5000 Poppies Project
Have you heard about the 5000 Poppies project - A community project of respect and remembrance. You can read all about it on their website here . And I quote from there: "From its association with poppies flowering in the spring of 1915 on the battlefields of Belgium, France and Gallipoli, the poppy has become a symbol of both great loss in war and hope for those left behind. As part of the 2015 Anzac Commemoration, the 5000 Poppies project will be “planting” a field of more than 25000 (probably more like around 50,000) poppies in Fed Square Melbourne as a stunning visual tribute to Australian servicemen and women for more than a century of service in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations." I heard about it from a friend who crocheted some poppies, and so I got out my knitting needles and knitted some. I sent them off today and I am pleased that they will be part of the display. One other was sent with those from another group that also made popp...