It's ANZAC day!

Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Day, that is.  It's analogous to the American Memorial Day.  It was initially established to commemorate all the A/NZ boys who fought at Gallipoli, Turkey, in WWI.  Now it largely honours all veterans and occurs on April 25 every year.

It's celebrated in low-key fashion, as are all NZ holidays.  There were early-morning parades and services.  People wear poppies on their lapels.  By law businesses can only be open from 1-5 pm, at the maximum, so it was quiet on the streets.  The weather was beautiful, a gorgeous fall day.  We all took a walk.  What a nice day.

ANZAC foods are popular at the grocery stores just now, as you can imagine.  ANZAC trail mix has mixed nuts, chocolate chips, and lots of super-sweet, fluorescent-bright dried fruits.  ANZAC biscuits are crunchy bits of coconut and oatmeal.  Both are wonderful.