tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post652995473806737885..comments2023-10-31T09:21:18.317-04:00Comments on wonders never cease: CemeteriesRebecca Ramseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-81070315028508727322008-11-04T09:17:00.000-05:002008-11-04T09:17:00.000-05:00Hi Becky,I love old cemeteries too. All those stor...Hi Becky,<BR/><BR/>I love old cemeteries too. All those stories that lay buried.<BR/><BR/>How sad, that little cemetery surrounded by the chain fence. It is a real crime.<BR/><BR/>hugs,<BR/>BarbBarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994497495485079152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-27462246447723151812008-11-03T20:43:00.000-05:002008-11-03T20:43:00.000-05:00Jaxpop, yes, that cross is my granddad's. And it'...Jaxpop, yes, that cross is my granddad's. And it's my mother's b-day and my son Ben's!<BR/><BR/>Folks, I've enjoyed hearing your cemetery stories. I'd love to take a graveside tour.Rebecca Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-65529733920555277092008-11-03T19:09:00.000-05:002008-11-03T19:09:00.000-05:00Oh I love old cemeteries in the South, especially ...Oh I love old cemeteries in the South, especially when they have old oak trees with Spanish moss beards.<BR/><BR/>And I totally know what you mean about the development. It's like that awesome Joni Mitchell song. They paved paradise and put up a parking lot...May Vanderbilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289249781773911906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-45519597112687782742008-11-03T18:03:00.000-05:002008-11-03T18:03:00.000-05:00Have you ever visited Bonaventure Cemetery in Sava...Have you ever visited Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah? I really love that one!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-89162443764140573272008-11-03T17:05:00.000-05:002008-11-03T17:05:00.000-05:00Yay! Cemeteries. Okay, here's my story: My best fr...Yay! Cemeteries. Okay, here's my story: My best friend and I in junior high used to go for long, long walks after school, and we often ended up in a cemetery across the street from where she lived. I loved it because it was quiet and I could spend days looking at old tombstones, imagining the stories of the people laid beneath them. So one afternoon we were walking and I saw a man in the woods bordering the cemetery. When he saw us, he started chasing at us, yelling at us. I thought we were in trouble for walking around and didn't want to have to explain myself to him. So I pulled my friend by the arm and we high-tailed it out of there. <BR/><BR/>She was nearly in tears by the time we got out of the gate. I asked her what was wrong--aside from the man yelling at us--and she said she hadn't seen any man or heard anyone yelling at us. "He was right there," I told her. "About 20 feet from us. How could you not have heard him?" She was crying because she said a woman was chasing us--a woman *I* hadn't seen that was nearly at our heels as we ran out.<BR/><BR/>We didn't go for walks there after that. But I still adore cemeteries and am disappointed by the "modern" ones with the plaques flat in the ground. It seems so wrong not to have the stones upright, ready to age and crumble.Bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846665855246867179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-32280045619989221472008-11-03T16:51:00.000-05:002008-11-03T16:51:00.000-05:00There is something rather sad and special about ce...There is something rather sad and special about cemeteries, and it's interesting how different they can be in different parts of the world. If ever in London, you must pre-book a tour to visit Highgate. Lots of authors use it for inspiration or research.<BR/><BR/>http://www.highgate-cemetery.org/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-8720117334471647342008-11-03T16:01:00.000-05:002008-11-03T16:01:00.000-05:00I live about a block away from a beautiful cemetar...I live about a block away from a beautiful cemetary and we take walks through it on a regular basis. It is so peaceful. I just love it.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339665205284492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-25988269337945355002008-11-03T15:49:00.000-05:002008-11-03T15:49:00.000-05:00Very cool!! I have done 2 recent posts with old ce...Very cool!! I have done 2 recent posts with old cemeteries!!<BR/>They are really works of art!<BR/>RosemaryRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00901666326985976038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-62524538208852741132008-11-03T14:42:00.000-05:002008-11-03T14:42:00.000-05:00I love cemeteries. I went as a small child to our ...I love cemeteries. I went as a small child to our local cemetery and could spend hours reading the names and dates, and realizing some of them were my age when they passed. It made me appreciate life all the more. This was a lovely post.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05293768327215520595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-26050953520935647132008-11-03T14:10:00.000-05:002008-11-03T14:10:00.000-05:00I love old cemetaries. My only pet peeve is all th...I love old cemetaries. My only pet peeve is all the artificial flowers. They look so sad once they've been gathering dirt for a while. The ones with little garden plots are beautiful.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583029102450754497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-55871892074637168252008-11-03T14:03:00.000-05:002008-11-03T14:03:00.000-05:00I loved old cemeteries when I lived in New England...I loved old cemeteries when I lived in New England. The dates fascinated me. They aren't nearly as interesting here in the NW.CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537821831479150677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-52174586099712836632008-11-03T11:34:00.000-05:002008-11-03T11:34:00.000-05:00Both times I stayed in London I was next to the mo...Both times I stayed in London I was next to the most wonderful moldy old cemetery--so peaceful and lovely. I enjoy coming across the small rural ones on country roads and the grand old ones in cities like New Orleans. <BR/><BR/>Your poor little cemetery. That makes me so sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-21820897760296209212008-11-03T10:43:00.000-05:002008-11-03T10:43:00.000-05:00Id like to be flower food someday. Id rather that...Id like to be flower food someday. Id rather that than building motor for a TargetsSuziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150191994661266181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-78335445135485706982008-11-03T09:25:00.000-05:002008-11-03T09:25:00.000-05:00Last Sunday I spent the afternoon at a very old ce...Last Sunday I spent the afternoon at a very old cemetery a few miles from my home with my 19-year-old son. He came home for the weekend to work on an archaeology class project.<BR/>Each of his team had to find and list the information from 25 headstones dated before <BR/>1880. I went along to help measure and take the pictures of the stones. Together we read epitaphs and <BR/>talked about the families that lost so many children. I think cemeteries give a realty to our history, there was several soldiers buried in this small cemetery. I will never forget the look on my son face as he read the tombstone of a civil war soldiers who was 19 years old…<BR/><BR/>Louise <BR/><BR/>PS...I am so sorry about the small family plot near you..that is very sad.LWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991997893130824007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-5619912237138176342008-11-03T08:54:00.000-05:002008-11-03T08:54:00.000-05:00Old Cemeteries - I love walking through them &...Old Cemeteries - I love walking through them & thinking about what kind of life stories could be told. <BR/><BR/>Military cemeteries make me especially sad. I always tear up. <BR/><BR/>I can't make myself visit my Dad's gravesite, but that's another story. <BR/><BR/>Your grandfather (if that's a pic of his grave) died on my B'day.<BR/><BR/>When I was 11 - I camped out (illegally) in a cemetery as part of a dare - happens to be the same one where my Dad is buried.<BR/><BR/>Great post as always.David Ebrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037059701518103541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-91293094192244223732008-11-03T08:10:00.000-05:002008-11-03T08:10:00.000-05:00We celebrate All Saints Sunday in our church, as d...We celebrate All Saints Sunday in our church, as do most Lutheran congregations, as well as some others. <BR/>Very interesting post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06948631272816359901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-59717969319104628562008-11-03T07:37:00.000-05:002008-11-03T07:37:00.000-05:00The all saints sunday service sounds like a very n...The all saints sunday service sounds like a very nice, bittersweet way to remember our loved ones who have passed on. Shame about the cemetery near where you live. The european photos of cemeteries are lovely and look like they are well cared for.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569720420483740487noreply@blogger.com