poppies

Welcome to the 'poppies' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with 'poppies'.

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “poppies”

• MFT BLOG HOP: Ben & the Poppies

  
  Erin's Craft Ideas — Authority: 418
  Hello there MFT Junkies!!! Welcome to my blog! If you have just happened upon my blog, you really need to go to Kims blog and start the hop! If you have come from the fabulous Joanne, then youre in the right place! And what a place for me to be in! Im in the middle of two absolutely awesome stampers! A thorn ...
  2 days ago

• BookBalloon to discuss Sea of Poppies in December

  
  Charlottesville Words — Authority: 127
  December Reading Club Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh From The Guardian : This terrific novel, the first volume in a projected trilogy, unfolds in north India and the Bay of Bengal in 1838 on the eve of the British attack on the Chinese ports known as the first opium war. In Sea of Poppies , Amitav Ghosh ...
  2 days ago

• My Favorite Clean Air & Nature Photographs On Sale

  
  Never Miss Clean Air Adventures! — Authority: 116
  This is the first time I posted my favorite photographs, which Im offering matted and laminated 5x7, 8x10, and 20x30 for sale. Posters, too! I love photography and appreciate your support. Original... Join my clean air journey out of Los Angeles and into the world, chasing clean air, beauty, and a sustainable life! ...
  1 week ago

• Pods and Poppies 9th Annual Holiday Open House

  
  Skaneateles Talk — Authority: 127
  Contributed by Elisabeth Hurley Pods and Poppies announces its 9th annual Holiday Open House in collaboration with artists Helen Woodmansee, Gretchen Hamlin, and author Elisabeth Hurley.  Featured will be holiday wreaths and arrangements by Susan Poppenger of Pods and Poppies, watercolors and cards by Helen, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Record number of poppies distributed says Royal British Legion

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 970
  A record number of poppies were distributed this year as the plight of British soldiers in Afghanistan inspired patriotism at home the Royal British Legion said.
  3 weeks ago

• No Afghanistan Envy For Obama

  
  Yo Mama For Obama — Authority: 122
  He is damned if he does and damned if he does not.  I am grateful that I am not in President Obama’s shoes right now, what with his heavy decision on the troop level and our overall involvement in Afghanistan resting on his shoulders.  The weight of this impending decision must be quite a heavy [...]
  3 weeks ago

• BUTTERFLY POPPIES, 9107, textured palette knife poppies © Carol Nelson Fine Art

  
  CAROL NELSON FINE ART BLOG — Authority: 120
  I dont know if there is any such thing as "butterfly poppies," but it seemed appropriate for this painting because as I was working on the petals I was reminded of butterfly wings. Once again, I continue on my palette knife binge. I just like the texture you get with a knife. I originally had magenta, yellow and ...
  3 weeks ago

• Absolutely Everything You Want to Know About Gardening

  
  Grumpy Gardener — Authority: 112
  Once again, Grumpians, its time to astound you with my complete mastery of all topics horticultural. The topics well review today include: +Crepe myrtle sex +Pruning holly +Screening fishbowl with Leyland cypress +Endless Summer hydrangea wont bloom +Peace lily wont...
  3 weeks ago

• Little Red Flowers And Remembering Veterans

  
  The Republican Temple — Authority: 489
  Ever wonder what the significance is of the little red flowers that the Veterans of Foreign Wars hand out? What are they and what do they mean? The answer to the first question is simple. They are poppies. Red-flowered corn poppies. So, what’s with the poppies? Poppies have long been used as a symbol of both sleep ...
  3 weeks ago

• Teaching Our Children To Remember To Never Forget

  
  Their Bad Mother — Authority: 415
  Most of my family has served in the military in some capacity or another. My grandfather was in the (Canadian) Navy. My mother was in the Air Force. My father (pictured above) was in the Air Force. My father-in-law served...
  3 weeks ago

• Lest we forget....

  
  Rosy ~ Posy — Authority: 119
  In memory of all the fallen soldiers that have fought so bravely for our country.... In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Armistice

  
  O'Ceallaigh & The Quill — Authority: 126
  On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year 1918 of the Common Era (there having been precious little evidence of the presence of “Our Lord” in the muddy trenches of western Europe), the shooting stopped in Flanders fields , bringing an end to the First World War. The War To End All Wars, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Erskine Edinburgh veterans mark Remembrance Day

  
  Deadline Press & Picture Agency — Authority: 548
  By Oliver Farrimond PROUD veterans at the Erskine Army Recovery Centre in Edinburgh laid wreaths yesterday in memory of their fallen colleagues. Veterans from conflicts from the Second World War to the present day took a few solemn moments to reflect on private memories of service, as well as current British Army ...
  3 weeks ago

• Why the Poppy?

  
  GreenLightAdvisor Views — Authority: 142
  A writer first made the connection between the poppy and battlefield deaths during the Napoleonic wars of the early 19th century, remarking that fields that were barren before battle exploded with the blood-red flowers after the fighting ended. During the tremendous bombardments of the First World War the chalk soils ...
  3 weeks ago

• Wilfred Owen on Remembrance Day

  
  NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS — Authority: 473
  NB FloraDulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen. Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,Till on the haunting flares we turned our backsAnd towards our distant rest began to trudge.Men marched asleep. Many had lost their bootsBut limped on, blood-shod. All went ...
  3 weeks ago

• Poppies! Poppies! Poppies!

  
  ThePolitic.com — Authority: 428
  I see fewer people wearing poppies these days. Just an observation. I still wear mine:
  3 weeks ago

• LEST WE FORGET

  
  Bella-Bijou Jewellery — Authority: 116
  In memory to all those who have fallen. In memory of my Grandpa who wouldnt speak of the horrors of WWII. In memory of those who survived the horrors of Nazi Camps - and those who didnt. In memory of all the women who went to work in the mills and factories at a time when a womans place was the homestead to ...
  3 weeks ago

• Remembrance Day

  
  gordon.dewis.ca — Authority: 412
  Over the years there have been many many people who have fought, and sometimes died, on our behalf to protect those who can’t protect themselves and to ensure that we have the freedoms that we value. Please take a minute today to remember these heroes and the sacrifices they’ve made.
  3 weeks ago

• Remembrance Day

  
  Rita Vindedzis — Authority: 416
  Poppies Acrylic on Canvas 12x12 sold In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row , That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below . We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow , Loved, and ...
  3 weeks ago

• Happy Remembrance Day!

  
  Donna Magazine — Authority: 130
  Happy Remembrance Day everyone. Let us not forget those who have fought or given their lives for our freedom.
  3 weeks ago

Comments about poppies