Grieving Parent

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  • Life Returns to the Cemetery

    Life Returns to the Cemetery

    I guess it’s true that life goes on.

    This winter has been long and cold. Really it has been cold since Richard died. I don’t remember a summer as cool as the past summer was. The grass stayed green the entire time.

    And the winter bleakness has lasted very long.

    But it seems life is returning.

    The pansies we put at Richard’s grave last fall are blooming.

    And popping up out of the hole in the ground in front of my mom’s tombstone are crocus. Their yellow blooms promise better things ahead.

    We can only hope that life will return to our hearts too.

    Crocus blooms pop up from the hole where one of our live Christmas trees used to be
    Crocus blooms pop up from the hole where one of our live Christmas trees used to be.
  • 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 has a tough root system. It didn’t come up easily. The ground was like concrete. We dug some of it out and added nice planting soil we got from Lowe’s.

    Well, it seems rock and stone edging is against the rules. Liability issues.

    So, this past weekend we went back and removed the edging stones.

    For now we didn’t put in a new edging. Only wood and plastic are allowed. Didn’t see any that are pleasing to us. We added a few more flowers too.

    Richard's grave with the dangerous edging removed.
    Richard’s grave with the dangerous edging removed.