Watching the US Inauguration

Yes but their working democracy got rid of him. We cannot get rid of the Queen and family, we are stuck with them, without democratic election.

Grany

Yes inspiring We should have our own democratically Elected President.

I think lots of people like Bernie he very nearly became president.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=pSQyDNN4BYg&t=100s

Look what the US got in 2016 /17 Grany and ask yourself that question again

Yes inspiring We should have our own democratically Elected President.

I think lots of people like Bernie he very nearly became president.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=pSQyDNN4BYg&t=100s

He looks a bit pink and I haven't got any yarn left of that colour, but he does look very sweet.

MaizieD

Lucca

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Have you not seen the pictures of him sitting huddled in his chair, well dressed up for the cold, with a pair of fancy knitted mittens on? They're all over social media. He almost upstaged the President!

Ah thanks !

Bernie had a great sense of humor about all this. Most men wore suits and ties with an overcoat. He wore mittens made by a teacher from recyclable materials. He came in carrying an envelope as if he was going to run errands after. You can’t help but like him.

No one puts Bernie in a corner! People are cutting and pasting him into photos. He was dressed for the ski resort.

Lucca

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Have you not seen the pictures of him sitting huddled in his chair, well dressed up for the cold, with a pair of fancy knitted mittens on? They're all over social media. He almost upstaged the President!

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Bernie Saunders has really taken off! Not only lots of photoshopped pictures of him in various interesting places doing the rounds on social media, but you can now crochet your very own Bernie doll. ?

You have to open the link to get its full glory...

mobile.twitter.com/LilyBaileyUK/status/1352759991187464194

Coronation envy. The ultimate starring role.

Shhhh

Didn’t someone recently have a wedding dress with something symbolic embroidered in? Oooops wasn’t it she who must not be mentioned.....

It brings to mind Queen Elizabeth 11's coronation dress. That too was embroidered in Norman Hartnells's workshop with symbolic flowers.
"The final version featured a Tudor rose, embroidered in very pale pink silk, with pearls, gold and silver bullion, and rose diamante; the Welsh leek, embroidered in white silk with leaves of very pale green silk; the Scottish thistle, with pale mauve silk and amethysts and a calyx embroidered in reseda green silk, silver thread, and diamante dewdrops; the Irish shamrock, like the thistle, was embroidered in soft green silk, silver thread, bullion, and diamante.[5] the Canadian maple leaf, made with green silk embroideries with a crystal vein and gold border; the silver fern of New Zealand, embroidered in straight stitches using soft green silk and veined in silver and crystal; the Australian wattle flower, made with a coarse mimosa yellow wool and green and gold foliage; the South African protea, embroidered in shaded pink silk, with green silk leaves and silver outlined petals; the lotus flower of India, made with seed pearls and diamante and mother of pearl embroidered petals; the Lotus flower of Ceylon, made with opals, mother of pearl, diamante, and soft green silk; and the three emblems of Pakistan: wheat, in oat-shaped diamante and fronds of golden crystal, cotton, made in silver with leaves of green silk, and jute, embroidered in green silk and golden thread."

Beautiful dress with a lot of meaning, thanks for sharing PippaZ

It was on one of my FB embroidery groups as a suggestion for our next project

PippaZ

For those interested in what people were wearing - or in what they were saying by what they were wearing - you may find this interesting.

Dr. Jill Biden's Inauguration Evening Dress had flowers from all 50 States plus the US territories embroidered on it, with the flower of Delaware sewn near her heart and the other flowers branching out from it. What a lovely message from a lovely woman.
ETA: "Inside of the coat, representing the lifelong calling and service of Dr. Biden as an educator is a hand embroidery on the lining with a quote from Founding Father Benjamin Franklin:
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
The materials used were existing available fabrics to minimize the impact on the environment."
tomandlorenzo.com/.../jill-biden-sent-a.../...
Pictures from:
www.instagram.com/gabrielahearst/...

Wow! How lovely!

But not so keen on the gloves worn with it.
Kamala harris also stylishly dressed.

Gorgeous classy dress.

So well said, Saetana.

Thank you for posting that PippaZ
It is exquisite and also full of hope that America will be brought together again.

That outfit is exquisite! ❤️

What a beautiful dress and coat, they show a lot of thought, love and class, all of those qualities sadly lacking in the Trump family.

That was Garth Brooks grumppa some years ago a very popular country singer and very good looking in his hey day.

https://www.gransnet.com/uploads/talk/202101/medium-486068-coat.jpg https://www.gransnet.com/uploads/talk/202101/medium-40103-dress.jpg https://www.gransnet.com/uploads/talk/202101/medium-171961-embroidery.jpg

For those interested in what people were wearing - or in what they were saying by what they were wearing - you may find this interesting.

Dr. Jill Biden's Inauguration Evening Dress had flowers from all 50 States plus the US territories embroidered on it, with the flower of Delaware sewn near her heart and the other flowers branching out from it. What a lovely message from a lovely woman.
ETA: "Inside of the coat, representing the lifelong calling and service of Dr. Biden as an educator is a hand embroidery on the lining with a quote from Founding Father Benjamin Franklin:
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
The materials used were existing available fabrics to minimize the impact on the environment."
tomandlorenzo.com/.../jill-biden-sent-a.../...
Pictures from:
www.instagram.com/gabrielahearst/...