They were, with very few exceptions, expressions of gratitutude for sympathy and solidarity on a day of national mourning and reflection. Many were very brief, and were better for their brevity. The few that engaged in saber-rattling, though doubtless driven by the anger of the posters, seemed as out of place as swearing at a funeral.

Yesterday was a day to remember the events and the victims of those events -- the dead and their surviving families, friends and colleagues. I was heartened by the quiet acknowlegement by British shopkeepers of the voices silenced a year ago, and I was proud of the restrained and eloquent responses by my countrymen.

War talk returns today. Yesterday was for remembrance. As it should be.

Regards--
Mary Anne