I needed to walk Dog so we thought we’d catch the train into town and have a look at the Green Park floral tributes before they go off to be composted.
There must be a few businesses who’ve made money out of the Queen’s death, florists being one. But purveyors of large sized black tights for all the flunkeys, Union Jack vendors, sand merchants to stop the roads being too slippy, portaloo hirers and sellers of black ties have also done well. And if the numbers of foreign accents yesterday was anything to go by, the continued Disneyfication of the Royal Family will boost tourism too. It was nice to see so many people out and about, taking it all in.
Naturally my biggest concern was Dog deciding to relieve himself on some treasured card from class 5 at High Holiday Primary School but he behaved impeccably and later crashed out on the sofa…
Tomorrow, Friday I will climb a couple of Kilimanjaros helping set up the Quilt Exhibition the Textiliste has been curating for the last year. It takes place Saturday and Sunday in Dulwich Village if you’re about, in Bell House.
I dropped off some of the frames and backing cloths tonight and had a sneak preview of the Cabinet of Curiosities that they’ve set up again. It seemed appropriate, given the theme of this post to include a picture here.
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Thank you for sharing your photographs Geoff. The outpouring of love and respect for Her Majesty is overwhelming. Wonderful pictures.
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Much appreciated, BUT flowers wilt and die so quickly, how about a single, beautiful bloom or corsage, and give the remainder of what a bouquet would cost to feed a hungry child or install drinking water where children are desperate for it? It makes such common sense!!
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I agree wholeheartedly with you Joy, but we’d probably be castigated by the vox populi for suggesting such a thing. Meanwhile, they gave a lot of people a lot of joy and, perhaps, contributed to their wellbeing!
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Sadly, common sense is too often castigated. What a better world it would be if it wasn’t! (Trouble is my ears too often hear the ‘baas…’) Cheers.
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The placebo effect of monarchy discuss
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I’m sure it will appear in a forthcoming tale!
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Yes it is but after the Diana experience that sort of logic would never fly. So you either leave the public to block the areas outside Buck House with cellophane and rot or you set this up. I think the authorities judged it well even if the buyers of thr flowers could have behaved differently.
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A small representation of the love and respect felt around the world. Well done to Dog for his restraint.
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He’s a model of resilience
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Lovely photos Geoff. Please tell the Textilest I wish her well for Sunday can’t make it this year due to a family meet up . Anyway who needs luck when she has you ? 💜
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Ha! Not sure anyone else sees it that way
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I am sure she does!
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Very restrained doggy indeed. It always feels like you have a hand grenade with no pin when you have your pooch in tow in an area where random urination would be frowned upon.😀
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Yep. Just so
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Wow, holy flower 🌺 garden! Are there even enough florists in London for all that?! And lucky you can take your dog on the train but query whether he thought it much of a walk up and down the cars and then the row of flowers and back on the train.🤔😂
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He remains a loyal follower
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🥰
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Thanks for the photos, Geoff. We didn’t see much of the tributes on this side of the pond. I hope they save all the Paddington Bears for children. I heard this morning that the Palace has asked people to stop leaving marmalade sandwiches!
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Yes there was a pending shortage in the orange conserve department
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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The cabinet is delightful. It still feels odd, even on this side of the pond, to know the one monarch I could always name is no longer there.
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Yep and on we go on thr great carousel of statehood…
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She must have truly been a Queen for everyone. She was the Queen and not only fulfilled a job. Thank you very much for sharing this with us.
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Yep I think she can be quietly pleased with her body of work
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Thank you for the photos, Geoff. The photo of Dog with the gladiolas by the tree should have the caption “No Dog. Not here.”
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How he didn’t embarrass both of us I have no idea!
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😂
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An extraordinary scene. I am defeated by it. Who is it all for?
Will there be quilt pictures? I love quilts.
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Later today re pics…
Yes it was a strange old time. Same as with all the wailing and gnashing over Diana. The good news is all the foliage is being/to be composted and used in the parks.
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I am glad to hear that.
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Astonishing scenes, Geoff. In recent days, I wished I still lived closer to the Smoke so that I could pop up, witness part of it, and pay my respects, more personally. And now – interesting times.
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Oh yes it’s going to be interesting
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Good to see photos. It’s hard to believe that era is over 😔.
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All gone now methinks
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This is lovely. Thanks for bringing us along. Hugs on the wing.
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Thanks
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Like Noelle, I do hope they are able to rehabilitate all the Paddingtons and other toys and give them to playgroups or similar.
Dog is a good boy!
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Yes it would be a shame and rather sinister if they tried to compost all those Paddingtons
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I wonder what would happen to the teenagers who pilfer Paddington from the late Queen, not to mention dogs who help themselves to the marmalade sandwiches or water the flowers inappropriately or heaven forbid attack each other. However, this is why the English have rules, queues and law and order and we Australians have chaos.
I found a photo of the Queen perched above us in my kindergarten photo which I had really noticed before last week. It seems a bit nuts when we’re all the way over here. It is very hard to believe she is gone and it’s going to be very strange having Charles in her place.
Hope you’re going well.
Best wishes,
Ro
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Yes all is fine, on goes the world, spinning its mysteries… King Charles is odd to say. Not sure why they emphasise the Three given no. Two was dead and gone by 1690…
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A remarkable outpouring of love, Geoff.
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It was
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An intriguing array of tributes. Very interesting to see, wherever you stand on the reaction and outpouring of public grief. Dog is an impressive little chap, always so well mannered. The Wolf would have livened up proceedings and not in a good way.
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He only lets himself down when anyone comes to the front door. `We all have our weaknesses
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