Biscuit-bearers of the revolution

Another thing that, today, filled me with affection for my homeland. I am rather proud of our tradition of idomitable, difficult old people, and, from her wellies to her china teacup, I cannot imagine anything more British than 91-year-old Topsy of Pickering:

The picture is from the BBC's "Day in Pictures" for yesterday, and the caption read:

"Topsy Clinch, 91, a resident of Pickering in North Yorkshire, UK, recreates her "living room" in a river to depict scenes faced in the devastating floods of last year."