Category: Graveyard Gardens

  • Tree Thieves Strike

    Tree Thieves Strike

    Christmas was always a big deal to Richard. So we put out a Christmas tree at his grave and one at my mom’s grave which is located right behind Richard’s. We used live trees, intending to plant them somewhere later. They were in pots. We just dug into the ground and buried them up to…

  • Christmas Decorating at the Cemetery

    Sunday afternoon we did a little Christmas decorating at the cemetery. There have already been many wreaths showing up. Debbie decided she wanted Richards grave to look different. So she bought a couple of small live trees. She put in a few ornaments and red bows. Richard always insisted on cranberry sauce for Christmas. Not…

  • Trouble at the Cemetery

    Trouble at the Cemetery

    Got a call last week from Mark at the cemetery. “Someone put up a rock border around your son’s headstone.” Well, yeah. Debbie and I spent an entire Sunday afternoon putting that there. We wanted to get it looking nice for Richard’s birthday. It was hard work. The sod in that area of the cemetery…