tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post1377861634185541217..comments2024-03-27T09:27:33.931+00:00Comments on Idiotic Hat: MemorialisationMike C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-58195832804168394162022-08-03T11:01:17.576+01:002022-08-03T11:01:17.576+01:00"… a senior moment would have had you writing..."… a senior moment would have had you writing "memorial" on your shopping list, and later wondering why. Do not ask how I know this." — I haven't quite reached that stage yet Mike but I know it's on the horizon.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08142772301745247750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-71833582515018055972022-08-03T08:31:19.681+01:002022-08-03T08:31:19.681+01:00Stephen,
It's a perfectly sensible connection...Stephen,<br /><br />It's a perfectly sensible connection to make -- a senior moment would have had you writing "memorial" on your shopping list, and later wondering why. Do not ask how I know this.<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-15983973654294084502022-08-02T23:15:09.244+01:002022-08-02T23:15:09.244+01:00Mike,
"War cemeteries are obviously a bit di...Mike,<br /><br />"War cemeteries are obviously a bit different to local memorials" — yes: I'm afraid my mind jumps around, in this case from war memorials to war cemeteries. [I think this may have been one of those 'Senior moments' they keep telling us about.]<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Stephen.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08142772301745247750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-752532971298260562022-08-02T23:10:28.413+01:002022-08-02T23:10:28.413+01:00Stephen,
War cemeteries are obviously a bit diffe...Stephen,<br /><br />War cemeteries are obviously a bit different to local memorials, but you find them all over France, large and small, as well as isolated war graves. The various national war grave organisations do a great job of keeping track and maintaining them -- we've got quite a few here in Southampton.<br /><br />Geoff Dyer is an interesting writer -- I'm just reading his photography essays in "See / Saw" -- I may check that out, thanks. <br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-40011406457374537072022-08-02T22:50:49.654+01:002022-08-02T22:50:49.654+01:00I remember visiting a German war cemetery somewher...I remember visiting a German war cemetery somewhere in Northern France in the late nineties. <br /><br />From memory, it was pretty grim, as is, I suppose, fitting: the grave markers were some sort of very dark stone and the landscaping of the [Smallish] site was pretty sombre. <br /><br />I was moved enough that I felt I ought to leave a comment in the visitors' book but couldn't come up with anything commensurate with what the cemetery represented.<br /><br />[Incidentally there's a good interview with Geoff Dyer on the Louisiana Channel on YouTube, posted a week or two ago, should you be interested.]Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08142772301745247750noreply@blogger.com