COLD DARK ROOM

[Cathie G]

Hi friends! I have enjoyed seeing all the spring in everyone’s pictures… wishing everyone an awesome day.. Cinder and I are out working today but I had a few minutes to check in. Been missing you all!

I miss you too and hoping all the bad weather in Texas is missing you. I finally have dandelion flowers too. I just turned around and there they are. They must have went ahead and grew in between the snowflakes and hail we've been having every other day. Mother nature is having a hard time figuring out what season we're in.

 

[Lyn W]

Hi friends! I have enjoyed seeing all the spring in everyone’s pictures… wishing everyone an awesome day.. Cinder and I are out working today but I had a few minutes to check in. Been missing you all!

Hi Heather good to hear from you, we miss you and hope all is well with you and your family.

 

[Lyn W]

I thought you were from the UK?! Must've thought about the Lancaster in the UK

Uh... I thought Easter was last weekend? I always remember it is on the 2'nd weekend of April. So I was a bit confused when we went to the shops and saw nothing was marked off on the Easter products
Here in SA we have Friday off and Monday, Monday is called Family day, and it's a holiday.
(Here by us it's law that if a holiday falls on a weekend we have the Monday automatically off)
See @Cathie G, I was so confused this week you could say I fell through the whole damn canopy

It's easy to confuse Easter, because the dates vary, sometimes they are early in Spring and sometimes later - it falls on the first Sunday after the full moon (Paschal Moon).
We have a glut of bank holidays in Spring - Good Friday and then Easter Monday, probably a bank holiday for the same reason.
(The schools have a 2 week holiday to mark the end of the Spring term and when they go back it will be the Summer term).
We also have a bank holiday on the 1st Monday of May - May Day, and another at the end of May - Spring Bank Holiday
There is also an extra bank holiday this year to celebrate the Queens 70 year reign (her Platinum Jubilee). There may be street parties and events to mark the occasion. HRH is looking pretty fragile these days, but she is 95 - not many people still working at that age.

 

[Cathie G]

It's easy to confuse Easter, because the dates vary, sometimes they are early in Spring and sometimes later - it falls on the first Sunday after the full moon (Paschal Moon).
We have a glut of bank holidays in Spring - Good Friday and then Easter Monday, probably a bank holiday for the same reason.
(The schools have a 2 week holiday to mark the end of the Spring term and when they go back it will be the Summer term).
We also have a bank holiday on the 1st Monday of May - May Day, and another at the end of May - Spring Bank Holiday
There is also an extra bank holiday this year to celebrate the Queens 70 year reign (her Platinum Jubilee). There may be street parties and events to mark the occasion. HRH is looking pretty fragile these days, but she is 95 - not many people still working at that age.

Yes I saw her on the news the other day and the Queen looked so pretty. I had to admire her. She really is a Queen

 

[Lyn W]

Yes I saw her on the news the other day and the Queen looked so pretty. I had to admire her. She really is a Queen

It's a shame her kids and at least one of her grandkids have all caused her so much trouble.

 

[Ray--Opo]

Keep at it Ray… you hold a special place in this world for all your family & friends.

Thanks Heather, I am feeling good about it this time.

 

[Ray--Opo]

Look for Sabine Lebenseig. Her channel is still there.

Thank you

 

[Ray--Opo]

Hi friends! I have enjoyed seeing all the spring in everyone’s pictures… wishing everyone an awesome day.. Cinder and I are out working today but I had a few minutes to check in. Been missing you all!

Glad you checked in!

 

[Cathie G]

It's easy to confuse Easter, because the dates vary, sometimes they are early in Spring and sometimes later - it falls on the first Sunday after the full moon (Paschal Moon).
We have a glut of bank holidays in Spring - Good Friday and then Easter Monday, probably a bank holiday for the same reason.
(The schools have a 2 week holiday to mark the end of the Spring term and when they go back it will be the Summer term).
We also have a bank holiday on the 1st Monday of May - May Day, and another at the end of May - Spring Bank Holiday
There is also an extra bank holiday this year to celebrate the Queens 70 year reign (her Platinum Jubilee). There may be street parties and events to mark the occasion. HRH is looking pretty fragile these days, but she is 95 - not many people still working at that age.

It looks like our banks and especially the postal service will be working overtime Monday the 18th (right after the 3 days for the holiday ) . They traditionally stay open until midnight that day and it's a big pay your taxes party well... at least all the restaurants are giving great deals on food the 18th to celebrate Pay Ur Taxes Day

 

[Maro2Bear]

Hey gang….low 80’s here today. Too hot! to garden or do too much activity.

