Guess who's coming back?

The biggest off air soap opera with plot twists to rival anything on Eastenders or Coronation Street takes a new turn this week, in fact this is so breaking  news bits are coming in dribs and drabs as I type.

Most of us can recall what we were doing way back in 2018 when Harry and Meghan got married, the start of the spectacular failing out between Harry and Prince William and spouses that run into the Royal Family generally.

This lead to a temporary move to Canada before settling in Montecito, California in the United States where it was widely expected they and their children would stay not least having burned their bridges with the Royals and the wider UK public massively.

We now learn they are to return to the UK after a off/on visit with His Majesty King Charles III and the Queen probably settling somewhere around either Northamptonshire in the South Midlands or the Cotswolds area of Gloucestershire.

One reason it appears to be  Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet's schooling which despite both having identifiable american accents and exposed to that countries culture, the couple appear anxious to have an English education and we are lead to believe school placements are booked for Autumn (Fall) term.

Other reasons include apparently the children getting along well with the Spencers, to whom Princess Diana, Harry's Mom was member of and the meeting with King Charles that seemed to turn out satisfactory.

Reaction will probably be mixed in the Country as a while, I have very mixed views on this as over the last eighteen months or so we've been getting tittle tattle suggesting the patience of the celebs in Montecito had been wearing thin and that it's hardly a inexpensive place to live before we consider how offended many of us feel about the manner their issues with the other royals were handled not least when the Duke of Edinburgh was seriously ill and indeed the period before the late Queen Elizabeth died.

They certainly did not need all this drama but maybe we might see a partial defrosting of the relationships and while I have some concerns around Prince Harry's character, he does have some strengths which can can better use over here.

We'll see.

The eclipse of the Sun

Yesterday was a very hot one following temperatures of 33 degrees C on Wednesday so apart from literally feeling under the weather despite drinking plenty of liquids but really there was only one thing we were talking about was a once in a lifetime experience when the Moon obscured the Sun which was visible from most of Europe.

People sat outside, sometimes in groups armed with special highly protective glasses, a hand made pinhole camera or improvising with a colander and a piece of card although that would give you multiple images.

It was a great opportunity to learn about how the sun works, practise some basic skills we use in science and engineering and perhaps help reignite the interest in Astronomy and Space.

It also was a great spectacular event.

Rested

 

Well okay peoples, how's it going?

Last week was a blast although it could of started with a hoot as there I was fully dressed waiting for the traffic to clear to enter a car as one another enters our road and just stayed still for over a minute.

Talking about "stopping the traffic" I had no idea where to put myself and as next door has issues with a cross dressing assigned as male at birth family member the last thing you want is them staring at the window at you.

Anyway with all that over with I got along just fine ordering a slice of cake and pot of tea as we'd pass the time for meals to be served and then walked around the grounds of Whalley Abbey with no negative reactions even though I was make up free.

I also answered the door to the Amazon Courier as he had stuff for another resident here who didn't tell me when their order was due fully femme fine.

Crazy thing while away with friends was one said something to the effect "It's a delicate matter but do you have any trousers or jeans with you?" in connexion with going out to a meal.

This establishment isn't one with dress codes, no wellington boots, muddy hiking boots or anything like that bans and at least two in the party attending had deep male voices, one wore a school skirt, other had male type body hair which doesn't bother me and yet even though I was able to use a cafe "en femme" with no incident this individual was suggesting in a round about way I didn't "pass" and wasn't going to be allowed to join them unless I changed.

Given how Trans Passing Rules work, I have know cis females say they'd never pass the tests even they they WERE assigned at birth as female!

The good news was despite that Grring thing, I did feel more relaxed for just switching off from things at home and within the family.