and it looked like a typical English day. I hope it was an amazing event loved by all 🙂
Wonderful! How great to sense the participation! Love the bunting! Debra