My paternal grandfather came to the states in 1920 (100 years ago!). My dad and his siblings were all first generation Americans and my first cousins, sisters, and I retain some pride in being English, even though most of us have never been there. (I also like that I'm part Welsh and one of my 2nd cousins is learning Cornish, as her grandmother's people were from Cornwall.)
Happy St. George's Day - may you slay all your dragons. Except the Welsh ones! :-)
So I hope you also celebrate St David's Day (as my brother Nick does who was born in Wales) ... and St Pirren. When I was in Bude St Pirren's Day was well celebrated, and there were quite a few learning Cornish.
I love being English .... and when I have been to the States, I have loved seeing the growth of USA. In 2017 I went and saw Plymouth Rock, having stood on Mayflower Steps in Plymouth the previous year.
There's still plenty of dragons around, so when you visit I will take you to see them!
I do celebrate St. David's Day quietly by myself - Irish and Scottish fests are common here but people don't seem to know much about Wales. Later I'll post a couple photos of a pin I cross-stitched for myself to wear on March 1 (a daffodil). That's usually too early for daffodils to be blooming in Northern Indiana.
I've never celebrated St. Pirren's Day but I bet my cousin Carolyn does (she's the one learning Cornish). I'm not Cornish at all - Carolyn's grandmother was my aunt by marriage - but have always had an interest. There are lots folks in the upper peninsula of Michigan that are of Cornish descent; they immigrated there and worked the copper mines. Pasties are a familiar dish in Michigan.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mmmag
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2020-04-24 01:04 am (UTC)Happy St. George's Day - may you slay all your dragons. Except the Welsh ones! :-)
no subject
Date: 2020-04-24 11:01 am (UTC)So I hope you also celebrate St David's Day (as my brother Nick does who was born in Wales) ... and St Pirren. When I was in Bude St Pirren's Day was well celebrated, and there were quite a few learning Cornish.
I love being English .... and when I have been to the States, I have loved seeing the growth of USA. In 2017 I went and saw Plymouth Rock, having stood on Mayflower Steps in Plymouth the previous year.
There's still plenty of dragons around, so when you visit I will take you to see them!
no subject
Date: 2020-04-24 07:18 pm (UTC)I've never celebrated St. Pirren's Day but I bet my cousin Carolyn does (she's the one learning Cornish). I'm not Cornish at all - Carolyn's grandmother was my aunt by marriage - but have always had an interest. There are lots folks in the upper peninsula of Michigan that are of Cornish descent; they immigrated there and worked the copper mines. Pasties are a familiar dish in Michigan.