tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post1866770548134519249..comments2023-09-02T10:25:10.647-04:00Comments on Papers Pads and Pictures: Operation Write Home Blog HopCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954724899193818632noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-14723684452942739362010-06-03T15:04:17.363-04:002010-06-03T15:04:17.363-04:00Love your card, especially the way you doubled the...Love your card, especially the way you doubled the flower. I never knew the story of why the VFW members are always selling poppies here during Memorial Day weekend, and I'm glad you included it in your post! I have one on the rearview mirror of my car right now!<br /><br />Corinna<br />www.myscrapbooklife.comCorinna Lyons-Revellohttp://www.myscrapbooklife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-60408498132636601722010-06-01T16:52:50.315-04:002010-06-01T16:52:50.315-04:00Thank you for sharing the info about poppies. Your...Thank you for sharing the info about poppies. Your card turned out great.Jennifer Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14448969572433405359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-68937324382853239462010-05-31T23:09:15.780-04:002010-05-31T23:09:15.780-04:00Love the card! Paper Poppies. I am off to make som...Love the card! Paper Poppies. I am off to make some from instructions in an origami book I finally picked up with a Memorial Day special @ Borders! Thanks for all you do for OWH & supporting the men in women in the armed forces. <br /><br />Aside of maybe having a bar-b-que, I don't really remember any special things we did on this day. But now, it is much more significant as my baby sister is on active deployment in the Army.<br /><br />: ) Susan [sbartist.blogspot.com]Susan M. Brown {sbartist}https://www.blogger.com/profile/02806665002535849987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-81102178188605313382010-05-31T21:25:28.502-04:002010-05-31T21:25:28.502-04:00What a wonderful card...the flower is fabulous! L...What a wonderful card...the flower is fabulous! Love the layout too! I remember every Memorial Day parade when I was growing up & everyone being given a poppy. Then we would go to the cemetary for the rest of the ceremonies where we would receive a small American flag. When my kids were young, they became a part of Memorial Day in a bigger way. They became Little Miss Poppy for the Amvets organization. I still have the long white dress that my mom made for them (which later became a Santa Lucia costume for my younger daughter. This was the last thing she sewed before her death and is now in the cedar chest I inherited from her. Yes, Memorial Day has many memories!grandmaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490716339940710107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-3991256181245966562010-05-31T20:43:38.893-04:002010-05-31T20:43:38.893-04:00I love your poppy card & the information behin...I love your poppy card & the information behind that!! <br /><br />I can remember always going with my dad to put flowers on my grandfathers grave every Memorial Day.... a tradition I'm passing on to my boys!<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing & the chance to win!<br /><br />Happy Memorial Day!<br />God Bless our Soldiers & their families!<br /><br />~Ola<br />okj83 at live dot comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049928172529012425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-77155474616536441022010-05-31T16:48:56.274-04:002010-05-31T16:48:56.274-04:00I remember the paper poppy too! Great card, good l...I remember the paper poppy too! Great card, good looking poppy. Thanks for being a part of OWH.Bev Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00209188825808256517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-37314451720295327352010-05-31T16:13:45.737-04:002010-05-31T16:13:45.737-04:00Great card!Great card!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00279816818972980993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-79328911336814024992010-05-31T13:53:42.047-04:002010-05-31T13:53:42.047-04:00Very nice card. Love your Paper Poppy. Thanks for ...Very nice card. Love your Paper Poppy. Thanks for sharing its history. Very touching. Thanks very much for sharing.Seongsook Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046129665515324157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-44248764257855204792010-05-31T10:36:38.866-04:002010-05-31T10:36:38.866-04:00Great card!!! :)Great card!!! :)Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856904316738987114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-890176313047526342010-05-31T04:18:08.617-04:002010-05-31T04:18:08.617-04:00cute card!cute card!Carisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355018724682456323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-35997005234983387552010-05-31T03:48:04.165-04:002010-05-31T03:48:04.165-04:00Living just outside Washington D.C. as a