tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post7205063778617731465..comments2024-02-05T11:11:02.470-08:00Comments on THE EPIC: Poppies In A Field--Armistice DayM.Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-22763454853258971142009-11-15T20:09:57.328-08:002009-11-15T20:09:57.328-08:00Petunia, thank you very much. It must be so moving...Petunia, thank you very much. It must be so moving to see everyone wearing a poppy. And, thanks for the comment...it is good to hear from you again.<br /><br />I have been thinking about the poppy procurement issue. In the US I would try a local Veterans of Foreign Wars hall. Better yet, make a road trip to Kansas City and go to the amazing WWI museum there. They have a VFW sponsored cart for donations and it is chock full of poppies!! <br /><br />MLM.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-57591605447484144482009-11-15T04:46:30.077-08:002009-11-15T04:46:30.077-08:00In London you see seas of poppies on people's ...In London you see seas of poppies on people's coats for the 3 weeks leading up to Armistice Day. There is even a moment of silence at 11am on 11/11. I had never seen or heard of people wearing poppies before moving here, but there are an army of volunteers at every train and bus station in London handing out poppies for a small donation. I must have bought 5 or 6 so far! Thanks for this memorable post.Petuniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768412715284421776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-43106427258780071762009-11-13T10:33:45.396-08:002009-11-13T10:33:45.396-08:00For some reason, I always assumed wearing poppies ...For some reason, I always assumed wearing poppies was a British Commonwealth custom. I didn't know that it was done in the US. <br /><br />In Blighty, they are sold to raise money for the Haigh Fund, and the proceeds assist disabled ex-servicemen and their families - and of course the families of those who never came back. Around the end of October, boxes of them, and the distinctive scarlet collecting tins, appear in shops and offices as if by magic. And every station in London and high street will have volunteer collectors - very often veterans but also young people. So you have to actively avoid a poppy seller if, for some reason, you don't want to wear one. <br /><br />It's quite touching to walk down a busy street and see that almost every single person is wearing a poppy. One feels oddly proud to see that people honour sacrifice in this way.Springheelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512127004467362756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-51591401032088825742009-11-12T07:47:23.135-08:002009-11-12T07:47:23.135-08:00I used be be able to get a poppy on post as a kid....I used be be able to get a poppy on post as a kid. Can't find one anywhere these days.<br /><br />At Mrs. E.'s school they always have a veteran come to speak. Since it was founded in 1911, that first class of boys figured heavily in the school's history. In the case of an active duty serviceman speaking, he may be the first soldier, sailor, airman or Marine that the boys have met.<br /><br />What a strange world compared with mine.<br /><br />I may start making my own poppies.Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-69297344685959242752009-11-12T06:34:34.791-08:002009-11-12T06:34:34.791-08:00Only wish I could have found someone with poppies....Only wish I could have found someone with poppies. No one does that around here. I do remember getting one as a child. Last week (at the grocery) an old-timer was handing out those little white canes for a small donation. I made each one of my sons get and wear one.<br /><br />Turling - it is about time you started a blog. Posting your grandfather's paintings would be a good start.~Tessa~Scoffshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026251653030390293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-80499005742131073192009-11-11T12:18:16.111-08:002009-11-11T12:18:16.111-08:00Thank you everyone for the wonderful comments. Sp...Thank you everyone for the wonderful comments. Springheel, I can't imagine what it was like for a nation to lose an entire generation like England did in WWI. And in only about three years. Thanks for your visit and comment. God bless.<br /><br />MLM.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-55921349736007178692009-11-11T11:30:59.146-08:002009-11-11T11:30:59.146-08:00I've never seen poppies sold in the US, but th...I've never seen poppies sold in the US, but they're sold everywhere in the UK. I have one I got last year, and I am wearing my red poppy raincoat today.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-35572271403134604452009-11-11T08:26:02.885-08:002009-11-11T08:26:02.885-08:00It's interesting -- I am hearing more people t...It's interesting -- I am hearing more people than ever reference WWI directly this Veterans' Day. Somehow it must be in the national consciousness today. I wish I could find a poppy today, you don't see them as much anymore. I like the red paper idea though. Thanks.<br /><br />EQV<br />atthemeadows.comEsseQuamViderihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00447210690631859983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-57817716778199925352009-11-11T08:13:21.020-08:002009-11-11T08:13:21.020-08:00A fine post. In Britain, where we commemorate all ...A fine post. In Britain, where we commemorate all our (many) wars on Remembrance Sunday, today is more focussed on the Great War (as we still call it).<br /><br />I wish it was possible to read all the names on our memorials to World War One - but sadly those lists are too long. Without the crucial involvement of the United States in the crucial final years, I have no doubt they would have been longer still.Springheelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512127004467362756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-11129712295810274022009-11-11T06:59:40.180-08:002009-11-11T06:59:40.180-08:00I have my poppy on as I type. My grandfather foug...I have my poppy on as I type. My grandfather fought in World War I. Received a purple heart from the trenches. Shot in the neck. He returned to the states and became an artist, while raising three boys and a girl. Many of his paintings were of battle scenes. Scared the hell out of me when I was little those paintings did. Today, I'll think of my grandfather and all the others. Thanks.Turlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466952089423973036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-19759803025642989482009-11-11T06:46:41.346-08:002009-11-11T06:46:41.346-08:00a very touching post. i love the way you've us...a very touching post. i love the way you've used those old photographs. my respects to veterans of wars, those with us and not.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15833875192358240237noreply@blogger.com