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Poppy Count

Poppy count charitable donation grand plan

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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Clothing FAIL

Scribbled down on March 31st, 2009 by she
Posted in Random Burbling

Went to the tailor’s today (finally) and discovered that sometime over the past few months they’d closed up shop. Not good. Not good at all.

Now I have to search the Edm yellow pages – oh, who am I kidding, I’ll just use Google – to find a new tailor.

Finding a good tailor is not easy. Especially if you want a suit jacket adjusted. Many corner tailor shops can hemm pants, but not everyone can deal with modifying cuffs and darts in lined jackets.

So, if any of my readers in #yeg know a great tailor, I’m accepting recommendations in my comments. Please.

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2 Responses to “Clothing FAIL”

mcpypr Says:
April 1st, 2009 at 4:25 pm

Sorry, haven’t had to have anything shortened for years. I’ll ask around.
Amber Says:
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:37 am

Oh I understand completely. jay has two suits hanging in the closet that he needs to find a tailor for. Sorry I can’t help either.

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