The most coveted bag in the online world is…

You will be forgiven for thinking that its a Birkin or something by Chanel. It’s not.

It’s an Eco canvas Remembrance bag, designed and made by Anita Hunt of NitaJoy. Anita who I have had the pleasure of meeting raises a lot of money for charity, her books donate money to Bullying Uk and her bags donate to appropriate causes throughout the year.

The bag that is being fought over is a stunning Poppy Tote that each purchase donates a £1 to the British Legion.

How to get one? well there is no waiting list at present (although that may well change) so they can be bought from arts and crafts store NitaJoy or you can win one by writing a poppy related blog on Remembrance day on BT Tradespace.

As someone who was born on Poppy Sunday almost 37 years ago, Poppies have been a constant through my life and possibly the reason why red is one of my favourite colours. It was also my nickname for many years from one of the most amazing grandfathers a girl could have. He was patient and spent a lot of time with me as a child, gave me a love of films, medium rare steak topped lightly with french mustard and a passion for reading. In my teens we got to the stage where we could share books and he introduced me to adventure books, war books and history books when everyone else was reading Jackie Collins

I have nieces that unfortunately I rarely see and they have two aunt Sarah’s. I am spoken about to them as Aunt Sarah Poppy. So even though I am without a grandfather to remind me of Poppies, its attached to me and lives on.

Enjoy the blog for a bag comp

Sarah

PS remember to add a Poppy twibbon to your twitter profile

 

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