Remembrance 2020
Remembrance Sunday was different this year for lots of reasons. Well, everything's different this year, but remembrance had a special poignancy this year. At the front door in relative silence with only another two couples sharing the moment, we just remembered. Not with any links to the forces; not even with much feeling of thankfulness for those who had gone before (well a bit......limited by our poor understanding of their reality) but kind of united in remembering and missing our dads. I took a few moments at his grave later in the afternoon, but didn't mention to anyone, although part of me wanted to......why is that? Did I want people to know? Would I be looking for their respect, or praise or even just recognition that I did something they hadn't thought about......well done me? Ah well. No point now. I do want the headstone up though. I want to mark the place. I want to stand in silence and look and read and cry. And be thankful. And feel a little sorry and sad for ...