Red, White and Blue

 "No flag, No Country, You can't have one! Those are the rules..."  Eddie Izzard, Dress to Kill

I've always considered the Union Jack to be a trendy logo of mod fashion - David Bowie and Pete Townsend both sported Union Jack styles, not to mention the Sex Pistols sartorial send-up. So I've been looking for a little red, white and blue, and on the evening of September 23rd I found it in abundance!

The Friends of Bliss Charity School hosted a Murder Mystery Night and the theme was patriotic.  Union Jack banners decorated the hall and the tables all had tri-color, paper-flower arrangements.

                        Abbie and I celebrate in style!

                Waiting for the murder mystery to begin!

                     One of the Friends of Bliss chefs

The Union Jack was designed in 1606. A symbol of unity, the flag signifies the Union of the countries of Great Britain - Wales isn't included because apparently they were already considered part of England (sounds like the start of an argument to me!):

St. George's Cross, the flag of England	St. Andrew's Cross, the flag of Scotland

St. Patrick's Cross, the flag of Ireland

    The cross represented in each flag is named after the patron saint of each country.

                          Union Jacks were everywhere

            And even some other red, white and blue flags!

         Jenny and Julia, two of my co-workers at Bliss

                         I loved this man's vest!

It was a wonderful evening and the Friends of Bliss managed to raise quite a bit of money for the school.   And I'm ready with my dress for July 4th!