A Strange Week.

~ tidalscribe.com
This is where many of us feel we have been this past week.

For many the summer holidays are over and a new school year has started. After having all the family visiting, not quite at the same time and being away helping with tiny Tidalscribes last week, I am keen to start my autumn term in the blogging world.

Apple Harvest

Strange goings on at Chez Tidalscribe

Beach you can eat.
Children should be neither seen nor heard.

But as Prince Louis and my youngest grandson both started school and my eldest grandson became a teenager, there were far greater landmarks about to happen.

The death of Queen Elizabeth 11 on Thursday September 8th seemed to come suddenly. It was only on Tuesday that our new prime minister, Liz Truss, had been pictured meeting The Queen, who as tradition demands, asked her to form a new government. She looked frail and the meeting took place at Balmoral to spare Her Majesty the journey to Buckingham Palace, but it was only when we heard news later of her family rushing to Balmoral that her health was obviously worse than the public knew.

A drama and a moment in history that no script writer could have made up. The only monarch most of us have ever known had lived to see her platinum jubilee and just long enough to ‘see off’ Boris Johnson, as he put it.

King Charles 111 spoke movingly and seems so far to have people’s support. Whatever your own religious beliefs, the Queen took her oath sincerely to serve God and her country and Charles spoke of God Almighty and his faith. It is surely welcome that royals, unlike politicians, acknowledge a higher power. I always envy those people who brave the crowds, bring their flowers, chat to the press and make memories that will last. Many more of us have been following on television. It is a sad occasion, but also full of drama; from the many people of all sorts on the streets, to the interesting traditions, mostly involving colourful uniforms, coming into play as we lead up to the funeral.

I see no reason why Charles should not be a good king and perhaps at his weekly audiences with our new prime minister he can steer her down the green and humanitarian route we so badly need. My grandchildren will hopefully live to see three kings in their life time.

To round off a strange week this single rose had appeared in my garden when I got home on Friday.

15 thoughts on “A Strange Week.”

  1. My heart was broken when I heard of the Queen’s passing, and I know this is such an emotional time for so many people right now…..particularly those in the UK, where there is so much change and uncertainty occurring all at once! It will take a while to adjust to the loss of someone so significant in the memories and experiences of so many of us around the world who have only ever know Queen Elizabeth as the British monarch, and who were inspired by her strength and stability and devotion to duty and her remarkable ability to navigate huge changes in the world over 70 years of service. Her passing is a tremendous loss… Incidentally, your garden produced a beautiful rose! What a gift!

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    1. Thanks for your words Anita, The Queen does seem to have had a unique recognition around the world.
      I’m not very good with roses, this one was a present last year and produced a few blooms earlier in the summer and now this single bloom!

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