A great day

That's awesome @utopia. I'm really pleased for you. Enjoy your night.

Just tagging those who may have missed the tags above to help celebrate @Decadian, @Faith-and-Hope, @Former-Member, @TAB, @Shaz51, @BlueBay, @pip

Hello @utopia

it is great that First Nations are finally getting some respect. Glad you enjoyed it.

I had a similar experience last week. We were overlooking a floodplain where traditionally 3 tribes visited and bartered and had ceremonies. Apparently there are over 400 tools on the site, that have been assessed and placed back in situ.

We share another enthusiasm.

Hello @utopia, that is soooo awesome my friend

Hi @utopia

I stood for a minute's silence for our Great Fallen on Friday - the 11th of the 11th at 11.00am - and insisted my domestic carer stopped work for that time - and I think she was glad to have me respect that moment myself

I thought back to that day and both my grand-fathers were in France on that date - and they were both in the British Expeditionary Forces in WW1 and neither of my parents was born then. One grandfather was English and one was an Anzac - and I guess I will never know but I wonder often if they ever met each other - totally unaware that they would share grandchildren (3), and great grandchildren (5) and great-great-grandchildren (4) - so far

So yes - I had something to celebrate - my ancestors and my descendents -

Decadian

Thanks @utopia

From what one grandfather said and what the other one had in his records that I went to Canberra and the War Memorial to get is that both grandads were in the same theatres - Fromelle, Mons, Pollywood and the Somme - and spent a lot of time in England doing courses as well

I am glad I listened to Grandad when I had the chance - I never met the Anzac - he died young - but I feel I have a heritage too - and serves in the Reserve for a time - just a member of a family with the army in their family history

Not long before he died I asked my Dad if I could have grandad's medals and it was lucky I asked that day for another chance never came - and I have them safe now and in my will to go to a cousin -

I need to go to London to find out about my British Grandfather - the time will come

@Appleblossom

I think what you are doing is wonderful - I will looking into that when I have the time which I hope will be soon - I do pass the Aboriginal Sacred Site near here - there is always an aboriginal flag flying there and there is also a moment to the people whose land this was before we came

There is a series of TV programmes starting this week I think - which could be confronting - it is something I am prepared to confront though

A question - rhetorical of course - is all history confronting?t

On thinking - yes - I think perhaps it is

Decadian

Good morning ladies .... 😊

I agree @utopia.