Jubilee!

It's Jubilee time here in old England. I'm not a massive patriot, nationalism can lead to terrible things, but I do think it's good to have a sense of who you are and where you come from. I'm happy to be a subject in a monarchy, it's archaic and antiquated but that's no reason to go republic in my mind! I even went to see the Queen when she started her Nationwide tour here in Leicester. I've got pictures but my phone died recently so they may be lost forever! :(

Anyway, we've been celebrating with various friends and relatives all weekend. I think the children are exhausted! Today we had a BBQ with our neighbours. We all live practically on top of each other here and share a somewhat communal garden. Well, I have my own separate one but the rest of them share and my children play on their trampoline!

  My attempt at tissue paper pom poms (recipe here). I was pretty happy with them. I just wish I wasn't so short then I could have hung them myself...a bit more artfully...

 Yes, this filthy child is mine. A dirty child is a happy child after all! The hat has been slightly chewed by one of the neighbours dogs! We had a lovely afternoon, everyone brought something to throw on the BBQ, I also did a bit of baking. Apparently these taste like an angel crying on your tongue. I sure hope that's a good thing!

To round it all off, I found a four leaf clover, everyone tells me I will have good luck, but really I consider myself pretty lucky as it is...

God, I make myself sick sometimes! ;)