For the last three days we have been almost continuously on the go . Two nights ago we were laying wreaths, attending ceremonies and on the bus till 11:30 pm. Believe it or not the next day we had to be up and at 'em by 5:30 in order to fit everything in!!!!!! The weather was fine with a bit of cloud.
By last night Ken and I begged off from another ceremony with leg and back issues. Mostly because we had been doing a lot of standing at back to back ceremonies. June 5th we attended a wreath laying ceremony in a small village. We walked quite a distance to the park and then back to a dedication to a Queens Own sign/street and then to an old age home. It was an amazing day!! The first surprise was to see young men and women dressed in Canadian forces uniform for the Queens Own rifles ...... from WWII!!!!!!
They are quite engaged and are very serious collectors of WWII material. These people were from Holland and were then with us on and off for three days. They believe they are keepers of history. A very serious group.They came complete with their very own WWII era Canadian jeep! At one point they gave Ed (our vet) a ride. His comment was "I never thought I'd ever ride in one of these again!"
The second surprise was the town treated everyone to a very yummy luncheon, complete with Calvados (the local cider) and wine.
By last night Ken and I begged off from another ceremony with leg and back issues. Mostly because we had been doing a lot of standing at back to back ceremonies. June 5th we attended a wreath laying ceremony in a small village. We walked quite a distance to the park and then back to a dedication to a Queens Own sign/street and then to an old age home. It was an amazing day!! The first surprise was to see young men and women dressed in Canadian forces uniform for the Queens Own rifles ...... from WWII!!!!!!
They are quite engaged and are very serious collectors of WWII material. These people were from Holland and were then with us on and off for three days. They believe they are keepers of history. A very serious group.They came complete with their very own WWII era Canadian jeep! At one point they gave Ed (our vet) a ride. His comment was "I never thought I'd ever ride in one of these again!"
The second surprise was the town treated everyone to a very yummy luncheon, complete with Calvados (the local cider) and wine.
Queens Own Rifles (circa 1940) and Queens Own Rifles (Shawn & Adam) circa 2009
As the day advanced we saw more and more unformed Canadian soldiers (all reenactment groups). That has been the weirdest thing of all to get used to. They have trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, uniforms, kit bags, boots, tents, etc. In the right place it is ghostly to see them there.
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