TheGirlsMum Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Both girls at separate parades today, very proud. I still cry every year, I had to stand and watch from a far as it gets me every year still. My brother should be 59 now but only reached 21. He was blown up in 73 I'll leave you to work out the conflict. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowberry Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 I went to the service down at the local church this morning; I'm not used to churchy things but at the end of the Eucharist, the vicar lady kept on taking gulps from the chalices (5!) & finished them all off. Is this normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 (edited) Was shopping this am. Everyone in the store stopped and stood still and silent. Edited April 8, 2016 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Girls mum - feel for you - dreadful times. A friends OH in TA's has been to Afghanistan twice - suspect if he goes again it will finish marriage as its tough on her - she copes - just. thinking of all of you with family in Afghanistan or in other conflicts - God bless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 We went to a lovely Remembrance service this afternoon, and the boys marched with Cubs and Beavers (Alis Girls, I also had a Cub flag bearer - yes, very proud!). The service was taken by the newest minister in the village and halfway through a lady at the back fainted, the paramedics were called and the poor guy had to carry on with his sermon (the lady was fine by the way). Bit of a baptism of fire for him though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 We had a special day yesterday with some members of the Smart Car club at Beaulieu. We have gone there for the last 9 years (with a reduced admission fee) or so and this year had decided against it - until Beaulieu stepped in and decided to host it themselves! They even had one of our little cars on display inside the museum all day (one of the members has a car covered in poppies) and invited us to do the two minute silence inside the museum rather than out in the car park like we usually do. Thanks Beaulieu, we'll be back next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Sorry to hear about your brother, Thegirlsmum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGirlsMum Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Thank you for everyone's kind thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
