Celebrate!
Whether it be small or large, do a little something to mark as many special occasions as you can with your family. Bake some cupcakes, use decorated napkins, hang balloons or string some lights.
An ordinary day can become extraordinary without much effort or cost. Supermarkets often set up displays as you enter with food items, flowers, or decorations. The "dollar stores" carry quite a variety of items, most priced at, you guessed it, one dollar!
Our current celebration? Why, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee! Due to the Englishman's technological cleverness, we were able to watch the parade of boats live on Saturday and enjoyed the Diamond Jubilee Concert last night as it was happening. (Sorry, Katie Couric. We've been there, done that. However, if any one of you wish to see it, it will be on ABC this evening.)
So in honor of the occasion, I baked this cake this morning. It's called a "Victoria Sandwich", a kind of Victoria sponge cake. This is my second attempt. Though it came out much better than the first, the Englishman and I were surprised to find we weren't too keen on it. So I will be perusing my "British Bake Off" cookbook and seeking something else to try over the weekend.
(photo courtesy of MSNBC - got a little blurred with copying)
The celebrations in Great Britain the past four days have been nothing less than spectacular. Watching hundreds of boats, large and small, coming down the Thames caused us to imagine what it must have been like during World War II when the local citizenry had to go and rescue the troops stranded on the beaches at Dunkirk. The fireworks display following the concert was truly the best I've ever seen. After watching all the festivities, the Englishman has stated, quite unabashedly, how proud he is to be British. I can certainly see why.
God Save the Queen!
**be sure and check out my daughter's blog, "Mommy Musings" on the right for updates on my granddaughters!!
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