…Now, one of the frequent visitors to our home when I was a boy was my godfather, who was also a World War one veteran. Floyd Bates was his name, and I wrote a short bit about him in volume one of my chronicles, which you can download for free, by…

…wrote a short bit about him in volume one of my chronicles, which you can download for free, by the way. Anyway, every November, Bates would bring over a bag of poppies for me to take to school and sell, along with a can to collect some donations.…

…myself. And, well, until right now, I've never told anyone about having done that. It's been my little secret all these years. However, since Bates and my parents are all now long gone, well, I don't have to fess up to them. So it's okay if you know,…