Novf 11 2022 - Remembrance

 

Remembrance Day is a sombre day.  For the Commonwealth member countries, it is a minute of unity experienced across the nations.  The symbolism of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month is stark. I know that I am part of a particular social consciousness because I  wonder why countries do not commemorate Nov 11 at 11:00.  Russia, Israel, New Zealand,  Germany, South Africa and the Netherlands.  They have other days designated for Remembrance.   Some of the rationale seems to be a sorting between the First World War the Second World War.  And also remembering all civilians and soldiers who have died in conflicts.   Other nations have renamed it from Armistice/Remembrance.  However, it seems that Remembrance is the defining theme along with Lest We Forget. The particular date and time is symbolic.  The definition of the 11th hour: the latest possible time before it is too late.   "The phrase eleventh hour has a Biblical origin; it comes from a parable in Matthew in which a few last-minute workers, hired long after the others, are paid the same wage. Despite being brought on the job after eleven hours of hard vineyard work, they weren't too late. The meaning has shifted a bit over the years, but today doing something at the eleventh hour means you got in just under the wire." Here's our Remembrance Day wreath.  This is available for $50 with delivery in the Niagara area, in support of the Nelles Manor Museum.

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Nov 11 2021 - Poppy Project

 

Wake Up on the Bright Side  The Poppy Project has come to the Niagara peninsula for the second year.  Last year Niagara Falls had over 11,000 stitched  poppies on nets over the exterior and in the interior of the Museum. This year, Niagara-on-the-Lake will celebrate Remembrance Day with the display at their Museum.  It concludes November 12th.  Here's the youtube link to the coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vdLfYWe01k   Cambridge Ontario has over 33,000 knit and crocheted poppies on display this year.  You might remember the English projects in 2014 at the Tower of London, which marked the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War.  The massive installation of ceramic poppies was named: Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red.  In 2018, the Tower marked 100 years since the end of WWI with another installation.  That one was an evening illumination.  Here are pictures in this article HERE: A garden portrayal of strength amongst poppies.

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Nov 11 2020 - Lest

 

In our speaking today there is no other usage of the word "lest" than in the solemn phrase "Lest we forget".  It will be spoken today all over the Commonwealth countries at 11:00am.  Lest means (1) for fear that, or (2) in order to avoid.  It is followed by something the speaker thinks should be avoided.  "Lest we forget" is now preserved in war remembrance services and commemorative occasions in English speaking countries.  It resonates through all the decades that have passed.  The phrase occurs eight times in the traditional service and and is repeated at the end of the first four stanzas of the Ode of Remembrancein order to add particular emphasis regarding the dangers of failing to remember. Its source is the 1897 Christian poem written by Rudyard Kipling called "Recessional". I am lucky I took the beech leaf pictures yesterday - there were no leaves on the Beech tree the next morning - they fell in the night.  It seems strange, as it was a quiet night without wind.   Today's pictures give yo an indication of Millie's activities. You can see the pictures of Millie are 'action' shots.  She's in motion more than not these days.

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Remembrance Poppies

Remembrance Day was first observed as “Armistice Day” to commemorate the agreement that ended the First World War on Nov. 11, 1918. Since then it has come to be a day to remember a range of modern-day conflicts and to pay tribute to all men and women who have served.  It was first observed in 1919. It is marked on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. The Tower of London Poppies installation is a remarkable visual commemoration.  You can read about it here: http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/poppies/about-the-installation And look at a gallery of google images with the google search poppies tower of london and then click on images.  Here's a sample: poppies tower of london