Problem Solved
The kids don’t seem convinced, when I tell them
how much I don’t want any special celebration for my 90th birthday. Among other reasons, there’s nobody to attend
but themselves. My friends and even my
acquaintances have all died, or moved out of town to live near their daughters. Nor am I happy with the idea of my coast-to-coast family
trying to gather up here in Siberia in the dead of
winter. Nor do I have the stamina for much excitement these days. Nor -- for that matter -- is that the day I want to reach -- I'm aiming for April 1.
But this morning I am excited – if they insist, I’ve found a way for
them to mark the occasion! Look at this headline!
Queen Elizabeth’s
Wardrobe to be Exhibited for 90th Birthday
Come on -- if they’re going to do that about a woman who has
worn the same pair of earrings and triple strand of pearls every day for at least the past sixty years!
I’m busy figuring out which pair of jeans should go on the poster for Edith's Exhibition. Possibly the ones that are so old they’re
properly called
Dungarees!
Come on -- if they’re going to do that about a woman who has
worn the same pair of earrings and triple strand of pearls every day for at least the past sixty years! 
Re: Edith's Exhibition: Well, don't leave out that pair of orange high heels that appeared on the blog a while back.
ReplyDeleteAnd re: QEII's Exhibition (or, rather, Exhibitions, since there will be three of them): The one at Buck House is going back into the archives for childhood outfits and teenage costumes from the WWII pantomime benefits in which she and Princess Margaret starred. Tell me you wouldn't queue up (if time, distance, and stamina weren't factors) to see her Prince Charming outfit!