tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post7982199196412693590..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Feeling GraveStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-60795431617331974832011-11-23T13:26:42.324+00:002011-11-23T13:26:42.324+00:00I absolutely love cemeteries! The older the better...I absolutely love cemeteries! The older the better! Such gorgeous headstones in this one! My son just bought his first home and there is a small cemetery on his land. It has 4 graves in it with people born in the 1750's, before we were even a nation! They are going to clean it up and keep it up. Thanks for sharing this post!Peggy@Peggy Ann's Posthttp://peggyannspost.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-61562159862855551002011-11-19T20:02:19.168+00:002011-11-19T20:02:19.168+00:00Wonderful post Simon. I can join you with your tho...Wonderful post Simon. I can join you with your thoughts on graveyards as I have always found them peaceful and indeed I was a tour guide at Highgate before I left London. I used to love showing people around this 'other world' but not as much as I did wandering about it alone, one of the perks once you have trained.Simon (Savidge Reads)http://savidgereads.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-31619482795348698012011-11-19T14:29:50.454+00:002011-11-19T14:29:50.454+00:00A lovely post - and you have found out that many o...A lovely post - and you have found out that many of your followers love cemeteries too! I think the last beautiful terracotta angel memorial you posted is by G F Watt's wife Mary, made at the Compton Village Pottery in Surrey. The graveyard there is well worth a visit, as is the amazing terracotta cemetery chapel.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-76316232245364654242011-11-18T23:57:56.465+00:002011-11-18T23:57:56.465+00:00I spent quite a bit of time in cemeteries during t...I spent quite a bit of time in cemeteries during the year (2006/7) I lived in England. In my local cemetery, the churchyard of St. Nicholas Church in Kenilworth, I found a stone designed by Eric Gill, who designed the typeface Gill Sans—the official typeface of the BBC. You can see a picture <a href="http://robhardy.blogspot.com/search?q=eric+gill" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Rob Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166703109489177628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-84012374763060840722011-11-17T22:32:02.455+00:002011-11-17T22:32:02.455+00:00Beautiful pictures - and words. It was like a guid...Beautiful pictures - and words. It was like a guided tour and now I want to visit it for real. And by the way, belated happy birthday.Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901628974325954428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-6288606829843470962011-11-17T21:58:32.275+00:002011-11-17T21:58:32.275+00:00Ah, nice post. I have a writing friend who wanders...Ah, nice post. I have a writing friend who wanders through graveyards to get inspiration for her stories as she attempts to guess the history behind each tombstone. They can be wonderfully relaxing, as you pointed out.Susan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-4636703984359133562011-11-17T16:30:10.327+00:002011-11-17T16:30:10.327+00:00I also adore graveyards, and spent a lot of rainy ...I also adore graveyards, and spent a lot of rainy Sunday afternoons in them with my dad who was gathering our family tree at that time. I *really* like graveyards in England et al, because of the history and the actual grave stones have a story a lot of the time. In the graveyards here in my town in Texas, the stones are all lying flat on the ground, and it doesn't have that calming effect. (Plus it's five hundred degrees and no shade.) <br /><br />I think people think I am strange to like graveyards but they are very peaceful places. The graveyards in New Orleans are like little cities... a very different experience...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-10856037398916103852011-11-17T13:29:23.872+00:002011-11-17T13:29:23.872+00:00A lovely post, thank you Simon, I really enjoyed i...A lovely post, thank you Simon, I really enjoyed it.<br /><br />I think there's probably a high correlation between lovers of cemeteries and lovers of books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-78407164692786788862011-11-17T11:57:15.827+00:002011-11-17T11:57:15.827+00:00I pass through a small grave yard every day with w...I pass through a small grave yard every day with winston often wonder who the people where ,all the best stuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-75862739927054956602011-11-17T02:44:04.932+00:002011-11-17T02:44:04.932+00:00Very thoughtful post, Simon, and fantastic photos....Very thoughtful post, Simon, and fantastic photos. Thanks for the break from daily life with a reminder of what is truly important -- to love and be loved.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-11510000151803331902011-11-17T00:46:36.434+00:002011-11-17T00:46:36.434+00:00I understand your fear of alienating readers--in m...I understand your fear of alienating readers--in my single days I had more than one first date come to an abrupt end when I listed graveyards among my interests. I grew up in the American South, and my extended family always had our annual reunion at the pre-Revolutionary War (what counts as old in the US) church where many of our ancestors were buried. My cousin and I would wander among the stones, reading inscriptions and speculating about lives while the adults tidied the graves and decked them with flowers. I adore old cemeteries in the UK, and have some special favorites in the Southern US. In Hattiesburg, Mississippi, there are a large number of graves of 19th c. yellow fever victims. One small area is fenced off from the rest: it contains the graves of a dozen Catholic nuns who came up from New Orleans to nurse fever victims. The predominately Protestant town had that area sanctified as a Catholic cemetery for them.Mistress Cynicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092282847923200282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-77003006707520703822011-11-16T23:21:04.231+00:002011-11-16T23:21:04.231+00:00What