Day 3560: Hopeful

 

"Hopeful": junk mail collage

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Queen Elizabeth  The Original Horse Girl

Queen Elizabeth, 96. Photo Credit: James Whatling/MEGA

Queen Elizabeth II stepped out for an increasingly rare public appearance on Friday to attend day two of the Windsor Horse Show. The event is known as the Queen’s favorite event of the year, and it takes place just a short drive from her home at Windsor Castle. Considering the queen hasn’t been seen publicly since attending Prince Philip’s memorial service in March, though, her attendance on Friday was still a bit of a surprise. The Queen arrived to the event in her Range Rover, which she remained in throughout the morning, taking in the races from the passenger seat. The monarch watched three of her Fell Ponies compete, with one of them, Balmoral Leia, even winning the Highland Class competition.

"She was in great spirits," a source told People. "People she knows in the horse world were being brought to her to talk to her at the window. You can see she is in really good form."

Later in the morning, she was driven to the main arena and was seen walking slowly to a lift, aided by a walking stick.

She then made her way to her seat, which was next to her son Prince Edward in the stands. 

 *Unimportant side note: Melbourne, Australia 1956, the Queen and Prince Phillip were in town for the Olympics and I went to the parade. They waved at me! ;o)

 Update ...

WonderWoman flew in this morning at10:30 to take me along

 to meet Grandhunk #3 at lunch at ...

 

We went there because Grandhunk #2 was working and would wait on us. He met us when we arrived.

WW & GH #2

GH #2 & GH #3 (GH #1 had a date)

GH #3 was tired he worked late last night, but he showed up!

 

 

No food pics, but WW had chicken tortilla soup, I had chicken taquitos and quacamole, GH #3 had chicken enchiladas.

                  GH #3 being patient with his Grandma sticking a camera in his face.

The Grandhunks love their Mom, WW.

 

After we left I rode along with WW as she did some errands. I was home by 3:45 in time for my Sumo basho at 4:30. TMI? 

And, at 

 

I responded ...

(should say JL's)

Definitely TMI?

 

Throwback Thursday ...

Superman reading bible stories to young Grandhunks 3,2,1 

at bedtime, Villa Park, 2003.

 

 

A sweet 3-minute video, baby goats, here.

 

Just because ...

 

Whiskered Treeswift

 

 

Smiles for Thursday ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                               Thanks for coming by today.