Priceless Paintings from W7

There are some memories or situations that give you a pretty large lump in the throat. I told you about one of mine just a short while ago.

Last week, I watched the BBC’s report on the Girl Guides, commemorating the organization’s 100th birthday. Very nice not only to get a glimpse into Girl Guiding past and present, but also see and hear many ex-Guides recall their memories. Often personalities known from politics, showbiz or television, they all shared the same shiny eyes when recalling “how it was at the Brownies,” the guides, or the rangers. I am pretty sure a good many had to struggle with the very same lump, too.

Most heartbreaking to see the interview of a lady (whose name I forgot), who became part of the Guides International Service and was sent to Bergen-Belsen after its liberation, to help with care of the sick and weak.

Through this piece on the Girl Guides, combined with Ian Hislop’s enthusiastic feature about the Boy Scout movement some while ago (Ian Hislop’s Scouting for Boys), I can’t help but feel a little proud of having been part of it all. Judging by the lump in my throat, I still am.

Thoughts friends, scouts