a beautiful graveyard! Like most of the other...What a beautiful graveyard! Like most of the other commenters I am also fond of graveyards- I think overgrown headstones have an aesthetic appeal. I also like the way graveyards seem to be a record of small, personal histories, which sometimes tie in with larger histories. So I enjoyed your thoughts on graveyards, and the photos.Catiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434990195940872461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-65457749191580748872011-11-16T20:42:30.118+00:002011-11-16T20:42:30.118+00:00I love (British mainly) graveyards! I'm in Oxf...I love (British mainly) graveyards! I'm in Oxford quite often these days (once a month-ish) so if I'm not so rushed I'll take up your suggestion. Sadly my next visit (to an electron linac) will not allow me time, and the one after that I have to rush off to catch the plane to Geneva and CERN. perhaps the one <i>after</i> the one after that!Dark Pusshttp://morganas-cat.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-37386411762499369792011-11-16T19:51:32.208+00:002011-11-16T19:51:32.208+00:00I wasn't put off by this post at all. One of t...I wasn't put off by this post at all. One of the beauties of book blogs compared with, say, blogs on inland waterways is that, like books themselves, they can tackle any aspect of life, or indeed death. (With no disrespect intended to lovers of canals, who may well point out that their favoured transport corridors also have many stories to tell.)David Nolan (David73277)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16898875181095358216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-73680156414649462542011-11-16T19:43:51.416+00:002011-11-16T19:43:51.416+00:00I'm so glad that I am not the only person who ...I'm so glad that I am not the only person who likes graveyards.<br />I find them peaceful and excellent place to take time out from the busy world. I too love to think of the people gone before.<br /><br />Funnily, I think this may be hereditary as my Mum spent an entire summer in a graveyard deciphering one inscription.Aged 6, I drew it in my diary ' Mummy on a gravestone' - I wonder what my teacher thought!!Mum's the Word!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02448435550148515472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-80797521114694674352011-11-16T19:21:32.723+00:002011-11-16T19:21:32.723+00:00I love graveyards too Simon...you've described...I love graveyards too Simon...you've described exactly why I love them perfectly. I know some people find them morbid but really they are just lovely peaceful places, I think, where as you say, time comes to a standstill. What a beautiful post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-30896321405580903662011-11-16T19:17:01.108+00:002011-11-16T19:17:01.108+00:00Ooh how exciting! This brings back memories of whe...Ooh how exciting! This brings back memories of when I used to walk past every day to get to the English Faculty! I also read lots of Dorothy Sayers at the time and was really excited when I realised that this was the church where Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane married! I get the impression you're not that fond of them though! It's really lovely to see your pictures, and the contrast between some of the graves is fascinating. You should do more posts like this!<br />Katie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-56420748776949125952011-11-16T16:06:32.139+00:002011-11-16T16:06:32.139+00:00Graveyards have a hold on us. We shall all end up ...Graveyards have a hold on us. We shall all end up in one eventually ... Or in an urn ..Paulhttp://shadowofdiogenes.blogs.com/shadow/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-17960342056090873302011-11-16T13:57:14.022+00:002011-11-16T13:57:14.022+00:00This is a lovely post, and you certainly haven'...This is a lovely post, and you certainly haven't alienated me, as I love old cemeteries (I do have a Gothic disposition!) I'm especially fond of the 'Magnificent Seven' in London, Highgate, Nunhead etc., and the photo of me that appears on blogspot was taken at a Kensal Green Cemetery open day where Victorian mourning dress is encouraged. I don't know Holywell, but as my daughter's up in Oxford as a lst year student, I might get the chance to see it.Sue Gedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387494692709639043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-43103625529414200572011-11-16T06:03:06.656+00:002011-11-16T06:03:06.656+00:00I love cemetaries for the same reason as you, and ...I love cemetaries for the same reason as you, and thus this post delighted me. :)Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-60338841324683279272011-11-16T03:42:54.730+00:002011-11-16T03:42:54.730+00:00While in college I would go during the spring and ...While in college I would go during the spring and study in a famous cemetary here called Hollywood Cemetary. There was a wonderful grassy knoll from which one had a fantastic view of the city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-33358837514891625832011-11-16T01:05:12.814+00:002011-11-16T01:05:12.814+00:00Beautiful and touching thoughts.
My mom is in a n...Beautiful and touching thoughts.<br /><br />My mom is in a nursing home -- last stop before the grave -- "Waiting for God." I watch the young nurses take care of her and to them she's just an old lady. They can't imagine she was ever anything else.<br /><br />Your post reminded me of this picture I once saw. It was of an old man's ugly gnarled feet. The caption read something like: once these were the soft feet of a beloved baby -- feet kissed by doting parents. <br /><br />This "life deal" is pretty fragile.Margaret W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04627234105302305069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-48893087555875683172011-11-16T00:17:25.797+00:002011-11-16T00:17:25.797+00:00Lovely post. The man I adore, Horton Foote, once s...Lovely post. The man I adore, Horton Foote, once stood in a graveyard among the headstones of generations of relatives and said something like: "How could anyone feel afraid here?"Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com