Jubilee time

Living in France means that we don't get to celebrate with street parties whenever there is a big national event back home.  And here there don't seem to be that many french occasions to celebrate, Presidential elections somehow just don't capture the hearts of the french in the way that fairytale royal weddings do in Britain..  I wonder why?!  So I try to do our own little thing in little idyll even if, to outside eyes, it seems faintly ridiculous. Children need balloons and bunting and any excuse does for a party.  The diamond Jubilee was thusly celebrated in our house, and we added flags (to wave at the television and to drape "tastefully" from the beams) princess dresses, and cupcakes.  We had fun decorating our own crowns, colouring in the queen and making paper chains.   The children were delighted to be watching the real queen floating down the Thames and my poor suffering french husband rolled his eyes and tied up the balloons.  He did enjoy the afternoon tea though.