tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499881394202393650.post5737825712324268376..comments2023-03-20T05:54:06.676-07:00Comments on A Dad's Life: 365 Views: Day 2 of My Trip HomeNoVA Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16661990626635939447noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499881394202393650.post-21649376026339861802007-01-24T06:30:00.000-08:002007-01-24T06:30:00.000-08:00A few corrections:
The grave was of Agnes and Liz...A few corrections:<br /><br />The grave was of Agnes and Lizzie Langley, mother and daughter, both “bawdy ladies” and they lived at the corner of Tenth and Commerce Streets – quite a distance from the cemetery.<br /><br />The black cloth is a Victorian mourning custom as is the “floral” bed arrangement. The cloth has nothing to do with “immortalizing” the Langleys or their occupation. If you look around the cemetery you will see other graves with the black mourning cloth on the monuments. The “floral” arrangements were sometimes done in other shapes, e.g. harp, chair, wagons, baskets, etc. Often the shapes indicated an occupation and this “bed” was placed here by the curator of the cemetery museum, more or less as a “tongue-in-cheek” item.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499881394202393650.post-85649092038393563962007-01-21T21:35:00.000-08:002007-01-21T21:35:00.000-08:00That madam's grave is wild. How weird. We have a v...That madam's grave is wild. How weird. We have a very cool cemetary near us. I like to walk through it and say people's names out loud to remember them...karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04203594257221430139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499881394202393650.post-25657343137459211432007-01-21T13:38:00.000-08:002007-01-21T13:38:00.000-08:00LOL at the madam's grave....who on earth would kee...LOL at the madam's grave....who on earth would keep doing that with fresh flowers??my15minuteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17120108669030817877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499881394202393650.post-6480664599268740862007-01-21T08:24:00.000-08:002007-01-21T08:24:00.000-08:00Beautiful photos! I have always been drawn to old...Beautiful photos! I have always been drawn to old cemetaries. <br /><br />SusanSUSANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04656015308557797386noreply@blogger.com