Comments on: Remembrance Sunday

By: Jo Beaufoix

Jo Beaufoix — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:19:52 +0000

Beautiful and poignant Liz. We must never forget.

By: callie grayson

callie grayson — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:36:21 +0000

Liz,
This is such a lovely post!
and an amazing tribute with family history with a reminder of the Heroes that fight for all of us.

xx
callie

By: Insomniac Mummy

Insomniac Mummy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:39:21 +0000

Heroes indeed.

A beautiful post.

By: Julia @ Hooked on Houses

Julia @ Hooked on Houses — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:19:21 +0000

I was going to say what The City Sage above did–that I don’t think WWI gets as much attention in the States as WWII does. Maybe because more Hollywood movies were made about the second one? I’m astounded by the numbers of people who died. It’s hard to get your mind around it. And that doesn’t include the ones who came home seriously injured or who died later as a result like your great-grandfather. Sobering to think about.

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:36:43 +0000

Thanks for all your lovely comments x

By: The City Sage

The City Sage — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:42:03 +0000

A lovely and contemplative post. Americans often don’t have an appreciation for how horrendous the war was as our troops entered it quite late in the game, but I was fortunate to spend my school years in Canada where we studied it quite intensively. I can’t imagine how it must have struck people, that exposure to war and death on an industrial scale that had never been seen before…and hopefully will never be seen again.

I appreciate this reminder of how fortunate we are today, and of the great sacrifices that those who came before us have made. Thank you, Liz.

By: laura @ shorehouse chic.

laura @ shorehouse chic. — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:23:15 +0000

Wow…incredible that her memories of WWI are so much worse than WWII which was so horrible for London.

Your great grandpa was such a handsome man…I love that you have that wonderful photo. Our rememberance day is Tuesday (Veteran’s Day) and I’ll be remembering all of the amazingly brave people who fought for the love of their country. It’s quite incredible, when you think about it.

By: rochelleryan

rochelleryan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:17:55 +0000

Thank your for sharing your family’s history. You don’t hear a lot about the atrocities of WW1. But it is apparent that people were very much affected by it. Your Nana is obviously a strong women. We can all learn a lot from her.

By: Janet

Janet — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:01:21 +0000

Well said Liz.