In honor of Remembrance Day, I would like to link back to last years blog about my Uncle Charlie – WW1 Vet – a post wherein I was able to trace his path across Europe during the last Hundred Days Offensive of the war, based on his war memorabilia. I have had many positive comments on this post, and it seems particularly fitting during this, the 100th year anniversary of the signing of the Armistice.
For those who might have already read the above, I am working on a post about a WW2 Bomber Tour and Swing Dance I attended last year. Check it out next week. In WW1 we may have sent horses to war, but in WW2 we sent 18 year olds up in tin-cans. I was horrified when I saw what they had flown in….it’s no wonder so many did not return. Lest we forget.
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Great story!
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Thanks you – I did enjoy writing it….am working on the WW2 blog this weekend, and am enjoying it too….maybe I should just do history?
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I like all of your different posts, but if you feel you have more WW2 material to write about, we will enjoy reading it.
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No WW2 stuff, but next week I will be posting about the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, another history post and a bit of genealogy too as I had a great uncle who went down with one of the ships….lots of old pictures.
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Oh, I will enjoy seeing that!
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That was very interesting Joan – I like the Poppies painting as well.
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My mother has done about 3 poppie paintings but this one was the best. I like the soft green color, great contrast.
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I liked this painting Joan. I follow a photographer who is British and he likes historical buildings and has done some photos of a poppy memorial. He likes to mix up B&W and color photos sometimes to make things interesting. I just searched his site even though I’m sure he will do something next Sunday and reblog the Tower of London poppies post. See the trail of cascading poppies (Poppy Wave) in the first link. I found the first post in the second link I sent you. I did not follow Andy then. He has some interesting shore bird pictures from a nearby bird preserve and he goes there daily to take pictures of them.
https://andyfinnegan22.wordpress.com/2014/10/27/they-shall-grow-not-old-as-we-that-are-left-grow-old-age-shall-not-weary-them-nor-the-years-condemn-at-the-going-down-of-the-sun-and-in-the-morning-we-will-remember-them/
https://andyfinneganblog.wordpress.com/2018/04/14/the-war-to-end-all-wars/
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Thanks, I checked both posts out – simply stunning!
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I thought you would enjoy those sites Joan. I think I will mention this site on Sunday for the 100-year remembrance. I like how Andy uses the black & white and red and I have told him I liked that before … but here the bright red on B&W is, like you say, simply stunning.
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Your painting is beautiful and yes we must never forget.
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Your mother is very talented. I really enjoyed your posts!
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Thanks Diane. She does well for her age, her lack of formal training, and the fact she started at 87! Or rather re-started, as she had painted a bit before. And I enjoy your posts. I’m going to do the asparagus and Parmesan cheese one soon, I wanted to do it for Easter but the asparagus on sale was all sold out, and the other store was so thin and limp I left it there.
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