Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
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Above is the single candle that I lit for a shared moment of reflection, marking the centenary of the First World War. To reflect on the occasion I tuned into the BBC2 broadcast of the Vigil Ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
Drawing upon Sir Edward Grey’s famous remark that “the lights are going out all over Europe”, [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 5th 2014
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The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.
Sir Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary, August 1914
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Lights Out
The outbreak of the First World War was a cataclysmic event in world history. We know now that the enormous losses, huge economic cost and unprecedented [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 3rd 2014