 

[Cathie G]

It's a shame her kids and at least one of her grandkids have all caused her so much trouble.

Yes. But she's not them. I don't presume to know her but my impression was she's 95 and still carrying on as best she can. Her mind is intact and she's really lovely. I'll be cheering for her on her Jubilee. and hoping she lives to 106. That's my goal. I gotta outlive my tort

 

[Cathie G]

Hey gang….low 80’s here today. Too hot! to garden or do too much activity.

I finally got dandelion flowers. Within the past week when I wouldn't go outside because I was afraid I'd get hit in the head by a hail ball, they grew pppppppop spring

 

[Cathie G]

Thanks Heather, I am feeling good about it this time.

I'm so glad. You must be feeling better. It does take awhile but it's worth it. I personally wanna stick around to run my mouth my family deserves it

 

[Lyn W]

Yes. But she's not them. I don't presume to know her but my impression was she's 95 and still carrying on as best she can. Her mind is intact and she's really lovely. I'll be cheering for her on her Jubilee. and hoping she lives to 106. That's my goal. I gotta outlive my tort

The Queen Mum managed to get to 101 so she may manage it.
Lizzie had covid a while back and I think it took its toll on her energy levels. She's cancelled a lot of appearances lately and will miss the traditional Maundy Thursday service tomorrow.

I've never met any royalty, I took a group of kids to see princess Di arrive to open something in the early 80s and waved some flags but that was it. One of my nephews met Prince Charles at Clarence House in London last month (previously the Queen Mum's home but I think Charlie lives there now). He was invited to a reception for fund raisers for the Cystic Fibrosis charity. He sent me some lovely pictures of him talking to Charles, but unfortunately none of them can be posted on any social media so I can't show you.

 

[Cathie G]

The Queen Mum managed to get to 101 so she may manage it.
Lizzie had covid a while back and I think it took its toll on her energy levels. She's cancelled a lot of appearances lately and will miss the traditional Maundy Thursday service tomorrow.

I've never met any royalty, I took a group of kids to see princess Di arrive to open something in the earlyand waved some flags but that was it. One of my nephews met Prince Charles at Clarence House in London last month (previously the Queen Mum's home but I think Charlie lives there now). He was invited to a reception for fund raisers for the Cystic Fibrosis charity. He sent me some lovely pictures of him talking to Charles, but unfortunately none of them can be posted on any social media so I can't show you.

I saw that she had COVID and keeps on living. I was hoping and praying we didn't have to loose her too. That's cute that everyone call's her Lizzie . It's a good nickname for her. Looks like she's a survivor. I'm glad.

 

[zolasmum]

I saw that she had COVID and keeps on living. I was hoping and praying we didn't have to loose her too. That's cute that everyone call's her Lizzie . It's a good nickname for her. Looks like she's a survivor. I'm glad.

The Queen is a remarkable person. My husband, who grew up in Canada, often makes critical remarks about her, but she has been there all my life, and I do admire her. She is a symbol, and when she dies, there will be a lot of people like me, I'm sure,who will feel the country will have lost something we could rely on to hold things together. Eventually, after Prince Charles dies, Prince William will become King, and I think he will do well, too, but meanwhile,the monarchy will be a bit of a mess. So I hope the Queen will survive a long time yet.
Angie

 

[TheLastGreen]

Yes I saw her on the news the other day and the Queen looked so pretty. I had to admire her. She really is a Queen

There is also an extra bank holiday this year to celebrate the Queens 70 year reign (her Platinum Jubilee). There may be street parties and events to mark the occasion. HRH is looking pretty fragile these days, but she is 95 - not many people still working at that age.

In SA she is... disliked. Must be intresting having a monarch though! We have a few kingdoms around here, even a few monarchs in SA, but they're more cultural, not anything on the level you guys have

My husband, who grew up in Canada, often makes critical remarks about her

Most people outside of the UK, mostly in old colonies who lived under the British Empire's rule, don't have fond views of the monarchy. They either see them as opressors, or waste a of money.
But obviously living in the UK, where the monarchy is the strongest, it's different than living in their old colonies, over the years things have changed

 

[Maro2Bear]

It's a shame her kids and at least one of her grandkids have all caused her so much trouble.

We blame Meghan for all of it. Enough said!

 

[Maro2Bear]

On another note, I finished up my little Easter Bunny emerging from an egg. A bit of a whimsical character for Easter.

 

[TheLastGreen]

On another note, I finished up my little Easter Bunny emerging from an egg. A bit of a whimsical character for Easter.

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I love how it turned out! Did you make the other eggs as well? They're also beautiful!