child som...Living just outside Washington D.C. as a child sometimes it felt like Memorial Day was every day with all the statues, flags, speeches and the sense of history all around and the feel of war in the offing since it was the 60's - Vietnam, Cuban Missle Crisis, etc. not to mention all the monuments and graveyards in the vicinity. Memorial Day was often filled with parades, fireworks, prayers, flags and visits to the tomb of the unknown soldier. My Mom would save sparklers from last year and the sparks would remind us of the brief lives of many fallen soldiers who died way too young and whose markers we had seen at Arlington or other cemetaries. Of course being a kid the thing I looked forward to all day was the finish of Rootbeer floats and catching fireflies in the twilight. Back then ice cream wasn't an everyday event in our household so it made holidays special and tended to make us remember the day as we chatted and played thinking about all we'd seen that day.<br /><br />Thanks for bring back some fond memories and sharing those of your own. thanks for sharing your own paper poppies too. Lovely and so very CASEable!Jean Fitch from jlfstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468465216603019767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-65063607166451567382010-05-31T03:18:42.285-04:002010-05-31T03:18:42.285-04:00I love the Flander's Field poem and the histor...I love the Flander's Field poem and the history behind it. Thanks for the reminder.<br /><br />My memory isn't exactly a childhood memory, in fact, it was only about 4 years ago but it is very significant to me. My Uncle Bill served as a Marine in the Vietnam War. Growing up, I knew that he didn't like to talk about it so I didn't ask questions. 4 years ago I visited his home in Germany where he was working for the U.S. Army. My visit happened to be during Memorial Day. I watched Saving Private Ryan with my uncle. I had seen it before in the theater when it came out but when I watched it with my uncle it was more impactful. He explained to me that the movie had it right. That the sounds of the shrapnle flyer is what it really sounds like. I realized a little bit of what my uncle endured during his military service. It made me very proud of him and very grateful that he came back physically unharmed. <br /><br />My uncle died a year later. I'm so grateful for that memory.<br /><br />That day in Germany was my most meaningful Memorial Day.Heather Growhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07923069822435459178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-16809458648850962242010-05-31T01:14:10.659-04:002010-05-31T01:14:10.659-04:00I love poppies, too! Outside of grocery stores ar...I love poppies, too! Outside of grocery stores around Memorial Day, sometimes veterans sit outside asking for donations for the local VFW. Even if you give a nickel, they will give you a purple poppy. It's such a great symbolic gesture.<br /><br />Your card is lovely, as well! I love the 3-d effect that you have created with the poppy. I like how you make the red paper textured, too!Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491364740576758583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-5789040919088102492010-05-31T00:29:40.164-04:002010-05-31T00:29:40.164-04:00Thanks for the great card! I'm a member of th...Thanks for the great card! I'm a member of the VFW Axiliary and never quit heard the full story on that! This is a great weekend to honor our hero's. Thanks for sharing that!mmwilkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01043299798914930303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-14537532747967654042010-05-30T22:31:32.009-04:002010-05-30T22:31:32.009-04:00Great card. And thanks for the info on the poppy. ...Great card. And thanks for the info on the poppy. I was actually just wondering about it a couple weeks ago when vets were handing them out to people who drove by and made a donation.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312472562115459321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-1945796618796847452010-05-30T22:29:17.343-04:002010-05-30T22:29:17.343-04:00Terrific card to go along with your memories. Tha...Terrific card to go along with your memories. Thanks for sharingSuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467254034464260955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-39849624901928866762010-05-30T22:00:09.439-04:002010-05-30T22:00:09.439-04:00Love the card! Thanks for sharing about the poppie...Love the card! Thanks for sharing about the poppies. And i enjoyed hearing your childhood memory. That was so incredibly sweet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074593878858460402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-69151147791577697402010-05-30T21:42:20.849-04:002010-05-30T21:42:20.849-04:00Thank you for your amazing info, and sharing your ...Thank you for your amazing info, and sharing your memories. I borrowed the info on the poppy. (mostly because the VFW and American legion offer them when they do their fund raising drives and it doesn't matter if I pass 20 or 3 of these vets I ALWAYS put a dollar in their can and get the poppy, and I have done this all my life, as my parents did...we would hang them from the rear view mirror of the car...so now(hubby has a small noose hanging from his RVM) we hang the poppies on the rope of the noose, and sometimes there are only 1 or 2, and other times there are 5 or more hanging there. I also always attach one to my pocketbook.