tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post2268260592185213990..comments2023-09-21T12:38:29.150+01:00Comments on The Pocketeers: What do the Queen's Jubilee and Pocket Novels have in common?The Pocketeershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124101740561917118noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-48724443138767666932012-06-12T05:54:32.625+01:002012-06-12T05:54:32.625+01:00Living at the bottom of the world and being a UK C...Living at the bottom of the world and being a UK Commonwealth country, we shared the Jubilee here in Australia via television and enjoyed watching the river parade, church service, concert and the masses of people joining in and celebrating in person in London. Brought back memories of our trips to London and my favourite bridge, Tower Bridge, like a piece of gorgeous Wedgewood, and our ride on the London Eye. Great times...and as you said Cara, moments of wonderful escape from ordinary life. Like reading. :)Noelenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189586588231645515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-39880101639765778022012-06-08T07:59:20.949+01:002012-06-08T07:59:20.949+01:00Thanks Patricia. Just goes to show ANYTHING can gi...Thanks Patricia. Just goes to show ANYTHING can give you ideas when the brain's receptive. Margaret, I think you may have got the best deal, we actually saw more of the boats the day after when we wandered down the Thames, in the sun and saw some of the boats close up. There was also a terrific programme last night about the Thames barges with Gryff Rhys Jones. They are superb boats with fascinating histories and my hubby and I had our wedding reception on one of them, floating from Tower Bridge down to Greenwich. They used to take goods to London from Ipswich and everywhere in between. Very romantic, meandering their way from country to town.Cara Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972751301677687055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-14100178282314845562012-06-07T16:00:00.489+01:002012-06-07T16:00:00.489+01:00Sorry I seem to have come up twice. Anyway it prov...Sorry I seem to have come up twice. Anyway it proves what a good weekend I had.Romance Writer Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602207070043612899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-23490907063875146542012-06-07T15:57:47.572+01:002012-06-07T15:57:47.572+01:00We had a lovely time watching it from home. I love...We had a lovely time watching it from home. I loved the fly past and the balcony appearance and the concert. I horrified everyone by singing along to All My Loving. I could remember the words after all these years. It brought back happy memories. A lovely weekend.Romance Writer Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602207070043612899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-36500013029740853662012-06-07T15:53:34.795+01:002012-06-07T15:53:34.795+01:00We watched it all from the comfort of our own home...We watched it all from the comfort of our own home too, and had a marvellous time. I loved the fly past and the balcony appearance. I think these sorts of things we as a country do really well. I loved the concert too and to everyone's horror at home I was singing along to All My Loving. I could still remember the words after all these years. It quite brought back my own misspnt youth. A lovely weekend.Romance Writer Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602207070043612899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-80270084465418854822012-06-07T10:29:49.825+01:002012-06-07T10:29:49.825+01:00A wonderful bank holiday weekend. So pleased you&#...A wonderful bank holiday weekend. So pleased you've got a pocket novel idea from it as well, Cara.Patricia Keysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082225991760220713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-76639031836409947492012-06-07T10:23:55.615+01:002012-06-07T10:23:55.615+01:00Thanks Rosemary. I couldn't help thinking when...Thanks Rosemary. I couldn't help thinking when I heard the news this morning with its grinding reports of mayhem and misery how it was nice to get away from the real world for a while. You can't live your whole life in a fantasy world but having one to go to does help to lighten things! They seemed to be having some great street parties in Edinburgh AND the sun was shining.Cara Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972751301677687055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-21838754850526478972012-06-07T09:44:49.351+01:002012-06-07T09:44:49.351+01:00Great post! It was a fabulous weekend - I watched ...Great post! It was a fabulous weekend - I watched it all on TV up here in Scotland loved every minute. No one else could do it so well! Good analogy with the world of Pocket Novels.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-12138824417069019452012-06-06T15:50:58.963+01:002012-06-06T15:50:58.963+01:00You really did do the whole shebang Alice, I admir...You really did do the whole shebang Alice, I admire your staying power! Everybody at work this morning was talking about how positive it all was and how the Bank Holidays had given them time to chat to the neighbours and cook special stuff for each other. I've yet to see the concert but I'm sure they'll be screening it again some time. Madness on the roof of the Palace sounds like fun!Cara Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972751301677687055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-74013259546126097342012-06-06T15:13:21.073+01:002012-06-06T15:13:21.073+01:00Wow sounds good! After the celebrations I am just ...Wow sounds good! After the celebrations I am just in awe of the queen! What a lady!!! <br /><br />I had the same concerns are you...how busy would it be, worrying about transport (especially as I had heard some pretty bad stuff about people being stuck over night on the tube on the paper!!) - However, the tubes were not that bad and got me from my lovely <a href="http://www.silverdoor.co.uk/serviced-apartments/london" rel="nofollow">London serviced apartment</a> to Buckingham palace fine!! We stayed from Friday night to last night - which I think was a little long, but it was a great trip. We literally followed the Queen wherever she went! Including Derby and the Jubilee concert - LOVE ROBBIE WILLIAMS!Alice Andrewsnoreply@blogger.com