He came home from one war, injured, but he went when called for the
next. A 28-year army career left him with bad legs from wearing
putties in the trenches, a welt on his neck from a bayonet stab and
who knows what mental damage from vicious conflicts that saw inhumane
actions in far off lands.
You would think he [...]

A tedious morning of mundane errands ended on an upbeat note today when I dropped in to my favourite yarn shop for supplies. Our IODE chapter had been asked to provide knitted helmets, or balaclavas as they are sometimes called, to be worn by our troops in Afghanistan and, I presume, for those [...]