BEVS

Stop stirring the pot matey. This is the first time I've seen Sue's post. If you were concerned I'd missed it, you could have sent me a PM .
Cheers

Matelot

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Snap Shot

BEVS, love your avatar. Rosemary for remembrance and the Anzac poppy. Lovely, very touching. I was walking through the park at the top of the hill where the cable car goes in Wellington a few weeks ago. A couple of the memorial benches had fronds of Rosemary tied to them, it looked really moving really good.

(Before anyone slams me by saying they were there for a reason, I know, I was just saying how nice they were.)

Sherlock Holmes

Can't think why anyone would slam you (and if they do it can always be deleted )

Rosemary is used pretty well exclusively in Oz for Anzac Day and poppies on Remembrance Day.

I didn't know that poppies are used in NZ on Anzac Day. When I found out, as it is a two nation event, I thought that combined poppy / rosemary avatars would be nice.

BEVS

Thanks Snapshot. I like it myself. Can't take any credit for it though as it was Sherlock that made it for me & his idea to combine rosemary with the poppy.

I hadn't realised until a while ago that rosemary is used in Australia for this day , so it seemed fitting to combine both.

In Karori cemetery I believe they not only lay poppies but also springs of rosemary on the soldiers graves.

Love the idea of memorial benches having Rosemary fronds on them. I shall look out for that here.