Jubilee Cake

Yesterday, we went to one of those "street parties" that the English are quite fond of when there is something to celebrate. It was of course to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. There were Jubilee pizzas, Jubilee nachos, with Jubilee salsa, Jubilee guacamole, Jubilee sausages, Jubilee other things and a proper Jubilee Cake, baked by one of the neighbours, not bought or anything. Only the topping as purchased. She was quite proud of making it. I managed to get this picture before more got eaten. At least you can see the inside. It tasted quite nice, I must say. Even though I'm a republican, I can appreciate British bakery. And in spite of my misanthropy, I can enjoy a little fête among neighbours.

The Lawn, the Queen, the Jubilee

I blogged yesterday about No Mow May. My wife Veggie Carrie picked up on it, so we had this conversation last night, which I am sharing it here for posterity

My wife: "Now that No Mow May is over, maybe you should mow the front lawn?" 

Me: "The grass isn't that long." 

My wife: "Yes but it would be nice for the Jubilee." 

Me: "So what? The Queen is not going to show up here for a visit!"

 

I think this deserves to be a new great unknown line (seems to be making a lot of them these days). In any case, I will wait a bit until I mow the front lawn.

Calembour royalement atroce

J'y ai pensé pas plus tard qu'il y a quelques minutes et je me devais d'immortaliser ce calembour atroce maintenant. Alors le voici, retenez votre souffle: 

"Aujourd'hui, les Anglais jubilent." 

Je sais, je sais, vous êtes maintenant pris entre le désir de vous faire aller les gencives ou vous goinfrer de Tylenols pour la migraine que vous venez subitement de choper.

The Jubilee Cat (and an invitation)

We received this through the door a few days ago. It is an invitation to a local Jubilee Party on the 5th of June. It is not signed. There are parties like this all around England and the UK of course. I don't know who gave us this card, but I suspect she (I think it's a she, this is a woman's handwriting) knows we are cat lovers. Or maybe she's just an old lady. Old ladies sent such cards, with cats on them. We don't know yet if we will attend. I am not a monarchist, for one, so I find the current display of patriotism a little bit much. And, while I get along with a few neighbours, there are one or two I can't stand. Still, it's a cool cat. A Jubilee Cat, if you will.

Jubilee Bookmark

We went to downtown yesterday and... in the bookshop. My wife was hesitant, because she feared that I would buy books, which I did. Books and one bookmark: this one. It was only £3.00. It is a special bookmark to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The Brits are getting crazy about it. I am not a monarchist, you will not see this house covered with Union jacks or see portraits of ol' Betty hanging on these walls. That said, I am a collector of bookmarks and I love to encourage local businesses, especially bookshops. So I bought this bookmark. I will give it to my wife, it looks very feminine anyway. When in Rome, and all that.