Maltaran Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 5 hours ago, Werthead said: I know I'm not the only one who was deeply worried about this. Apparently this is a widespread beekeeping tradition rather than a specifically royal thing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telling_the_bees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share Posted September 10, 2022 5 hours ago, Maltaran said: Apparently this is a widespread beekeeping tradition rather than a specifically royal thing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telling_the_bees Wow, that’s fascinating! Thanks for the post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Like tears in the rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 As I mentioned before -- Go Tell the Bees I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon: http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/book-nine-outlander-series/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade1865 Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Yep, lost a good soul. Here's two cute, heart-warming clips on the Queen while hiking and meeting Paddington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade1865 Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 I love the Brits, hahahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 10000 police on duty on Monday. 66% more than for Notting Hill. I don't know what trouble they are expecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cas Stark Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Just watched some footage of many thousands of people lining the streets to watch the procession to her lying in state in Scotland. Princess Anne curtsied to her mother's coffin when the guard arrived. I am teary eyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Just read a very entertaining article on the Queens extensive culinary/dietary rules for royals. Especially loved reading that the Queen would not abide waste. I am similar in this regard. -The Queen is no different. In an interview with Hello! (via MSN), Darren McGrady recalled her own propensity towards thriftiness. "One time at the palace," he said, "the Queen was going to the theatre, and she requested a snack. She wanted smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, and he [the server] sent half a lemon, and did a really beautiful garnish on the lemon, and the Queen took a squeeze of the lemon and said, 'Would you send this lemon back to the kitchen? I'm sure it can be used for something else.'" Read More: https://www.mashed.com/202757/foods-that-the-queen-forbids-the-royal-family-from-eating/?utm_campaign=clip Eta: Princess Anne's curtsy to the Queen's final arrival at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. https://content.jwplatform.com/previews/oMAGZ5fa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade1865 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 6 hours ago, DireWolfSpirit said: Darren McGrady recalled her own propensity towards thriftiness. DireWolfSpirit -- that makes sense considering she was part of the Greatest Generation, who participated in WWII and experienced (or observed) the Great Depression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Wade1865 said: DireWolfSpirit -- that makes sense considering she was part of the Greatest Generation, who participated in WWII and experienced (or observed) the Great Depression. The rationing in the UK continued even after WWII. The Crown did a whole episode on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 12 hours ago, BigFatCoward said: 10000 police on duty on Monday. 66% more than for Notting Hill. I don't know what trouble they are expecting. Trouble you say? They're looking for theater, say I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pebble thats Stubby Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 What I don't get is why so many people feel the need to buy more flowers to place at the gates or in parks. I mean once a critical mass has been reached a few thousand more is not gonna make any real difference. - I am sure its great business for the florists, but it just seems such a waste of money. I get the need some feel to pay their respects but why not donate to a charity she was Patron to about 600. This way it can do some good instead of just being turned into compost. They have asked people stopped sending stuffed toys (although these could be collected and given to children's charities) and people remove all non compostable materials before laying flowers. - I imagine there is a lot of plastic flower wrap waste being created from this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 Okay, just announced: national holiday for the Queen’s funeral here in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 44 minutes ago, Fragile Bird said: Okay, just announced: national holiday for the Queen’s funeral here in Canada. Daughter’s nursery shut on the Monday - luckily grandparents can watch her as wife and I have Spa appointment in the late morning. Incredobly, supermarkets are going to shut that would normally open every day except Christmas Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Derfel Cadarn said: Daughter’s nursery shut on the Monday - luckily grandparents can watch her as wife and I have Spa appointment in the late morning. Incredobly, supermarkets are going to shut that would normally open every day except Christmas Day. If I were you I’d double-check that spa appointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog-days Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 A lot of the political cartoons in response to the Queen's death have been very sentimental, but I like this one from the i. The parents of acquaintances are reportedly enjoying all the pomp and ceremony, in addition to my own mother, who could probably write a book all about arcane Anglican rituals if she wanted. I'm glad someone's getting something out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 I saw a great cartoon on tv yesterday from some newspaper in the US. There was a Corgi on a leash, but the leash had been dropped on the floor, and the Corgi was looking over it’s shoulder wondering what happened. Sentimental, yes, but as a person who owned dogs for over 45 years it touched me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Fragile Bird said: If I were you I’d double-check that spa appointment. We have! It’s still on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 10 minutes ago, Derfel Cadarn said: We have! It’s still on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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