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Onwards and Upwards
Good morning all … This week marks another milestone in our progress towards our goal of 50,000 beautiful handmade poppies for Remembrance Day 2018 for the RSL. It’s quite a journey … for all of us. But in reality, it’s … Continue reading
2017 … and we are back at at it!!!
Good afternoon all … and welcome to 2017. So that was Christmas and New Year done and dusted … I hope you had a wonderful break (if you managed) and some special time with family and friends. I can’t quite … Continue reading
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Our beautiful poppies have had a busy couple of weeks …
LEST WE FORGET Remembrance is well and truly alive but it is changing … according to this article on Remembrance in the Digital Age by Historian Tom Sear Published in the Conversation. Tom writes about how digital technology has changed … Continue reading
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Fromelles France … 100 Years On
What an absolutely amazing day we had yesterday on the first day of our installation in Fromelles. It was, without a doubt for me, THE highlight of my work with this amazing project since we began … There are some … Continue reading
This is the year!!!!
Half of January gone already and I feel like it’s only just started. Is the world revolving faster … or am I a little slower …. OR … is it an optical illusion. So much to achieve in a few … Continue reading
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Poppies, Poppies and More Poppies
Good morning poppy makers and friends … we have had a REALLY busy few weeks at Poppy HQ in Melbourne … with planning for our initial display well underway … a few radio interviews, the First Convoy Commemoration at Princes … Continue reading
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Spring has sprung ….
Didn’t spring just creep up on us … I am sitting here musing for my post today and thinking just how far we have come from June last year when we started up this wonderful project. How many new people … Continue reading
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Craft and Quilt Fair Melbourne
Hello poppy friends … just thought I would let you know that 5000 Poppies will be at the Craft and Quilt Fair in Melbourne (MECC/Jeff’s Shed) from tomorrow (Thursday) through to Sunday spreading the poppy word and making lots of … Continue reading
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Collection Points and Other Important Stuff
I feel like it’s forever since I posted … and in the scheme of things I guess it is. But that doesn’t mean that things have not been happening in Poppy land. Poppies are rolling in although it slowed to … Continue reading
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Sorry to Make You Wait …
What an amazing, enormous day we had yesterday putting up our display. We were so tired by the time we got home that I just could not lift a finger to the keyboard. It was so much fun …. and … Continue reading
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