In the lead up to Remembrance Sunday, many of us are wearing red poppies to show our respect for the members of the military who lost their lives in war. This year, however, you may have noticed that a few people have been sporting purple poppies too. But what exactly do they stand for?
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Oh dear. I don’t know why I did this, rashly, the evening of 29 February. Leap Day. I took a leap. Maybe because I have a completion date on the vicarage looming and I need help, someone to share it with, and who is willing to change light bulbs*, heave boxes and dog-sit. Cook.