tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post250422307068301625..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: Rememberance SundayRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-4375327709317075182012-11-14T08:02:05.408+00:002012-11-14T08:02:05.408+00:00I am not sure when Veteran's Day is? but I exp...I am not sure when Veteran's Day is? but I expect it is very similar. Thanks Loi.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-32632252731498712622012-11-14T08:00:49.513+00:002012-11-14T08:00:49.513+00:00Thanks OlympiaThanks OlympiaRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-48661019732513756702012-11-14T00:06:05.766+00:002012-11-14T00:06:05.766+00:00Dear Rosemary - A wonderful tribute! There was a ...Dear Rosemary - A wonderful tribute! There was a wreath laying ceremony at a memorial near my shop this past Monday. In the U.S. we have Veteran's Day. <br />Thanks for this post.<br />LoiWoodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-75438795351734210132012-11-13T23:48:16.438+00:002012-11-13T23:48:16.438+00:00It is so nice to remember every years the people w...It is so nice to remember every years the people who left their blood ,to the wars !<br />They were fighting for the freedom that we have today !<br />Have a nice day !<br />Olympia oldthingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08792844004937988499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-34112424654382345222012-11-12T18:27:18.268+00:002012-11-12T18:27:18.268+00:00Thank you LindyThank you LindyRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-52214097918453631532012-11-12T17:48:25.920+00:002012-11-12T17:48:25.920+00:00A great tribute for Remembrance Day Rosemary.A great tribute for Remembrance Day Rosemary.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-35384046975539162982012-11-12T17:20:21.144+00:002012-11-12T17:20:21.144+00:00I had not heard about Cezanne doing that before, b...I had not heard about Cezanne doing that before, but I can understand why. He probably had particular visions in his mind, and rejected his paintings if he did not achieve the desired effect.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-61882194528081725502012-11-12T17:10:11.797+00:002012-11-12T17:10:11.797+00:00Dear Rosemary - I have two sons as well, and could...Dear Rosemary - I have two sons as well, and could not bear to have them snatched away in a war situation. For parents to lose their child in such a situation is unthinkable, many lost more than one.<br />Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-62743020562242972702012-11-12T17:06:14.049+00:002012-11-12T17:06:14.049+00:00Dear Erika - John McCrae was a Canadian poet, phys...Dear Erika - John McCrae was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during WWI, and a surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres. He wrote the poem after carrying out the funeral of a fellow officer and friend killed at Ypres. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-45487892094995687952012-11-12T17:01:08.062+00:002012-11-12T17:01:08.062+00:00I cannot imagine how awful it must have been for t...I cannot imagine how awful it must have been for the mothers and fathers of these young people to lose them on the brink of their lives.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-38465422859293517802012-11-12T16:02:32.206+00:002012-11-12T16:02:32.206+00:00One wonders how many treasures have been lost that...One wonders how many treasures have been lost that way. While listening to our National Public Radio, I discovered that Cezanne was a perfectionist (or at least easily dissatisfied with his work), and left many canvases in forests, right where he had painted them.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-35057439912043006382012-11-12T15:54:13.361+00:002012-11-12T15:54:13.361+00:00Now that I have two young sons just entering "...Now that I have two young sons just entering "legal" age, it makes my heart ache at the thought of losing them, and of course the sadness you can't help feel for all soldiers and the cost of war.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-14802551121002044722012-11-12T15:23:20.899+00:002012-11-12T15:23:20.899+00:00Dear Rosemary,
