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WHY DO YOU LIKE CEMETERIES? Are you a Taphophile?
Posted by Diane Kaylyn Neldon Brians on
What is it about cemeteries that are so fascinating to so many? I have wondered this myself. Graveyards, coffins, skulls, why am I intrigued with them? The history with the cemetery and the area. How people celebrate life and death. There is such beauty. We have been to cemeteries that are so amazingly beautiful and some that are now only remains to a people that were once thriving that are now gone. Where there was once grand display of status has since been left to decay and rot. The forgotten. The architecture of these cities of the dead. The wrought iron and stain glass.
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Adventures in Lapidary
Posted by Diane Neldon on
During our move from beautiful Albuquerque New Mexico to Oregon, the beautiful Pacific Northwest we wintered in Quartzsite Arizona, home to thousands of snow birds. This was truly an amazing time both personally and professionally for us. It is a rock hounds mecca. I was having heart palpitations when we first arrived. My daughter kept saying "Mom, watch the road". I was in heaven. We got so many beautiful treasures, I am so thrilled with our haul both personally and professionally, from some wonderful vendors, met so many amazing people and learned so much. Even went out into the desert...
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