Purple poppy honours animals who ‘also served’ in war
I’M GUESSING YOU HAVEN’T noticed, but I like to wear a different lapel pin every day on the Armchair Mayor. I have so many of them I expect that a year from now I won’t have worn any of them twice.
I almost never seek them out — people like to hand out lapel pins wherever they go. I’ve got them from cities across Canada and several other countries. I’ve received them from charitable organizations, groups holding anniversaries and those raising money.
Among my favourites, though, are my collections of Kami pins and Maple Leafs. And, of course, this time of year we all proudly and respectfully wear our red poppies in honour of our veterans. Recently, white poppies have come on the scene, worn by some as a message of peace.