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Jubilee Weekend, What are you up to?

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Maizie	May 28 2012, 09:45 AM Post #1
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4862 Joined: 5-February 07 From: Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Member No.: 9360	My brother is visiting my mother - him, his girlfriend, and his two children. I will be joining them, and it now looks like my husband will not be working and can join us too. So that's us, a gang of seven. My mother has a friend who lives 4 miles away in a nearby village. Her street is having a street party (ours is not, neither is my mother's road). So, my mother has bought six tickets to this street party (and now possibly a seventh for my husband). And we seven will be off to gatecrash the street party... I hope there are plenty of people there, and I hope people from outside the street as well. I have visions of us seven turning up, my mother being the only person who knows somebody on the street itself, and us sitting in a corner under a tree while there's not a lot else going on and everybody is looking out their windows at us (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Or plenty going on and them all wondering why these seven strangers have turned up! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

BadStrad	May 28 2012, 10:30 AM Post #2
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1537 Joined: 28-January 10 Member No.: 88756	I'll probably be finishing off OU course work as the final assessment is due in on the Wednesday. Great timing OU!

anacrusis	May 28 2012, 01:46 PM Post #3
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 5241 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 4852	We don't get the Monday off, though I'm lucky enough to have Mondays as my days off anyway (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif). I'll be collecting my son from his latest conference trip in Hong Kong, and will have musical visitors so might get some playing in. Nationalism bothers me, and a queen sticking around for sixty years is a lot less exciting to me than relatives staying on their twigs for over ninety, so I'll avoid bunting, flags and street parties and just chill out on the back of the holiday set out for those who do like celebrating these things.

andante	May 28 2012, 01:52 PM Post #4
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1850 Joined: 27-April 09 Member No.: 63837	There is an advert on the TV at the moment , probably for a programme on the BBC and they say something about reigning for 60 years "What an achievement!" All she has done to achieve 60 years is to not die. I'm sure she has achieved many things, but I don't think remaining alive is one of them. It just happens or it doesn't. I'm not aware of any jubilee events round here, so maybe we'll wander down into the village and see if anything is happening. I'd quite like there to be a street party I could join in with.

Sunrise	May 28 2012, 02:22 PM Post #5
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3389 Joined: 7-June 10 From: Gibraltar Member No.: 106844	There is a gun salute, a street party, huge open air concert and general festivities here in Gib....I have the 4 day weekend off, with no parades (we are busy a week later when Prince Edward arrives) but I will teach one morning as we have the theory exam here on the 6th!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Tixylix	May 28 2012, 03:36 PM Post #6
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 760 Joined: 20-August 09 From: West Midlands Member No.: 73282	QUOTE(BadStrad @ May 28 2012, 11:30 AM) I'll probably be finishing off OU course work as the final assessment is due in on the Wednesday. Great timing OU! Ditto, though I'm trying to get it finished by Friday as partner's mum and stepmum are coming to stay with us from Friday to Tuesday. It will be hard to do last minute late night sessions with people sleeping on my living room floor! QUOTE(andante @ May 28 2012, 02:52 PM) There is an advert on the TV at the moment , probably for a programme on the BBC and they say something about reigning for 60 years "What an achievement!" All she has done to achieve 60 years is to not die. I'm sure she has achieved many things, but I don't think remaining alive is one of them. It just happens or it doesn't. I'm not aware of any jubilee events round here, so maybe we'll wander down into the village and see if anything is happening. I'd quite like there to be a street party I could join in with. This is pretty much my opinion on the event. I'm going to be dragged to a thing at the care home where my partner works but other than that I don't know.

Hedgehog	May 28 2012, 06:37 PM Post #7
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4266 Joined: 25-May 05 From: Suburbia Member No.: 3747	We'll be travelling from up north to down south on Sunday, recovering from that on Monday (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) , and generally keeping low profile from the local Jubilee celebrations (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) , and going to see some friends on Tuesday who insist on celebrating these things. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

sbhoa	May 28 2012, 06:40 PM Post #8
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 18999 Joined: 31-October 03 From: Tameside Member No.: 24	Friday is Whit Friday so it's a barbecue with friends in Greenfield and a wander up the road to listen to some bands. Saturday will have grandchildren to look after while my daughter moves house. Sunday is a family meal out for my husband's 70th birthday which is actually next Wednesday but he's off to watch cricket in Nottingham on that day. Monday and Tuesday hopefully catch up with practice.

lottie	May 28 2012, 06:47 PM Post #9
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3902 Joined: 15-January 07 From: In among the purple heather of Scotland Member No.: 9057	Walking the dogs, reading the newspapers and doing some work... usual weekend.. Why? Is there something happening? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) No thanks to the street party concept.. will probably work through the whole thing anyway (IMG:style_emoticons/default/party1.gif)

bassoonista	May 28 2012, 07:20 PM Post #10
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 350 Joined: 4-May 10 From: Leeds Member No.: 100709	50th birthday party on Sat eve (black tie in a marquee, way to go (IMG:style_emoticons/default/party1.gif) ) 50th birthday party on Sun eve (meal in a restaurant for 18 people (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happyBirthday.gif) ) and musical friends round on Mon eve to jam (IMG:style_emoticons/default/musicMakers.gif) Will probably spend Tuesday sleeping it all off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/fever.gif)

barry-clari	May 28 2012, 07:23 PM Post #11
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 40657 Joined: 10-January 06 From: South East London Member No.: 5804	I shall be in France for much of the weekend (Mon/Tue)... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

maggiemay	May 28 2012, 07:49 PM Post #12
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 18178 Joined: 12-January 04 From: S E England Member No.: 413	Great idea Barry!

Maizie	May 28 2012, 08:07 PM Post #13
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4862 Joined: 5-February 07 From: Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Member No.: 9360	I believe the only reason we are going to the street party is because brother's girlfriend bought a union jack dress and wants somewhere to wear it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) I don't mind going out for a picnic, that's all we're doing really, not from any fervent Jubilee Feeling!

anacrusis	May 28 2012, 08:19 PM Post #14
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 5241 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 4852	I did get the giggles when I saw what my husband had brought back from town to give to his 94 year old mother a few weeks back: it was a scarf, in muted reddish and bluish tones on an off-white background, which when unfolded revealed a somewhat ancient looking union flag motif (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rofl.gif)....she's the one ardent royalist amongst us, so she'll doubtless be jubileeing away, quite the thing. My aversion to all that stuff stems from my german roots:not only does german history give us a very clear lesson about what blind following of a flag can do, but the subsequent slagging off I received over many years at school about it served only to drive the message home....and certainly didn't do anything to make me feel Proud Of Being British.

jessy	May 28 2012, 08:51 PM Post #15
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 234 Joined: 16-February 10 Member No.: 90795	We shall be having our own 'garden party', and my girls will be wearing patriotic colours in which to eat the Jubilee tea they are making. I'm really looking forward to it. It's just a pity the schools have been cheated out of the Jubilee Day with 1/2 term being shunted back a week. Two of my children are also fortunate enough to be playing their instruments at one of the Queen's garden parties next month. All good fun and why not celebrate someone's 60 year dedication to their role?

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