In spite of the dreadful English weather, Britons turned out today in their millions to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee. Besides getting an email from Thud about the awful weather at home, I had to laugh at this NBC News report: "Black clouds, gusting winds and often torrential rain - the hallmarks of a British summer outdoor event - were unable to darken the magnificence of the display, although several people were treated for hypothermia." So all in all, a typical English summer day.
Here in Vinoland the celebrations went without a hitch and under much better climatic conditions. With an English reinforcement, the School Teacher, a selection of English, Welsh and Scottish cheeses were consumed (with Jacob's Cream Crackers, of course), all washed down with a bottle or two of Newcastle Summer Ale.
A good time, under the warm California sun, was had by all.
5 comments:
Don't rub it in! With typical randomness today is beautiful.
I went to London on the train...it was ghastly. I came back from London on the train....it was even worse by a magnitude of about 50: drunkenness wrapped in the Union Flag. So appealing.
In between the two journeys, I sat in a deserted Big Girls School marking a load of dissertations, fuelled by an occasional strong latte from the nearby Pret-a-Manger.
Oh, ecstasy..........
Hilarious! Love a good old Bun Fight in the rain as my Dad would say...
Affer..you arer living large as they say (no I idea who they are however)
Thud: Sorry.
Affer: Sorry to you too. I hope you finished grading all those papers.
ALW: Do you think your dad would like the Newcastle Ale?
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