I am glad to be British because

That's funny, I have a few union flags but no Welsh flag.

But are you not in little England beyond Wales

So sorry,wrong rose

Nope, Big England, beyond little Wales.

Good things come in little packages ,think diamonds , no, think rubies

Or even a bit on the side.

OK, I'll design a new one.

That's what people tell you when they give you a tiny present.

But it is not a spare patch, it is a centrepiece!

Thank you

I'm in the independent bit, neither England nor Wales

A patch centrepiece, Can it be optional?

Glad there is so much agreement about being glad to being British.

As someone has said, I expect if we lived elsewhere, we may be quite glad to live there too.
But Britain does seem to have much to be glad about.

So that's two more to add to the union flag rosequartz

RQ you are in the supernatural bit, where weird things happen,and female vicars run around screaming, you need a flag all of your own!

Until you get round to sewing on the patch, then it would be optional, yes.

That's good, because I forget where the sewing box is, haven't used it in years.

There will be no patch sorry

You could use a glue gun. I am tempted to get one after reading one of the threads and looking on Amazon (the mini ones are only £6 to £10)

Spoilsport!

Thanks for the tip Elegran, I must get one. I am still pleased with your tip about using a bath scrunchie to clean the sink.

I have a workshop full of DH's tools - all too big and heavy for me, plus I am not very confident with power tools. I am gradually buying tools that suit the size of my hands and my much weaker muscles. Best yet is an electric screwdriver. A mini hot glue gun sounds useful.

RQ you are in the supernatural bit
Oh no, all normal here, that's just up the road in Herefordshire.
All very strange up there (where my ancestors are from)

My sewing machine is out, left up from another job, I could get cracking in the morning.
Now, how to train your dragon to sit nicely in the middle while I applique around him
Perhaps I could train him to hold a

Oh dear, I really am off to now.

Just occurred to me - with a dragon on hand you wouldn't need a hot glue gun, just get him to breathe on the glue stick (but not on the fabric)

OlderNoWiser when I was being interviewed for a teaching job at a local college I was told English is a difficult language to learn and it was a huge advantage to speak English.

I taught many adults whose first language was not English and they all thought the same. Foreign students always wanted to speak English to get practice with 'natural' English speakers. Perhaps now it's easier for children to learn English than adults because of TV, the Internet and social media. So much is in English that we don't give a second thought to. Even if you Google a page and it is not in English, press the button and it's translated for you.

I don't like seeing flags in gardens either, unless it's to do with a sporting event or something like that. In my area the BNP fielded a candidate at the last election, so some will support that party. They lost their deposit, but it is still significant change in the local community. I am not keen on seeing flags as I perceive them as signalling support for parties like the BNP and UKIP.

I do like the idea of a red dragon in the centre of the Union Jack. Wales should have its own representation. When I've seen the Welsh flag flying in Wales, a lot of the time the Union Jack is next to it.

Indinana woops! Re Terry Wogan being from 'the British Isles', I don't think the majority of the population would take kindly to you saying that

Northern Ireland is part of the British Isles but not the Republic of Ireland.