It is November, National Blog Posting Month (#nablopomo). Those taking part commit to publish a post on their blog each day of the month.
November is a month of remembrance. Now that the winter half-year has arrived, the month commences with All Saints' Day, followed on Saturday (2nd) by All Hallows - hence All Hallows' Eve or Hallowe'en on October 31st. All Hallows' or All Souls' Day remembers those that have gone on ahead, particularly over the preceding twelve months.
I shall publish a post, dedicated to the 86th anniversary of the Reichskristallnacht on November 9th.
Of course on November 10th, we have Remembrance Sunday, a day before Armistice Day on November 11th. I have made a point of observing the solemnities, for at least 35 years, out of gratitude to those soldiers from the UK and the US (among other nations) who gave their lives between 1939 and 1945 so that we, in Western Europe, can live in peace.
Storm clouds are, however, gathering to the east, as the situation in Ukraine becomes increasingly dire, with the suspected involvement of soldiers from North Korea, 6000 miles away. Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un have this mutual assistance pact, which does not bode well.
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