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| Grandad Fred, on the right, a veteran of The Boer War and The Great War. |
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An Eclectic Mix of Things That Have Caught My Eye This Week
I thought this was a spiffing idea, plus it gives a new use to plain old bottles that might otherwise just be recycled. I'm going...
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I'm a knitter, have been since I was quite a little dot. I really enjoy it, and have tried this year to increase my skills by taking on... -
When you've been on the planet some 50 years + it's not often you can say you've seen something so extraordinary, it was breath...
So pleased to hear this morning that the poppies
ReplyDeletewill be staying until the end of the month....And,
so they should!
And...Next Tuesday of course is actually Remembrance
Day 11/11th...in the UK and Canada...And, Veterans Day
in the US of A...!
Mio Rosso, Bianco e Verdi is also flying at half mast to~day!
Respect to Grandpa Fred, it is I feel extraordinarily moving to see the ordinary faces involved in that extraordinary conflict. xxx
ReplyDeleteL is extremely hot on wearing his Poppy. He's always been fascinated by the Wars, ever since he was tiny wee. Friends have been to see the Poppies at the Tower and say they are amazing- a beautiful sight. M's grandpa fought in the trenches in WW1 and lost all his comrades, mine was torpedoed in WW2 and while he survived by clinging to some floating debris, friends of his died. Fred must have seen some sights in those two conflicts. xx
ReplyDeleteMuch respect, and wearing my poppy with pride. ♥
ReplyDeleteI have a poppy that must be 30 years old, and it will be worn again tomorrow (11th).
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