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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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Saturday, May 31st, 2008 Posted in Random Burbling | 1 Comment »
It's the weekend so I'm supposed to be sitting in the basement - oft denoted by the appearance of the pretty black & grey blog theme - and working away ... Read more..Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Popularity Contests | 4 Comments »
"Rules" and backstory - with much stealing from Mimi's original post. The Peace Globe project began in the fall of 2006 with a simple post from one blog, Mimi Writes. The ... Read more..Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Learning & Education, Reading Begets Enlightenment, Those Who Volunteered | 2 Comments »
Lately I've been reading a number of books that might not have crossed my threshold. I blame it on the evils of mandatory History and Political Science/Civics courses. After ... Read more..Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Random Burbling | 1 Comment »
I love the way our neighbourhood gathers together for weekends and holidays. I love the way we trade off BBQ nights and gather around fire pits to share stories and laugh during ... Read more..Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in Random Burbling | 3 Comments »
Once more I grace the pages of my blog with an admission of my fallibility and an acknowledgement of my addictions. First it was brads and eyelets. Now ... Read more..