<br /><br />My dad was in WWII as well as my uncle who was wounded and rec'd the purple heart from being in an area where a "German potato masher"(some wicked grenade) went off during the "Battle of the bulge".<br /><br />I am married to a vet, his late brother was a vet his son is a vet, and both of my daughter have been or are involved with enlisted men.<br /><br />so when I happened upon OWH during their spring break blog hop...I just HAD to join. I am recently disabled and feel very useless...I feel this is a door that god opened for me...to have a purpose again, even if it is a small one.<br /><br />ok...sorry for rambling on.<br /><br />childhood memorial day weekend:<br /><br />In Girl Scouts, we always marched in the Memorial day parade. My 2nd year i was chosen to be the flag carrier of our color guard...it made me so proud. The flag was huge and heavy, even though I was actually wearing a flag bearers belt and holder....so, so heavy...but I was sooo proud and determined not to let the pole waver.<br /><br />My parents and neighbors all told me later on, that I was an excellent flag bearer, and that I made them all proud.<br /><br />Kids today...they do not want to be in parades (unless they are under 10...or it's a halloween parade for prizes)<br /><br />It breaks my heart the difference between then and now, some progress has ruined us I think.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Susan (78 on the list)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04623256635644408139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-7046106273708859582010-05-30T21:29:17.236-04:002010-05-30T21:29:17.236-04:00What a fun card !! I don't remember hearing ab...What a fun card !! I don't remember hearing about the poppies before- nice to know. Thanks for sharing.<br />PattyPattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675751700163751145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-81787253042063519682010-05-30T20:31:07.243-04:002010-05-30T20:31:07.243-04:00Your post was so moving, I have always loved donat...Your post was so moving, I have always loved donating to our fine veterans this time of year and have quite a collection of Poppies. I loved your card, thanks so much for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667434121137120311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-90946382289047840242010-05-30T19:49:34.757-04:002010-05-30T19:49:34.757-04:00Cindy: The vets in my town don't sell those p...Cindy: The vets in my town don't sell those poppies. I wonder why and will find out. They were always part of our Memorial Day, too. Love your card.Teepeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731233210516896850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-74969366187801251072010-05-30T18:20:27.780-04:002010-05-30T18:20:27.780-04:00Lovely card. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.Lovely card. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Linda D.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16115443186475891017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-11851828534973563782010-05-30T17:51:38.309-04:002010-05-30T17:51:38.309-04:00Great card, and thanks for the story! I think the...Great card, and thanks for the story! I think the biggest childhood memory of Memorial Day is that we always had some sort of grill-out meal and got eaten by mosquitoes. :) Not exactly what memorial day is, huh? I think I will remember this particular Memorial Day now though. I have learned so much about our soldiers on this hop, and have a growing appreciation for them!K. Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022522475813675145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-12559333674331897302010-05-30T17:20:27.748-04:002010-05-30T17:20:27.748-04:00As the proud daughter of a WWII vet, I didn't ...As the proud daughter of a WWII vet, I didn't know the basis of the poppy, but I can certainly remember veterans standing in intersections with donation buckets and being gifted with a red poppy when a donation was made. Thanks for the remembrances.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15632509743936846358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840958409137607218.post-33862722695878453422010-05-30T17:15:44.030-04:002010-05-30T17:15:44.030-04:00Wonderful card! I love the layered flower!Wonderful card! I love the layered flower!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965456941562737514noreply@blogger.com