"Let us beat swords into plowshares"

United Nations

The UK team at the Model United Nations in Boston are participating in their final sessions this weekend (see previous blog), so we're flying the UN flag to show our support.
The quote (from the Bible of course) is the title of an artwork - a gun with a knotted barrel - on display at the UN building in New York, which the boys visited earlier in the week.

Breakfast in America

USA

It has to be the Stars & Stripes this week, as Kieran is spending the week in New York and Boston with his school's team, attending the Model United Nations organised by Harvard University. They'll be seeing all the sights, and his parents are green with envy. Good luck to all the participants from The Skinners' School and Maidstone Grammar, the only team from the UK.

The Osbourne Bull

Spain: Osbourne bull

The Osbourne bull here superimposed on the Spanish flag is regarded as the unofficial national symbol of Spain. It's named after the Osbourne sherry company, who used large silhouettes to advertise their wares.

Why are we flying it today? Um - how about it's St Fructuosus's day? He was burned at the stake in 259 by the Romans in Tarragon.