June 2 2022 - So you love a parade

I seem to be confident that this Platinum Jubilee Celebration of Queen Elizabeth II is the last one of any Monarch.  Ever.  Monumental that it is here now.   This is something to mark even if you aren't among the thousands and millions who will celebrate. It seems astonishing to have something in the future be assured to be the final one of its kind.  Young people here in Canada have a lukewarm interest, if any at all.  It is the older generations who have some sense of the significance. CNN is covering this live.  Just 14 minutes ago, the official Buckingham Palace account tweeted a picture from the royal rooftop. Prince Charles is inspecting the troops!  Cheering is underwa! There are pictures of people are wearing garish Union Jack outfits (eeks!) and others wearing masks of Queen Elizabeth and her dog. Union Jack hats abound.  Greetings are pouring in - even the Pope sends greetings (ha!). There are pictures of the very young Queen Elizabeth being greeted by a royal salute and inspecting the troops. She has been at every ceremony throughout her reign, except the two years of the pandemic and in 1955 due to a general strike. Did the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attend? A spokesperson said they would.  Tomorrow?  Thanksgiving service. Saturday? Epsom Downs racecourse. Sunday? street parties will be part of the Big Jubilee Lunch. The finale is the Platinum Jubilee Pageant.  There will be a "River of Hope" with 200 silk flags parading down the Mall like a river, and a who's who of Britain's most famous faces.  Can you imagine a field of flowers like this?  This is near the Strasburg Railway in 2013.  I've not seen a field like this since.  Nor the perfect moment of a horse. Read more daily posts here: marilyncornwellblog.com Purchase works here: Fine Art America- marilyncornwellart.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca

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Rats and Mice - It's Your Day!

Encyclopedias used to be our way of tracking events, people, places, and everything of interest to us.  With this great expanse of the internet there are so many things that can be tracked for little cost.  Here's Wayne Geiger's Fun Facts and Daily Trivia. He tells us that today is: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Inauguration Day  Rat and Mouse Day National Hugging Day National New England Clam Chowder Day Squirrel Appreciation Day  National Disc Jockey Day, a day to appreciate radio disc jockeys (on the birthday of Wolfman Jack, born in 1938) National Granola Bar Day Don't you wonder how Rat and Mouse Day got started? The History of Fancy Rat and Mouse Day The American Fancy Rat and Mouse Association, a California-based non-profit club of rodent enthusiasts that sets breed standards, organizes shows, and helps to promote both the fancy rat and the fancy mouse as appealing pets, was formed in 1983. The AFRMA claim their main objective is to “promote and encourage the breeding and exhibition of fancy rats and mice for show and pets.” I found three different dates for Rat and Mouse Day and in the search read this headline:  'Rats could one day be bigger than cows, claim scientists'.

Countdown to Christmas - Reindeers

Today's countdown image is a nod to Santa and the Reindeer - major characters in our celebrations!  Naughty and nice!