The Queen…

Elegran 'Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.'

I have always found that so moving. Thank you.

Iam64

I’d missed that DaisyAnne, thank you

I missed it too. Thanks.

Someone was tracking the flight from Scotland yesterday and put on our local Facebook that the plane taking the Queen to London would fly over us at 6:15
I and neighbours went outside and certainly a plane flew over slightly to the east and travelling north to south at exactly the time predicted so we paid our tribute then.
We may have been thanking a plane full of holidaymakers of course but we did our bit.

What a nice thing to do annsixty.

Oh that's really nice. We witnessed a Lancaster bomber flying over us a week or so ago, going to or from an air show. My father was killed in WW2 in one, so I always salute the remaining flyer. I'm almost sure they don't see me, but it's a nice feeling - and you never know!

Indeed you don't Jaberwok. Your father was a brave man.

Yes he was as were thousands like him. He was killed before I was born, so it was a very difficult time for my mother. Luckily she married again when I was 4, to a lovely man, unfortunately no more children,but he made us both very happy. We were lucky indeed.

That’s good. Terribly difficult for your poor mother, ?

Thank you Germanshepherdsmum . That's really kind.

Stories that need to be told, Jaberwok. It's a reminder that soldiers are not the only casualties of war. Your mum showed her own form of bravery.