Joined my father in church this morning, and also joined the church choir, knowing how short any choir is of tenors. Yup, that's me. The vicar pointed out the further merits of the 23rd Psalm, other than one sung at funerals or sad occasions.
As I type this, it is raining nicely, something that is actually needed. Tomorrow's weather should be a lot better, which would help in Remembrance Day events. Remembrance Day in Holland is celebrated on 4 May, being on the eve of the day the country was liberated from Nazi occupation in 1945. At 8pm, a nationwide two minutes' silence will be observed. In the afternoon, I shall be joining people in the Heathlands at a memorial to a crashed WW2 bomber. One of two remaining Lancaster bombers will conduct a fly-past in honour of the crew of the crashed Lancaster. Other afternoon commemorations will take place at sites in the Veluwe forests where resistance fighters were summarily executed during the Second World War.
The Shell Gallery
This is the archive of The Shell Gallery blog, which was active between 2008 and 2018. It is dedicated to the memory of my mother, who died in May 2008, and to that of my father, who passed away in August 2022. 
The Watch Tower stands to the north, overlooking the open Heathlands
The Shell Gallery also refers to the island of Vlieland, which has zillions of shells on its beaches.
2 comments:
The 23rd psalm is beautiful especially when sung to the crimond ,it seems to tye all family occasions together ..love Jan xx
It sounds like you are managing to get a lot of enjoyment out of your visit. I'm sure your father was pleased and proud to have you lend your tenor to the choir. Would love to have heard you!
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