tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8691349365783069034.post378047076750846118..comments2023-09-21T11:47:14.004+01:00Comments on life between the flowers : Red Poppies of Flanders Fieldssimon davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08198741164016645132noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8691349365783069034.post-48880878481782328542018-05-20T16:53:15.229+01:002018-05-20T16:53:15.229+01:00The poem would be recited by the Poppy Lady from F...The poem would be recited by the Poppy Lady from France, Madame Guérin ... whenever she lectured for the widows and children of the devastated regions of France and the veterans. For me, she put the poppy on my lapel: https://poppyladymadameguerin.wordpress.com/Heatherhttps://poppyladymadameguerin.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8691349365783069034.post-19602938553060174372017-10-15T23:38:30.724+01:002017-10-15T23:38:30.724+01:00Thank you. Simon, for mentioning Poppy Lady Madame...Thank you. Simon, for mentioning Poppy Lady Madame Guérin in your piece. She is so often forgotten and she shouldn't be ... considering the 'Inter-Allied Poppy Day' was her idea. She went to the British Legion with samples of her poppies and persuaded them, like you say, to adopt her idea - just like the U.S.A. and Canada had done. She sent her representative Colonel Moffat to Australia and New Zealand to act on her behalf. The British Legion was quite poor so she paid for the poppy order with her own money and was repaid, once the Poppy Day donations were received. Thank you again.Heatherhttps://poppyladymadameguerin.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8691349365783069034.post-28700229126668444932008-11-25T17:16:00.000+00:002008-11-25T17:16:00.000+00:00Hi Barbara, good to talk to you again. How lovely ...Hi Barbara, good to talk to you again. How lovely you knew that poem, written indeed by your countryman. I hope Ted keeps putting on his uniform for many years to come. Best wishes, Simon.simon davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08198741164016645132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8691349365783069034.post-31747678562062467682008-11-25T16:31:00.000+00:002008-11-25T16:31:00.000+00:00Simon,One of the first poems we had to memorize - ...Simon,<BR/>One of the first poems we had to memorize - so lovely to see the red poppies growing. I've only seen the plastic backed felt ones that the Veterans sell every November. Wonder if I could find some seed to put in our neighbour Ted's garden - at 86 he still puts on his uniform every November 11th.Barbarapchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990013417063903768noreply@blogger.com