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Each year since returning to Canada full-time in 2007, I have counted the poppies I see people wearing from the day the poppy campaign begins until 11am on November 11th. I'd tally up the count, donate 0.10$ per poppy, and send a cheque to a local veterans organization.
It used to be a sizeable donation.
In recent years, I've noticed my poppy count decreasing. I worry sometimes that people have begun to forget the past. I worry that we will soon relive their horrors in our future.
I don't base my donation on poppy counts anymore. And I no longer wait until Remembrance day arrives to make them.
I am changing too. Hopefully, for the better.
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2006 Posted in Friends & Family | 8 Comments »
Dad passed away at 12:25pm (Atlantic) today. He woke up long enough yesterday for us to tell him how much we loved him. Aunt Norah and I stayed the night ... Read more..Sunday, September 24th, 2006 Posted in Friends & Family | 3 Comments »
Dad now has a bed in the Palliative care ward. We moved from 5CN to 3BN this evening. The ward is warm and comforting. There is plenty of room to ... Read more..Sunday, September 24th, 2006 Posted in Random Burbling | No Comments »
It's too early for her obituary to be released in the paper. I don't know who she was. I don't know if she was a mother, child, wife or lover. ... Read more..Friday, September 22nd, 2006 Posted in Friends & Family, Those Who Volunteered | No Comments »
It's another Red Friday today and I'm looking forward to seeing if the CFRA 580 rally on Parliament Hill today makes the evening news here in New Brunswick. It's already ... Read more..Thursday, September 21st, 2006 Posted in Friends & Family | 3 Comments »
Apparently, the Dr. was wrong when she spoke to us on Tuesday. We can't bring dad home as quickly as she had suggested. It's a distinct possibility that we'll never ... Read more..