Queen's Jubilee

I pass by  the Queen Victoria Building almost everyday when I go to work.  There is a Victoria's Basement store there and as early as April they had a lot of items with this logo on display.

Well, I suppose all the merchandise was their way of joining in the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.  

London Eye was there to witness the historical event. She wrote, "As a true blue Brit we braved the rain and headed for the river to see the Jubilee pageant and of course the Queen. The atmosphere was jubilant and friendly despite the cold. We had a great view until the people in front stood up on the bench. Luckily D Hall which is by the river offered hospitality so we were able to get out of the cold and into a spectacular view." 

And she sent this as well which I found quite interesting...

The 1st  is PAPER, on which you can write
The 2nd is COTTON, all crisp and white,
The 3rd is LEATHER, a bag or some gloves,
The 4th is BOOKS, Lady Chatterley's loves!
The 5th is WOOD, a box full of dreams,
The 6th is IRON, metal not steam
The 7th is WOOL, soft and warm
The 8th is BRONZE, metal in an elegant form
The 9th is COPPER, and 10th is TIN,
If you have got this far you are bound to win.

The 11th is STEEL, so shiny and bright         
The 12th is SILK, so soft and so light,           
The 13th is LACE, maybe a cloth for a tray,
The 14th is IVORY, leave it for Jumbo,
Its better that way!

The 15th is CRYSTAL, cut glass at its best,
The 20th CHINA, cups, plates and the rest,
The 25th is SILVER - really swell
The 30th is PEARL - from an oyster's shell
The 35th is CORAL, from under the sea
The 40th is  RUBY, as red as red can be
The 45th is SAPPHIRE - precious and blue
The 50th is GOLDEN - Congratulations to you!
The 55th is EMERALD - so green and so pure,
The 60th DIAMOND - an achievement for sure.
The 65th BLUE SAPPHIRE and 70th PLATINUM
The last two which are reached by some
The 75th  is DIAMOND AND GOLD
The 80th OAK
Or something suitable for the very old!

She went on to say, "Two bank holidays so no work till Wednesday." 

In my mind, lucky girl, she has two days off. Then I thought, one day off for Australia (11 June) celebrating the Queen's birthday, one day off for the Philippines (12 June) to celebrate Independence Day and there I was reading her message on my way to work yesterday. 

Bummer!  I thought that was bad, going to work on a holiday, until I ended up getting sick and staying home today.  I didn't mind the 'staying home' part.  It's the 'sick' part that is the real BUMMER!  (Cough!  Cough!)