November 2008

In Flanders Fields by John McCrae, May 1915

11 November 2008

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In [...]

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Bloggers Unite for Refugees

10 November 2008

Sometimes it’s really easy to forget how good you have it. In general I’m guessing that most of the people reading this have access to clean water, food, health care of some kind, a roof over their heads and that they know the whereabouts of their family. The word refugee has become Daily Mail synonymous [...]

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Remember Remember the 5th of November….

5 November 2008

Today is Guy Fawkes Day or Bonfire Night in the UK. Traditionally we all go and stand outside in the cold and the rain to watch an effigy of a man who was part of a plot to blow up the houses of Parliament over 400 years ago get burnt on a bonfire. Standing around [...]

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Poppy Power!

4 November 2008

This Sunday is remembrance Sunday, and now more than ever I think it’s important to remember the people that died defending our rights and freedoms and those of others who they’d never even met. There are people who would use defending us as a reason to gradually erode our civil liberties and impose restrictions on [...]

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