Well, Remembrance Day is over for another year. In the Legion, it is the most important day of the year. It is the day that we put on public display what we do year round, honour our fallen veterans. The day dawned rather wet but by the time the parade moved off at 10:45am it had settled for overcast and cool.

I have a long standing practice of not wearing a topcoat over my uniform blazer so the trick to warmth on a day like yesterday is dressing in layers under the shirt. I have a white turtleneck that is worn only on days like that followed by a white t-shirt and then my shirt. Had it been raining which has happened on some Remembrance Days, a clear plastic bag would have been cut to match under my blazer in an effort to keep the layers dry. November in Canada, you expect just about any weather, including snow. Read the rest of this entry »