Happy Remembrance day to one and all. In the states this would be called Veteran's day, but here in Canada it is Remembrance Day. Besides, it would be a pretty amazing day anyway:
Because it is 11-11-11 ! That won't happen again for 100 years! Here in Canada Remembrance Day is a holiday as well. But we are amazed at how patriotic everyone here in Canada is. Here the Veterans sell red poppies (a small plastic/paper like flower ). And EVERYONE it seems has one and wears it for about 2 weeks previous to Remembrance day. Most poppies are sold with just a regular silver straight pin in the middle, but a ward member gave these to us. They have a Canadian pin that has a locking back on it, so they stay on better.
One of our ward members said he saw President Obama on the TV talking to the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, and he told him that in the States, we only wear our poppies on the actual Veteran's Day ??? WHAT? I told him that NOBODY wears a poppy in the states. We used to see some when we were kids.. they were a smaller red poppy with a white ribbon attached that said Veteran's Day, but that was pretty long ago. Now I never see anyone wearing a poppy. How about any of you? Anyone seeing poppies in your neck of the woods? It is really too bad we don't see any poppies, because we certainly owe such a debt of gratitude to all of those who have or are serving in the military to protect our freedoms.
So we have all donned our poppies... worn on the right side over the heart. These are the Elders that are in our area. Elder Lockhart is on the left. He's from So. Calif. Elder Garcia is from Canada and is making it his goal never to smile for a picture. He's doing very well at that ! They live and work mostly in Hawkesbury, (an hour away), but come to Cornwall about 1 night a week. Before we came here, this was the only missionary coverage they had. They usually have to find someone to stay with on that one night, but we got some aerobeds and sheets & pillows, so now they are going to begin staying in our apartment on that one night a week - hopefully so it won't be such a hassle for them. They still have dinner apts. with the members, however. So... have a wonderful Remembrance day & be thankful for our Veterans and current Service men and women.
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Interesting to learn about Canadian Remembrance Day. Sounds very much like the UK, also called Remembrance Day and also lots of poppy pins! Even taxi cabs don giant plastic poppies on their front sides. Yes, very bummed about Rachel and Glen's move to Florida, but even before we moved back the writing was on the wall and we knew it was likely. They are travellers, though, so we know we'll still see them a good bit!
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