Harry and Meghan....

We could all talk about those two until the cows come home and no one will know 100% what is going on in their heads......but I listened to what these guys said and have to agree when Eamonn Holmes says 'This is the biggest acting role she's ever had'

Like them or loathe them, it's a sad state of affairs.......

Not sure how I feel about this?

One of the latest headlines on Wednesday is that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are "stepping back" from their royal roles.

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Now as I am not an "insider" to their life nor do I know them personally really I have no say in what they do or how they lead their lives.  However as a tax payer in the country of Canada and a citizen of both Canada and the UK, I do have a vested interest in how tax payer money is spent.

They want to be financially independent, which is all fair and good, but because of who they are they need 24 hour protection and regardless of whether they decide to live in the UK or in North America, someone has to pay for that, at a cost as per the newspaper article below of over $1 million per year.  

At the end of the day, Prince Harry was born into a royal family, he is expected to work for the "firm," whether he likes it or not.  Megan knew this when she married him, so it can't have come as a surprise to her.  They both have a good heart I am quite sure.  Both want to do charitable works; all very admirable.  But at the end of the day, he was born into the royal family, he is the brother of the future king and needs to step up and do what is expected of him.  

They may not like it; but the more they fight the situation the more peed off the general public are going to be.  The more secretive they are, and the more they hide from the press and general public, the more interested everyone is going be, it's human nature.  I am not sure who is advising them about dealing with the public, but they seem to be going about it all wrong.

With Megan working in entertainment she is not daft when it comes to publicity.  So all this commotion they are causing with this stepping back and not wanting to deal with the public and press, is a great way of pushing their image to the forefront.  

I hope at the end of the day, that they get to live their lives how they want; but you can't court publicity on one hand and then spurn public interest on the other hand.  It doesn't work like that......just saying.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7865387/How-life-Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-look-renounce-HRH-titles.html

They've arrived and other bits and bobs................

Prince Charles and Camilla..........will I be rushing down to see them..............heck no. There are members of the Royal Family who I think they are worth their weight in gold, one of them being Princess Anne, and there are others, who I have never seen the point of, and two of them are visiting our area at the moment!!!

A question for you, what colour is your Kitchen Aid mixer? Mine is cream and I got it for my 40th birthday from dh, and yes I requested it. Over on Saving 4 Later, she is saving up for a chrome one.

Things about Molly. She has been shedding like a crazy dog recently, and when she sees me with the brush she runs a mile. She also has been stinky, so I decided I wanted to give her a shower. However she has now clicked that when I tell her to come upstairs and I have my nightie on, she knows I want her to have a shower. I tried to bribe her with a cheese slice to come upstairs but she wasn't having that either. Anyhow on Wednesday morning after she had been outside for a pee, she then decided to go back upstairs to bed, so I saw my opportunity. I had to carry her to the bathroom, but I got her in the shower. Now if looks could kill, I should be six feet under now!!

As for her allergies, I am gradually weaning her off the allergy pills, and I can tell she is getting itchy. She's not chewing her body, and lower region, but she is chewing her paws. The vet called to tell me it would cost $390.03 for an allergy test for her.....my reaction.........bloody hell........I won't even repeat dh's reaction, this is a wholesome blog!!!

I am not too sure what I am going to do next regarding her allergies, as she has been on her vegetarian food for six weeks now, so I don't think its a food allergy. I am reluctant to go back to the vets, as that will be another $65 just for seeing the vet........money we can ill afford at the moment.

Still plagued with cluster flies, though no where near as many as there was, and I haven't caught a mouse in a week or so, so that's good news.

Otherwise Wednesday was a very quiet day around the house for me, I haven't left the house since Saturday.