Updated Monday 12/09/22: I have decided to take a few days away from the blog for various reasons (LH’s 70th birthday, YS visiting, ES returning from his holiday) and also because I am feeling totally overwhelmed at the moment. So, I hope to return on Wednesday 21/09/22 with a Reading Roundup post.
Love and best wishes,
Anne
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Mourning (The weeping angel on Franz Bendel’s tombstone), by Kat on Flickr
Anne, Happy belated Mother's Day! That tea looks delicious and who does not love cakes! I'm glad you had a…
Dear Lauren, you always write the loveliest comments! Thank you so much, love Anne X
Dear Lisa, thank you so much for your kindness, much love, Anne X
Thank you for posting your kind and helpful comment, but you are replying to a very old one! I hope…
I think I found it on Poshmark! Posting the link if you want it: https://posh.mk/6hQmUhPhB1b
The Librain
The Librain......retired 
Hi Anne,
Thoughts on the death of the Queen are personal and I know for some, conflicted. I happen to be reading the Tina Brown book “The Palace Papers” right now and a few days before her death, I was reading a chapter about a message the Queen sent to be read at a 9/11 memorial service and the last line really stuck with me. It read “grief is the price we pay for love.”
While I was required to pledge allegiance to the Queen in November 2021 to become Canadian, I did it with admiration for a wise leader and for myself, a role model. She had an inner resolve that was amazing to witness. Not every decision she made was one I agreed with, but she stayed true to her course.
I’m not sure what will happen to the institution, but an era has come to an end and for that, I grieve.
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Thank you for your thoughtful and detailed response to my post, Anne x
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