British style poppy for November 11.

[BoldHighlander]

On a somewhat related note, I noticed in photos yesterday of the young stars of "Harry Potter" wearing red poppies...good for them!

Seeing Red: Why the 'Harry Potter' Stars Wore Red Flowers on the Red Carpet

While fans of the "Harry Potter" series headed to the Web on Thursday to catch the London red carpet premiere of the latest movie, others wondered why the actors wore matching red poppy boutonnieres...

Read more of the story here.

[tripleblessed]

Mike, I stayed in Rondebosch my first trip to SA, found the campus quite pretty and pleasant, don't
recall that building. I think I prefer it that way.

On topic, I always had poppies when small, very affected by the poem and the cemeteries, glad my
family members came home from WWI. Heavily damaged, but home. Don't see the poppies as much
anymore, and the last few haven't gotten out in it much, having buried my father (WWII) 11/11/05
at 11AM. That needs to change.