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In Flanders Fields…Lest We Forget…

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.   Soon it will be Armistice Day marking the end of the terrible conflict in Europe when our soldiers bled with yours. Iain and Margaret Hi everybody, A WEE surprise from Iain and Margaret was waiting for us in the mailbox yesterday… a BIG wee surprise I must say 😉 and another one from Janice too! WOW! It’s so very … Continue reading →

In Flanders Fields … on the site of Eilean Donan Castle

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November 11-1918 at 11:00 am, a day to remember… John McCrae, a canadian physician, grandson of Scottish immigrants, appointed as a field surgeon in the Canadian Artillery during WWI is the author behind the most memorable war poem of his time. Even though he practised medicine for several years and served in the South African war, Dr John McCrae could … Continue reading →