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| Margaret's Jubilee breakfast in Southampton 2012 |
Whilst most of our travelling is undertaken jointly, in 2012 I travelled alone to the USA and England, leaving John to the mercies of personal care workers for those many tasks he could do himself. This meant that I did not have to take wheelchair accessibility into account and therefore was able to stay with friends and relatives in many places.
My fourth cousin Ange whom we'd first met in 2008 on our three-month road trip with a wheelchair-accessible motorhome invited me to use her place as my base. Ange and Paul (another wheelchair user) live in Southampton where my father was born in 1914. He had migrated with his mother to Australia in 1925, joining his Dr Barnardo sponsored older sisters.
Ange kindly showed me many places around Southampton where my ancestors had lived for over two hundred years.
During my time spent at their place, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee was celebrated. One of the major initiatives was to encourage the British population to hold Jubilee breakfasts - almost like a Christmas or American Thanksgiving Day. The idea was to invite neighbours or family to celebrate this special event, commemorating Queen Elizabeth II's sixty years on the throne whilst watching the pageant on TV. Quite apt in 2022 when we have already started to celebrate the Queen's Platinum (70th) anniversary, don't you think?
Check my post in 2012 at Diamond Jubilee Celebrations at Totten. You can safely say I didn't enjoy black pudding. Nor did I finish my plate - I am not used to such big breakfasts.
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