tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post572058691129502572..comments2024-03-01T20:10:19.114-08:00Comments on ROCK ROSE: NOVEMBER 11 2014, A HUNDRED YEARS OF REMEMBRANCERock rose http://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-70125933353052308812014-11-12T19:47:39.151-08:002014-11-12T19:47:39.151-08:00I'm sure it was an incredibly moving experienc...I'm sure it was an incredibly moving experience and one you will remember all your life. I try to share a post every year. Next year I may write about my grandfather's nephew who died in those fields. There is no family member but myself left to remember him.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-67164519955190143132014-11-12T19:44:41.547-08:002014-11-12T19:44:41.547-08:00So sorry to hear of your family loss. My grandfath...So sorry to hear of your family loss. My grandfathers nephew was killed in the fist year of the war. He is remembered at one of the memorials in France as his body was never found.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-76913205787129505422014-11-12T19:42:11.624-08:002014-11-12T19:42:11.624-08:00I remember one year I threw out a little packet of...I remember one year I threw out a little packet of wildflower seeds. A single red corn poppy came up. Now the garden is filled with them in the spring. Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-13437740159798059632014-11-12T11:28:01.417-08:002014-11-12T11:28:01.417-08:00The display was breathtaking and today, the volunt...The display was breathtaking and today, the volunteers started to dismantle the poppies getting them ready to distribute to those who have bought them (me being one of them). The wave and the poppies from the window will be going on tour around Britain and will eventually end up at the Imperial War Museum as their permanent home. To be there hearing an ancestor being read out and seeing this sweetbriardreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036932595395191529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-59848726506539418352014-11-10T23:41:10.445-08:002014-11-10T23:41:10.445-08:00Wow what a great post. I did not know the story o...Wow what a great post. I did not know the story of the red poppy. Thank you! Tomorrow I will be with my 91 year old Father. He is a veteran of two wars. I will tell him thank you for his service. Thankfully he was not in WWII. His foot locker was sent but the war ended before he was to fly out. Thank goodness.Candice Suter.....Sweetstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439964856042558664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-31572420652903203912014-11-10T17:38:42.896-08:002014-11-10T17:38:42.896-08:00That's a very moving display. Such a staggerin...That's a very moving display. Such a staggering loss of life.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-24785460922816107812014-11-10T14:43:27.233-08:002014-11-10T14:43:27.233-08:00Here on our campus in Massachusetts one does see t...Here on our campus in Massachusetts one does see the paper poppies pinned to backpacks and lapels, but I suspect it is largely international students from Commonwealth countries that have them...Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291223943168030684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-77417397054493653522014-11-10T05:49:07.900-08:002014-11-10T05:49:07.900-08:00Like Jean, I will be spreading red poppy seed with...Like Jean, I will be spreading red poppy seed with hopes for a display later in the year. Thank you for helping us all remember this significant event, Jenny. Historical, yes, but also deeply personal to hundreds of thousands of families who will always remember their loved ones lost. I still have the last little paper poppy I saw offered on sale (I haven't seen anybody with one for years)TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-16612695266171661072014-11-10T05:36:41.940-08:002014-11-10T05:36:41.940-08:00Thank you for the history of this memorial. I too ...Thank you for the history of this memorial. I too seem to remember seeing poppies being sold when I was younger but not in recent years, although that could be a trick of memory.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-60400748449489359132014-11-09T11:22:18.763-08:002014-11-09T11:22:18.763-08:00The war to end all wars. Unfortunately, that didn...The war to end all wars. Unfortunately, that didn't happen.<br /><br />The poppy display at the Tower, is a beautiful, but jarring visual reminder of those who died.<br />The cost to one nation, in one war.<br /><br />When will we ever learn?Linda/patchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639872362919575736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-5944746401482715142014-11-09T10:43:55.288-08:002014-11-09T10:43:55.288-08:00Growing up in New England in the 1970's and 80...Growing up in New England in the 1970's and 80's, I distinctly remember veterans in uniform taking up collections at the local supermarket and on Main St., and we were given red poppies in exchange for our donations. Poppies were also worn at our town's Veteran's Day parade. I do not know if this tradition continues, however.<br /><br />Because of the 100th anniversary, I have Lady of LaManchahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825909160224471681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-6521227483581858772014-11-09T10:37:21.121-08:002014-11-09T10:37:21.121-08:00I remember the crepe paper poppies that looked lik...I remember the crepe paper poppies that looked like poppies not yet unfurled, sold when I was a child. I never dreamed back then that one day I would plant REAL red corn poppies. I'll celebrate Veteran's Day by scattering poppy seeds and remember their significance when they bloom next spring.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-76541838475628760402014-11-09T09:18:12.889-08:002014-11-09T09:18:12.889-08:00The display at the Tower of London is beautiful, a...The display at the Tower of London is beautiful, although I prefer your real poppies to the silk and ceramic varieties. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-11328123482505530842014-11-09T08:22:10.516-08:002014-11-09T08:22:10.516-08:00I had the chance to see the Sea of Red poppies at ...I had the chance to see the Sea of Red poppies at the Tower of London in late August when I was on a layover in London. It was a haunting, overwhelming, and truly awesome site. It is saddening to think of all the lives lost, but I'm grateful to the artists who commemorate those lives in such beautiful ways.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215678221173950533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-68184203536543491122014-11-09T08:06:08.548-08:002014-11-09T08:06:08.548-08:00Years ago we traveled to Ypres and observed the da...Years ago we traveled to Ypres and observed the daily remembrance of the lives lost there. The river of ceramic poppies are a stark reminder that the numbers from WWI are staggering.<br /><br />The little paper poppies are still sold in San Antonio by veterans and I usually purchase a few each year.Shirleyhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-16672719502529604782014-11-09T08:00:38.256-08:002014-11-09T08:00:38.256-08:00I never see red poppies being sold or worn nowaday...I never see red poppies being sold or worn nowadays here in the PNW, but when I was a child in Massachusetts, I saw them often. That display at the Tower of London is amazing.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com