Monthly Archives: July 2014

Puppy Love

Posted on July 31, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

Dogs have long been considered man’s best friend! In fact, way back in 1821, the New York Literary Journal ran a poem that extolled just that. According to the latest pet ownership statistics from 2012, 36.5% of American households (43,346,000) … Continue reading →

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It is just a “fair view”

Posted on July 29, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

The biggest cemetery in Red Bank, New Jersey, is named Fair View which strikes me as funny. The name chosen is damning by faint praise—the view isn’t bad, it isn’t great, it is just “fair”. But what’s in a name? … Continue reading →

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Ouroboros Orphis

Posted on July 26, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

On the massive bronze doors of the Bertram Work Neo-Classical Mausoleum in the Glendale Cemetery, at Akron, Ohio, are several repeating images, one of which is the Ouroboros. The Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a snake eating its tail. … Continue reading →

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Stylized Tulips

Posted on July 22, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

Corneliea Dau Of John & Mary Dixon died April Ye 10 1788 aged 2 Year 6 Months & 23 Days Tulips have long been a symbol found in the graveyard, including on the gravestone of two and a half year … Continue reading →

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Tip Toe through the Tulips

Posted on July 18, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

LIDIAN Wife of Ralph Waldo Emerson Daughter of Charles & Lucy (Cotton) Jackson. Born September 20th 1802, close by Plymouth Rock as she loved to remember. Died November 13th 1892 in Concord. In 1968, in a quivering falsetto, singer musician … Continue reading →

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The Last Ramone

Posted on July 12, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

 Joey Ramone/Jeffrey Ross Hyman (May 19, 1951 – April 15, 2001) was the lead vocalist of the punk rock band.   Joey died of lymphatic cancer and was buried at Hillside Cemetery in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.  Dee Dee Ramone /Douglas Glenn Colvin … Continue reading →

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Winged Soul Effigy

Posted on July 11, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

HERE lies the Body of Deacon Simon Hunt who died Decr ye 13th 1790; Aged 87 In private & public, he fought ye honour of God, The interest of ye Chh. And ye good of his country. As a Deacon, … Continue reading →

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Time takes flight with the soul

Posted on July 8, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

In Memory of Mrs. Rebeckah Fletcher Wife of Mr. Samuel Fletcher She departed This life Febr ye 2d 1785 In the 77th year of her age. The hourglass, a symbol that speaks to the brevity of life, is often shown … Continue reading →

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She slips through the hourglass

Posted on July 7, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

In memory of MRS. MARTHA PORTER the wife of MR. ISRAEL PORTER Who died 26 June 1795 Aged 49 years. “Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives,” is the catchphrase for the long-running soap opera, … Continue reading →

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Chains, broken and unbroken

Posted on July 4, 2014 by gravelyspeaking

UNITED ABOVE OUR FATHER DANIEL HALLETT DIED April 3, 1856 AE. 61 Y’s. 2 M’s. Two gravestones from the same cemetery in West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, display a chain in a circle. This symbolism is the combining of two symbols—the circle … Continue reading →

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