I have sat for a day or so thinking about what to say. My family is inclined to gallows humor during times of sadness and stress. My first inclinations of what to say during times like this lean toward this kind of wit, and as such are usually inappropriate. I have to watch my tongue. I am truly saddened by the passing of the Queen, and have great sympathy for her family who must now grieve in public. Snark and wit seem out of place and offensive. I do send my condolences to her family and subjects. I will miss her Christmas addresses. It has become a happy tradition for me that I really enjoyed. It was like getting a Christmas card from her every year. I can think of nothing with which to replace this custom. I will miss it, and her.
I do have a bit of a quandary though. Two of my ancestors signed the death warrant for King Charles I. They came to America and helped to found the city of New Haven, Connecticut while running from the wrath of King Charles II. Should I be concerned about King Charles III? I do hope not.
Closer to home, it was my birthday. I turned the silver age of sixty-five. I am officially a senior citizen. I. Get. Discounts! My niece and my sister both have birthdays coming up too. But none of us has any money. Who does these days? Instead of piling a lot of debt on credit cards, we decided to have a joint celebration. We went to see a local impersonation group perform at a street festival. We even splurged and got milkshakes at the Dairy Freeze. It was a lot of fun, and nobody had to blow spit on a cake.
And a bit of happy news for me; a wonderful new business is opening up in the new artsy fartsy “South of Main” area they are trying to create downtown. I am thrilled that they were planning an artsy fartsy area of town. I had no idea, but it is so needed. And I need an outlet to sell my merch… Seriously, this is what I have been wishing for. I hope that we will soon get more of the same. It will be nice to have more than tattoo parlors and nail salons to shop at. It may be a tough economy to open in. But I do hope it works out for them, and me.
I’ll end this post here and get to bed. That is if I can convince Pippy that she has to share…
Happy Birthday to you! I'm not really a fan of the Royal family and would prefer it if we didn't have one, but it is sad that the Queen has died. I really could do without Charles becoming the King though. To be honest I think he's a bit of a twat.
ReplyDeleteA very Happy Birthday to you.
ReplyDeleteI feel for the Royal Family being forced to do their grieving in public with everything they do and say over analysed.
I do hope that new business in your area takes off.
Our town was dying when some young folks started to change things up in our little downtown and it has really come a long way with all our tiny shops on Main Street. I hope this new place does well.
ReplyDeleteAs for the royal family? I never much paid attention and it is said at any time to lose someone who was in the public eye so much.
*sad not said
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