tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736035637103377628.post329581573021057244..comments2020-11-23T19:57:28.086-08:00Comments on Hail Britannia: What I've been reading (and a giveaway)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13061191277162046916noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736035637103377628.post-12907765181066072162012-02-13T11:03:39.000-08:002012-02-13T11:03:39.000-08:00I suppose I admire the Queen because although she&...I suppose I admire the Queen because although she's led an incredibly privileged life, she has also served her country with focus and determination, which is more than can be said of some of them!<br><br>Actually just wanted to sympathize with the aching hand. I've been experimenting with plastic bag crocheting, and have a similar ache. (Oh and did I tell you about my Law degree? LOL)Expat Mumhttp://www.expatmum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736035637103377628.post-80400047347459022332012-02-13T16:54:50.000-08:002012-02-13T16:54:50.000-08:00I admire the Queen for being a monarch who has rem...I admire the Queen for being a monarch who has remained respectable and elegant over a long reign full of changes. Some of her ancestors couldn't keep their poise even for a few years.<br><br>That and her hats, which are all made in England.Megannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736035637103377628.post-74159497424748274712012-02-15T05:49:11.000-08:002012-02-15T05:49:11.000-08:00God bless the Queen for just keeping on trucking a...God bless the Queen for just keeping on trucking at the age of 85! I have to say I really admire her stamina for making polite conversation for fifty years at events of state. That Homemade book looks right up my alley as I am something of a crafting fanatic.EmmaKhttp://www.mommyhasaheadache.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736035637103377628.post-75009656122366286192012-02-15T17:39:47.000-08:002012-02-15T17:39:47.000-08:00I admire the Queen for her dedication to duty...mu...I admire the Queen for her dedication to duty...much more than any politician in this country. I also envy her history - look at her family tree!<br><br>Love the blog!Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736035637103377628.post-54842504865323182922012-02-14T02:47:34.000-08:002012-02-14T02:47:34.000-08:00The Queen is like a rock. She is steady and commit...The Queen is like a rock. She is steady and committed. She has had to deal with some very challenging issues, both personal and national, and remained steadfast in the midst of them. She comes across as being a very strong woman, one who knows herself. I think when she is gone the world will have lost an irreplaceable treasure.kristieinbchttp://journeynorthof49.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736035637103377628.post-59881592878045346162012-02-14T13:56:13.000-08:002012-02-14T13:56:13.000-08:00When I think of the Queen the first word that come...When I think of the Queen the first word that comes to mind is Duty. It always blows me away when people do a job, that they did not ask for, and do it so well. She seems to be above it all when many others are always running to the press to get their side of the story out. (I'm not saying that is wrong just not something I admire.)<br>Although I do have a secret idea that Prince Phillip says all the things she wishes she had the freedom to say.yarnkettlehttp://yarnkettle.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736035637103377628.post-36134767439822749452012-02-13T15:17:28.000-08:002012-02-13T15:17:28.000-08:00My family emigrated from England shortly after Qu...My family emigrated from England shortly after Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne. The Queen was our bond to the motherland. We would huddle around the radio to listen to the Queen's Christmas speech on BBC; now I listen on the Internet. My Father would pontificate on all that was wrong with the US and everything that was right about England; what else would you expect from a WWII Royal Marine? My mother usually got all teary-eyed and wanted to get on the next plane home, but we stayed in the US where we had made our home and raised our families. The Queen is our reminder of our roots and our past. She is our connection to all that is dear to us. She is a woman of character and integrity who has demonstrated to millions of young women over the years that women can be leaders.Carol Younkinnoreply@blogger.com