tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post5308543919156712985..comments2024-02-10T20:22:23.406-05:00Comments on SmallButCharming: We Cannot Sleepflwrjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-8414511368328625562010-11-13T21:01:37.639-05:002010-11-13T21:01:37.639-05:00love that photo...as a child, we had poppy day, a ...love that photo...as a child, we had poppy day, a day of remembrance. <br /><br />stopping in to wish you a happy world kindness day. one love.SE'LAH...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16108031333928082540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-84116024940578769422010-11-13T17:53:55.445-05:002010-11-13T17:53:55.445-05:00I have a complicated relationship with Veteran'...I have a complicated relationship with Veteran's Day. Nothing you say is wrong, yet I feel underneath it all, that if no one ever picked up gun there could be no war.<br /><br />:-( xxxMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-23301676878987323422010-11-13T13:59:07.131-05:002010-11-13T13:59:07.131-05:00...others wonder why we blog. i wonder why they do......others wonder why we blog. i wonder why they don't....<br /><br />that just said it all for me....love it.<br /><br />happy to see you today, my friend<br /><br />sending love,<br />kary and teddy<br />xxxMy Farmhouse Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00594238190107766755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-88618489424405683462010-11-12T19:49:25.326-05:002010-11-12T19:49:25.326-05:00so lovely... and i love our veterans... xoxoso lovely... and i love our veterans... xoxored tickinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400289072356876224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-24053280432473583012010-11-12T18:45:40.743-05:002010-11-12T18:45:40.743-05:00Sinead. Thank you and thank all those other blogg...Sinead. Thank you and thank all those other bloggers keeping it fresh.<br /><br />renee, exactly. and i feel so provincial not realizing how many countries honored this day. Blogging can be very humbling.<br /><br />life, in small chunks. And others wonder why we blog. i wonder why they don't.flwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-42520403619379772942010-11-12T09:31:06.336-05:002010-11-12T09:31:06.336-05:00The connections we make were the number one reason...The connections we make were the number one reason I decided to blog. I, too was pleasantly surprised to see the outpouring of remembrance and gratitude yesterday.life, in small chunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406557354681766742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-75820250558036606662010-11-12T09:07:34.365-05:002010-11-12T09:07:34.365-05:00i think it is interesting how other countries have...i think it is interesting how other countries have held on to 'the promise' of veteran's day.<br />i was listening to pbs in my car and they were discussing how our government will find any and every way it can NOT to pay for combat related problems.<br />counties like you mentioned (australia) <br />take care of their people that have been <br />wounded or damaged.<br />these countries can HOLD THEIR HEADS HIGH<br />when veteren's day come's along.<br /><br />and like you in your post said-<br />today veteren's day is more tied to capitalism.<br /><br />sad. very sad.<br /><br />xxxRenée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-48923451244543253402010-11-12T07:32:08.705-05:002010-11-12T07:32:08.705-05:00Well written and said ..Sinead xWell written and said ..Sinead xUrbanstemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986887661950209163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-29368289605968079812010-11-12T06:59:51.084-05:002010-11-12T06:59:51.084-05:00Janet, it is incredible to be so accessible to the...Janet, it is incredible to be so accessible to the rest of the world and to form relationships.<br />Huge gift.<br /><br />Julienne, me too. I had no idea until I went to my dashboard and saw all these posts of poppies. I thought it was just the States that remembered!<br /><br />Semi Expat, Did you know other countries remembered? Thanks for the wake up!<br /><br />Rachel, I will try and find it to watch ( probably on now or while I'm at work). xo<br /><br />Belinda, I love your way with words and your big heart. Thank you for sharing that moving story.flwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-66230401944494409112010-11-12T06:04:33.657-05:002010-11-12T06:04:33.657-05:00i love this corner of the blogworld, so full of ap...i love this corner of the blogworld, so full of appreciation, solidarity and kindness. Words from the heart and a beautiful photo, thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12169459398749257493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-37947858494089159762010-11-12T04:45:38.305-05:002010-11-12T04:45:38.305-05:00And on Remembrance Sunday (the one before or after...And on Remembrance Sunday (the one before or after Armistice Day), here in the UK, there's the sombre but wonderfully moving ceremony of remembrance at the Cenotaph, in London. Worth trying to catch on the BBC.rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-11992082302330555932010-11-12T04:38:53.120-05:002010-11-12T04:38:53.120-05:00It is wonderful that the 11th of the 11th is so re...It is wonderful that the 11th of the 11th is so remembered world wide - just as it should be... and I love the photograph in your post. X and thank you for the mention xxSemi Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12839322243900070800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-43277396087495815102010-11-12T02:56:39.319-05:002010-11-12T02:56:39.319-05:0011 a.m. on the 11th of the 11th month is a minute ...11 a.m. on the 11th of the 11th month is a minute i never forget.<br />But i have never thought of the other nationalities that also remember...i am a little ashamed that i have been so parochial! xxJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951295463270151861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-69223977589556301672010-11-11T22:43:42.538-05:002010-11-11T22:43:42.538-05:00i know, isn't it awesome that we are now part ...i know, isn't it awesome that we are now part of a much bigger world! i love it.<br /><br />~janetthe gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.com