Wednesday, 14 January 2015

History In The Making.

Like many at the moment I am mid way through a major house declutter. This is an exercise I undertake regularly alongside a deep clean from top to bottom so gradually over the years I have greatly culled the detritus from my life. We didn't go wild at Christmas so there haven't been many new things to find spaces for and I deliberately avoided the January sales. A few things have crossed the threshold this month that fit the old Morris maxim of useful or beautiful. This is the latest and was bought by my parents for my son and another one for my niece. Familiar to many who either were lucky enough to visit the Tower of London poppies like we were or see the coverage in the media this very poignant reminder of a war torn period in our country's history will go on to become an important arteface in its own right I'm sure.


Arilx
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5 comments:

  1. lovelygrey14 January 2015 at 11:58

    Oh I'm so jealous of that poppy. Both me and Lou wanted one but we were too late! x

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  2. hearthwife14 January 2015 at 17:46

    Trying again... lol

    They are such lovely and thoughtful gifts, sure to be treasured. Lucky pups =)

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  3. Leanne14 January 2015 at 20:16

    lucky boy! they are both beautiful and symbolic, a real heirloom to treasure.

    leanne x

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  4. Kim14 January 2015 at 20:40

    We so enjoyed seeing the poppies. They had sold out by the time I came to buy one last year. What a lovely gift to treasure.

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  5. Aril15 January 2015 at 09:04

    It sounds like we were very lucky then! Thanks for all your lovely comments.
    Arilx

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