tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9737388.post110640877147063362..comments2024-01-22T05:58:20.508-05:00Comments on reverend mommy's random thoughts: The Last Road TripTheresa Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12134175277230355640noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9737388.post-1106509931600071962005-01-23T14:52:00.000-05:002005-01-23T14:52:00.000-05:00When Don and I were dating, we were driving around...When Don and I were dating, we were driving around his hometown of Harpswell one day and reached a point where I expected to turn left and head for the shopping center. Instead he said, "Turn right." He is a man of few words, and I was still finding that a romantic characteristic, so I turned and didn't ask questions.<br />We drove along a curving road, then passed over a little bridge and around a bend, and soon he said, "Pull over there." We parked next to the Volunteer Fire Department. Where are we? I asked. "Come with me," he answered.<br />We crossed the road. Beyond a white split-rail fence, there was an old cemetery. We passed the stones of 150 years ago and went down a rustic staircase to a lower level overlooking a forest below. His mother, who died at 57, is buried there.<br />It's a very peaceful place: the trees, the lightly-traveled road, the old, worn stones. On a later visit, we were married and had puppy Molly with us and wandered about reading the gravestones. One Victorian era stone for a husband and wife read: "Together again." In that place, you could believe it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9737388.post-1106445969743936252005-01-22T21:06:00.000-05:002005-01-22T21:06:00.000-05:00Somberly beautiful. Cemeteries are some of my fav...Somberly beautiful. Cemeteries are some of my favorite places, whether for quiet and solitude or exploring with my family or reeling off rolls of film. <br /><br />I can almost smell the rain while reading your story.spookyrachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652180845736295060noreply@blogger.com