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The other thing I heard today that made me a little sad, was that someone remarked it will be generations before there is a potential Queen again. With Charles, then William, then George... the monarchy is back to the status quo, which seems very sad for all the hard work she did to prove herself.
I had lunch with AmyK yesterday and Queen Elizabeth's death was the first thing she said to me when she came in to sit down at the table at the restaurant we met at. "Did you hear?..." It is going to take some time to get used to, I agree.Oh, and we were wondering about the coins too. Wow!
We had rare glimpses of that sense of humour, Rusalka. I wish we could have seen more.
Cherie wrote: "Oh, and we were wondering about the coins too. Wow!"Was honestly my first thought after processing. I've updated the above as I had them both facing right, he'll look left.
They won't take the coins or the $5 note out of circulation (the Queen has always been on our lowest note), they'll just start adding Charles ones in. Eventually they will go out of circulation naturally.
There will be a lot of small and big changes. It's interesting how it affects everyone all over the world, how everyone is sympathizing. Queen Elisabeth left her footmark with every person. King Charles has a big shoe to fill.
The queen is on our $20.00 bill. I imagine they won't pull them out of circulation here either. I need to go to the bank and withdraw some cash so I guess I'll find out.
I told the niblings tonight to start collecting coins
When we get a new king/queen the old coins stay, it's just that new coins will have the new king or queen on them.
I hope someone will care for her dogs. I can not think of her with out seeing those dogs.
I was reading an article today that they will be cared by family - likely Andrew since he gave her the last couple of dogs. There are 4 dogs and they are all quite young.
Well, I'm still kind in shock and can't completely believe it, but I have been accepted in the university to do a major in Spanish (+ a minor in Comparative Literature). The ultimate goal is to be a literary translator.
Wow! That's amazing, Sandra! Congratulations!!
Awesome Sandra! Congrats. :)
I also heard those dogs have their own personal chef. I guess Andrew will have to take him in too ;-) and if he can't take the dogs, I think there will be thousands of people lining up to take them. That's awesome Sandra! Huge congrats!
Thank you! I still don't know how I am going to do it, where I will find the time, the energy, the focus, but I will give it a try.
I'm sure you'll do well, Sandra. It'll be a lot, but it sounds like something you'd be good at and enjoy. There have been so many times in recent years where I've said I don't know where I found the time to do everything when I was younger because my children have moved out and I'm not working and I still don't have any extra time. Somehow we just do. I'm sure you will work it out and be happy that you did.
Sandra, that's fantastic! We totally believe in you and know you're going to do amazing :D
I heard Andrew and Fergie are taking back the two dogs they gave her, but no word on the other two. Seeing the Australian media has no joke been 100% only about this for the past 4 days, I will no doubt hear soon and can let you know. It's like the rest of the world has ceased to exist. It's bloody ridiculous.
Rusalka wrote: "I heard Andrew and Fergie are taking back the two dogs they gave her, but no word on the other two. Seeing the Australian media has no joke been 100% only about this for the past 4 days, I will no ..."We're getting a lot of it too. We get news reports and video clips of Princess Anne curtseying to her mother's casket. Why is that even news?
I've read about the corgis too. I also saw the family tree of the dogs, since they all come from Susan, a dog the queen got in her 18th (or 21st?) birthday.
Way to go Sandra, that sounds so exciting 🎉
Sandra wrote: "Thank you! I still don't know how I am going to do it, where I will find the time, the energy, the focus, but I will give it a try."Congrats! I am sure it will take some adjustment but you will find the time.
Esther wrote: "Congrats! I am sure it will take some adjustment..."Yes. Some adjustment and lots of coffee. Thank you, Esther.
Jenn wrote: "Way to go Sandra, that sounds so exciting 🎉"Thank you, Jenn.
You all certainly believe in me more than myself.
Hey everyone! I see the Queen has had quite some discussion. I found out at a comedy festival. So many people didn't know so it was interesting to see the reactions in the crowd. And of course there were a lot of jokes as you'd imagine, especially about Liz Truss being the last person the Queen met with. I went out for dinner at the weekend and people were singing god save the queen before they ate their dinner. The only thing on normal TV is Queen coverage. Even the little town I live in has dedicated the green for floral tributes. I bet the queen has never even been here so not sure what that's all about other than allowing people to pay their respects I guess if they can't travel to Windsor/London.
