This is the first year that we did not decorate graves of our friends and family at the cemetery. Usually on Memorial Day, I take Etta out to the White Chapel Cemetery. Yesterday, I asked her if she felt guilty about not going. She said she didn't. She'd just try to do better through the year. This is also the first year in a long time that she didn't go back to her home state of Oklahoma for her high-school reunion. When we were younger, rain or shine, Memorial Day was always a big party, … [Read more...] about In Loving Memory
Archives for May 2008
Raise A Glass
I'd write something about Memorial Day, but that presumes you need to be reminded. I'll raise a glass for yours. Raise a glass for mine. They're all ours, in the end. James Lileks … [Read more...] about Raise A Glass
Ghost Bike Memorials
Supposedly, this is the first Ghost Bike, memorializing an accident on Holly Hills Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri in 2003. It was created by Patrick Van Der Tuin who saw a cyclist hit by a car. A few days later, he and his friends locked up several bikes at locations where he knew cars had collided with cyclists. A Ghostbike is a junker bike that has been painted stark white and affixed to the site where a cyclist has been hit or killed by a car driver. Ghostbikes are intended to be … [Read more...] about Ghost Bike Memorials
Chinese Firecrackers
Ordinarily firecrackers are used in China to ward off evil spirits, especially at weddings but also at funerals. Through out China this past week, exploding firecrackers was the sound of mourners wishing safe passage for the souls of the deceased journeying to their next life. … [Read more...] about Chinese Firecrackers
Memorial Ideas-Relay for Life
This weekend was the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life fund raiser and memorial service celebration for cancer survivors as well as those who didn't make it. The luminarias are lit around 9:00 and it's a beautiful glowing tribute to our loved ones that passed on. Peggy Smith. So moving. … [Read more...] about Memorial Ideas-Relay for Life