Thank you for this beautiful and po...Dear Rosemary,<br />Thank you for this beautiful and poignant tribute. To see John McCrae's handsome young face and read his poem is a heart-wrenching reminder of all of the young people who through the centuries have made the ultimate sacrifice for their countries. Thank you.<br />Warm regards,<br />ErikaParvum Opushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464815622667738686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-76620334892405006622012-11-12T15:20:26.752+00:002012-11-12T15:20:26.752+00:00So many wars. So many men and women gone. The leas...So many wars. So many men and women gone. The least we can do is remember them and pay them our respect...<br />erleichdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471341634223594648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-29017984653371238472012-11-11T22:54:59.326+00:002012-11-11T22:54:59.326+00:00Dear Olive - that is sad that they were still frig...Dear Olive - that is sad that they were still frightened by the gun salute. The horror must have be deeply within them.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-13194027175711782162012-11-11T22:50:41.765+00:002012-11-11T22:50:41.765+00:00I am pleased that you read Marian's account, y...I am pleased that you read Marian's account, you know that your grandfathers cousin is remember every evening by those at the Menin Gate - what a sad loss of life in one so young. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-77631140402347587142012-11-11T22:44:20.358+00:002012-11-11T22:44:20.358+00:00It is important to remember Filip I agree.It is important to remember Filip I agree.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-75909976282189154202012-11-11T22:43:29.044+00:002012-11-11T22:43:29.044+00:00I think that it was important that Marian left us ...I think that it was important that Marian left us that comment to read.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-55809001596049758962012-11-11T21:21:59.541+00:002012-11-11T21:21:59.541+00:00Thanks,Rosemary, I read it before leaving my own c...Thanks,Rosemary, I read it before leaving my own comment and it reinforced in me the desire to visit Ypres and the Menin Gate to find my great-uncle's name on the memorial and attend the Last Post Ceremony myself. Mt sister has done so and this year my eldest grandson did the same on a trip to northern France and Belgium with the Youth Band he plays with.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-66089022465928471482012-11-11T20:31:17.907+00:002012-11-11T20:31:17.907+00:00Hi Rosemary, it is good to remember and pay tribut...Hi Rosemary, it is good to remember and pay tribute to those who have given all to our countries. I worked beside our veterans hospital and they had a ceremony on this day every year. When the gun salute was fired some of the veterans would hide under their chairs. It was moving and desperately sad to see. OliveOlivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562775041134498313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-520896862059720342012-11-11T20:12:59.685+00:002012-11-11T20:12:59.685+00:00It's hard to imagine the dreadful conditions a...It's hard to imagine the dreadful conditions and the numbers killed in the World WarI. My grandfathers cousin died at Ypres which I discovered while doing research into my family history. I expect I am the only one one the family who will think of him today,as he was young and unmarried when he died. Marian's account moved me too.<br />Sarah x<br />Down by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-24816233906662652772012-11-11T19:44:50.912+00:002012-11-11T19:44:50.912+00:00Respect for the victims. The region of Flanders wa...Respect for the victims. The region of Flanders was hit hard.<br /><br />Greetings,<br />FilipFilip and Kristelhttp://filipdemuinck-kristelpardon.blogspot.nl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-41706289362721863992012-11-11T19:04:18.245+00:002012-11-11T19:04:18.245+00:00Dear Perpetua - when you recall all of the war mem...Dear Perpetua - when you recall all of the war memorials in the cities, towns, villages, and small communities up and down the country engraved with the names of so many young men it is important to remember. <br />Thank you for pointing me in the direction of your post last year. Each story for every family is a loss too much, and these men had hardly begun their lives - all their hopes and ambitions gone forever.<br />You may find it of particular significance to yourself to read a comment written above by Marian (flowersandhome blog). She lives very close to the Menin Gate and writes a moving account of what happens there each evening and especially today.<br />Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-46912667813661130232012-11-11T18:42:52.815+00:002012-11-11T18:42:52.815+00:00Such a poignant poem, Rosemary. This morning I sto...Such a poignant poem, Rosemary. This morning I stood on a windy hillside in the far north of Scotland for the wreath laying at the local war memorial. So many names from such a small community.<br /><br />Last year, before you found my blog, I wrote a post about my great-uncle Walter who was killed in Flanders in 1916 at the age of 21.<br />http://perpetually-in-transit.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/they-shall-grow-not-old.htmlPerpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-16135107393195804442012-11-11T17:43:39.661+00:002012-11-11T17:43:39.661+00:00It was your post Nilly that set me off.It was your post Nilly that set me off.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com