{"id":189,"date":"2016-11-13T18:16:26","date_gmt":"2016-11-13T18:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrsmcgregors.com\/?p=189"},"modified":"2020-07-24T17:51:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T16:51:48","slug":"remembrance-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrsmcgregors.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/13\/remembrance-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembrance Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrsmcgregors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20160923_133434-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrsmcgregors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20160923_133434-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.mrsmcgregors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20160923_133434-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mrsmcgregors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20160923_133434-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.mrsmcgregors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20160923_133434-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mrsmcgregors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20160923_133434-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Remembrance Day has taken many forms in our house over the years.&nbsp; When the boys were part of Boys Brigade and Scouts, many times we were part of the parade underdressed in lots of layers to protect against the cold.&nbsp; The one year we didn&#8217;t take large teenager (too grown up to come) we had a panicked phone call mid service as he had decided to come into town and find us at the cenetaph as he felt all weird at home by himself.&nbsp; Most of my married life has been military living and we have endured our share of losses over the years.&nbsp; Hubby has latterly changed his uniform to biker leathers as part of the British Legion and had a seat right at the front of church while the rest of us squash at the back with standing room only!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a consequence of now being a biker&#8217;s spouse, I have found myself persuaded into sewing on patches to his jacket, which has expanded into&nbsp; a small stream of bikers passing through the shop door leaving their precious leather cuts for me to lovingly sew on patches after biker night!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrsmcgregors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20160923_133507-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sewing these patches on is a year round reminder, not just a November thing, so a big thank you to all service personell and their families wherever you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will remember you as well as the fallen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remembrance Day has taken many forms in our house over the years.&nbsp; 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