Blogging seems weird- when you comment on Twitter etc, it's feels as if you are putting in your 'twohapence worth' into a group- like chipping into a conversation in the pub. Blogging seems very solitary. And who on earth would want to read my outpourings anyway? Obviously, this topic has, I'm sure, been discussed at length elsewhere.
I can see the first thing I need to do is get used to writing more than a 'Tweetslength'. A bit like an open microphone- probably anything is better than empty space or air.
Remembrance
I saw an item on Facebook about the Cenotaph, posted by the National Trust someone commented where what was it, and where was it- they replied (twice) that it was in Whitehall. This seems to me to be an indication that people are losing touch with the way even my generation (baby boomer) have known and thought about Remembrance, and the association with the two world wars.
However, that's not to say that people are not interested in the sacrifice (can't think of a better word) that our servicemen and women have made, and of course, still make - but I think increasingly we will see different forms of acknowledging and remembrance.
Two fantastic examples of this;
Strangers attending a veteran's funeral:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24889924 and
Bikers wearing red on the M25, to create 'largest poppy':
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24889804
However- I also see on the news that people have been jailed for poppy tin thefts.
Something that seems to happen to me every year is that my poppy falls off my coat- next year perhaps I'll see if I can get a stick on one!
IF anyone does read this blog- please bear with me; I am new to this!
