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RASSE, I take photos of the roadside memorials here in Arizona.
I remembered some and then, when I looked next, they were gone, so, I try to preserve what I run across.
My grandfather carved gravestones in Romeo, Michigan, when I was a little girl visiting. I remember sitting upon gravestones that he had worked on or was still working on and loving the carvings, angels, letters, flowers, all done so precisely with a wooden mallet (hammer) and chisels.
So, I for one, do not find your enjoyment or curiosity or hobby anything that I don't do myself, and so, you must be just fine, just like me, heh heh heh
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I am enjoying your posts.
posted by
benzinha
on November 30, 2008 at 12:33 PM
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I like to visit old, out of the way cemeteries. I agree, there is a wealth of information! sam
posted by
sam444
on November 23, 2008 at 6:53 AM
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Hey, I for one find this interesting. On All Souls' Day, I took the pains
to decorate my mother's grave with the home-grown flowers she loved and nurtured. And I would have so loved someone to take a pic of it. It was different from the standard thing where people strew flowers on the grave as a formality.
Similarly with the niche stones. Some people really engrave something with meaning. Or even coin their own.
posted by
Straightforward
on November 22, 2008 at 9:42 PM
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Re:
Thank you. So many never understood the beauty I saw in death and when I was very young, it was crushing to hear some of the comments they would make to others about this passion I had for "graving". Somehow the real meaning of life can be found through death. Thanks again for your encouragement.
posted by
RASSE
on November 22, 2008 at 8:57 PM
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I think before people judge something such as "graving" they should attempt to understand the motivation behind it. You seem to come at it from a place of deep respect and admiration for lives past. I see nothing wrong with attempting to memorialize and celebrate life by focusing on its endpoints (birth and death)...afterall, these ARE pretty pivotal moments in a person's life. Kudos to you for doing something a little different and even artistic in this regard. I applaud your attempt to understand and appreciate life through death.
posted by
Fledgeling_Phoenix
on November 22, 2008 at 8:26 PM
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