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365 Days of Photos - Day 25 (Memorial Day)

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (89426) • Rupert, Idaho 26 May

Hello everyone, how are you all doing? This past weekend in the U.S. it was Memorial Day weekend; with yesterday being Memorial Day. We decorate graves of those we have lost with flowers, and things like that. We did our...

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Elton John's tribute to Winifred Atwell

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 30 Aug

I’m sure most of us have heard of Winifred Atwell who achieved fame as a pianist and composer. Although most of her output consisted of boogie-woogie and ragtime numbers, she was also an accomplished classical pianist, performing...

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Doing our good deed for the day

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Dec 23

We did our good deed yesterday and went to the cemetery to try to clean up the surrounds of the headstone on the grave of Vincent’s parents. The headstone itself had been removed and professionally cleaned but the urns and base...

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I wonder what the story is behind this headstone

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 15 May 23

When we visited Straide, Co. Mayo, Ireland, we visited the Michael Davitt Museum. The museum is adjacent to the 13th century Straide Abbey. A guide gave us a very comprehensive talk about the items in the museum, and also took us...

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Just somebody's relict

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Jan 23

We’ve just returned from a road trip to feed the canaries and cats that belong to a friend. On the way, we passed through West Dale, a locality that has a lovely old church and community hall and a big farming community. I’ll...

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Grandpa will finally get a headstone

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52140) • Staten Island, New York 2 Nov 22

My paternal grandpa's grave has been without a headstone since he passed away in February of 2016. I never understood why my father never did it. First it seemed like he couldn't find a picture to put on it. But then I don't know....

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The truth about Australian funerals

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 30 Sep 20

MyLotter @xFiacre just posted wondering what Australian funerals are like. You can catch up here: https://www.mylot.com/post/3402749/australian-funerals. I couldn’t let his remarks go unchallenged so, being one of the few...

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The Quote of the Hour

Anne Marie @Ghosthere2 (891) • United States 13 Aug 19

No, this doesn't mean I am going to find a random quote every hour, although I do love quotes. What it means that I ran across a quote that had some kind of effect on me and I am going to share. “In three words, I can sum up...

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A monumental error by a monumental mason

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Nov 18

Last weekend we went to our home town where we both went to school. Vince went to a Catholic school which was run by nuns and it was having its centenary celebrations. While we were there we took the opportunity to visit the...

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Rude traditional people

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 1 Sep 18

Years ago I remember there is a woman got sued by her suburban neighbors for having a vegetable garden because their suburb's tradition is to have a useless lawn of Bermuda grass. These jerks want every house to be uniform. Now...

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A sad headstone

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Aug 18

While in Ravensthorpe, Western Australia, recently we paid a visit to the old cemetery. A number of the early settlers are buried here, most without gravestones. The local historical society has put up a plaque near the entrance...

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My grandpa's grave still has no headstone

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52140) • Staten Island, New York 25 Jun 18

It's been about two and a half years since my grandpa passed away and my dad still didn't order a headstone for the grave. At first he didn't do it because he couldn't find a suitable picture of grandpa. Eventually he found one...

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Update: Grandma's headstone, relationship with mom, oyster business, sisters cats.

CountryGirl31 @CountryGirl31 (1259) • United States 25 Nov 17

So I’ve been MIA from mylot for two weeks now so I thought I’d just blog an update about what’s been going on. Oyster Business: - Still no parties but I’ve decided to keep my supplies. Maybe I’ll list each pendant with a pearl...

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Buying my grandma a headstone.....after 10 years

CountryGirl31 @CountryGirl31 (1259) • United States 24 Oct 17

My Grandma, on my dad's side, died in 2007 and to this day, she still does not have a headstone. The daughter in charge of her finances before she died canceled her life insurance a few months before she passed because she...

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The Coffin with a Difference

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jan 17

Coober Pedy in Central Australia has had its share of characters. One of these was Karl Bratz. Fifty-two year old Bratz had a sense of humour and a practical outlook on life, even though he was dying of cancer. He was the eldest...

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She Needs a Headstone!

Jeff Moffitt @moffittjc (128827) • Gainesville, Florida 26 Aug 16

The funeral home where we are making the final arrangements for my father's cremation is located on the grounds of the cemetery. It is the cemetery where about a dozen family members are buried, including my grandparents. My aunt...

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What would be your epitaph on your gravestone?

jakester519 @jakester519 (355) 10 May 07

I'm sure we have all thought about this at one point or another, so the big question is what would you like written on your headstone. Would you make it serious or humorous. I once saw this: "He lived his life doing things he...

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Pets Buried in your Backyard

mugzy528 @mugzy528 (800) • United States 25 Apr 07

How many Pets do you Have Buried in your Backyard? I have 2 in my bakyard right now my dog and my cat. Where I used to live I think there are about 10 Buried. Do you put headstones where your pets are Buried? I have 2 headstones...

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If applicable, what will be written on your tombstone?

elizabethbathory @elizabethbathory (1132) • United States 20 Apr 07

I say "if appliacble" because not everyone believes in burial. So, if you had your way, what would you ask be written on your tombstone for visitors to see? I know it's a morbid question, but I'm a morbid girl. Don't hurt me.

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What a rejoinder!

tarachand @tarachand (3895) • India 29 Jan 07

A husband and a wife ahd a bitter quarrel on their 40th anniversary day. The husband said "When you die I am getting you a headstone that reads : Here lise my wife, cold as ever". "Yeah?" says the wife, "When you die I am...

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