I'm not particularly into the monarchy but she seemed lovely.
We get a day off work on the day of the funeral.
My boat sold. Everything is done. I'm now no longer a boater. Been taking a bit of time to process that. It hit me harder than I was expecting. But I'm very happy with the new life I have carved out for myself. Things are going well. I spent some time at the weekend making my place a bit more homely. I'd just sorted out bare essentials really but now it feels more comfortable. And my spare room is nearly empty of boxes so can now use it as an office. I'll hold tight until April when I file my tax return then start looking for somewhere to buy hopefully.
Glad it all went well, Sarah, and on to the next part :D I can understand it would take some time to get used to, just as it was so much of a culture as well as a place to live. Hope you've been able do some things to help with that adjustment, nesting sounds like a good one.
Where are you thinking of looking to buy? Around where you are now?
I'm glad your boat finally sold, Sarah. I'm sure it feels odd right now, but as you said things are going well in the new stage your are in. Buying your own pace will be another adventure.
It sounds like you're getting settled Sarah. Have you still got your cat?
Janice wrote: "Rusalka wrote: "I heard Andrew and Fergie are taking back the two dogs they gave her, but no word on the other two. Seeing the Australian media has no joke been 100% only about this for the past 4 ..."I cried when I saw her curtsy. I think it was new because it made me feel her pain. It helped show what she was going through. It broke my heart
Sarah wrote: "My boat sold. Everything is done. I'm now no longer a boater. Been taking a bit of time to process that. It hit me harder than I was expecting. But I'm very happy with the new life I have carved ou..."I have been gone a bit Sarah. I hope the new lifestyle is a happy change for you.
Just catching up with the convo.Sarah - Changes are exciting but it takes time to settle to a different way of living. Good on you for taking the step in a different direction.
Sandra - admiring your ability with languages. Congratulations.
The Queen. What a woman she was. A true world leader. And nobody does pomp and ceremony like the Brits. Every little detail has some symbolism attached to it. Fascinating.
Rusalka wrote: "I heard Andrew and Fergie are taking back the two dogs they gave her, but no word on the other two. Seeing the Australian media has no joke been 100% only about this for the past 4 days, I will no ..."I'm sick of hearing about it too Rus. BBC has been covering it 24/7 since she died and, I think, will to do so for the 10 day mourning period. They have nothing left to say so are filling with complete inanities. Yesterday I tuned in as the procession was passing through somewhere in scotland and the crowd were pretty much ignoring it. The presenter said "oh course the Scots don 't show emotion as much as we do here in England".
Sarah wrote: "My boat sold. Everything is done. I'm now no longer a boater. Been taking a bit of time to process that. It hit me harder than I was expecting. But I'm very happy with the new life I have carved ou..."Great news Sarah! I'm sure you will miss the boaters, it sounded like a great community, but with all the new activities and the new job you should have plenty to keep you busy :-)
@Sarah: it sounds that you've settled in your new life. Every beginning is difficult, but with little steps you'll get there. @Sandra: wow, that's big! What do you need to do after that to become a literary translator?
My 9 year old son came home worrying about the corgi's of the queen. He said that only 2 if them will go to the royal family and the others will be donated to good homes.
I think he thought that maybe we would get one of them. Haha, we live in Belgium, but I do love his concern about it.
I've looked in my courses for my 2nd year vet tech and almost got a panic attack. Last year was heavy, this year will double it, at the least...
Those queues to say goodbye to the queen are insane! There's a livetracker, current wait is 9 hours. I read that it could go up to 16 miles and over 30 hours!There's hardly anything I would be willing to wait more than an hour for, unless it's something to save my life.
https://youtu.be/cJxDwDzAwEs (the livetracker)
I physically couldn't do it.
Saar The Book owl wrote: "@Sandra: wow, that's big! What do you need to do after that to become..."It does not exist as a carrier itself, so you have to "build it" in a way. I will know better after talking to my advisor (when I get one assigned) but for what I have seen it is a mixture of target language + translation + literature courses. We'll see.
It definately sounds interesting, Sandra.
...and I am back to the new book page with the "new page" notifications pop ups.
Lucky you. I wish mine would revert.
Mine went back a few weeks ago - just as I was starting to get used to the new one ....
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Republican here, but I appreciated the dedication she brought to the role she believed she was appointed to do. And I always felt there was a sense of humour there we never quite saw, which sounds like it was true.