I have visited the graves of those dearest to me that I can get to and lay flowers for them, flowers are in my house in memory of those who I can not visit and I will be cooking a nice meal for the family in thanks for the harvest using the produce our garden has provide.
This is a digital scrapbooking layout I made of some photos I took yesterday as I made the rounds with my flowers, the trees looks so beautiful decked in their autumn colours around St. Wilfrids church.
and here is one of my favourite poems that make me remember that we all make mistakes, I have and no doubt my ancestor did too, but all we can strive too, is doing the best we can.
If you could see your ancestors
All standing in a row,
Would you be proud of them?
Or don’t you really know?
Some mighty strange discoveries are made
In climbing family trees,
And some of them, you know
Might not particularly please
If you could see your ancestors
All standing in a row
There might be some of them
You wouldn’t care to know.
But here is another question
That requires a different view.
If you could meet your ancestors,
What would they think of you?
–Mable Baker
All standing in a row,
Would you be proud of them?
Or don’t you really know?
Some mighty strange discoveries are made
In climbing family trees,
And some of them, you know
Might not particularly please
If you could see your ancestors
All standing in a row
There might be some of them
You wouldn’t care to know.
But here is another question
That requires a different view.
If you could meet your ancestors,
What would they think of you?
–Mable Baker
I wish all my blog readers
A very Happy
Winters Night
2 comments:
You know, seeing this post and others from those who visit graveyards at this time of year, it makes me rethink my feelings about cremation. Funerals, wakes and burial grounds are for the living, not the dead.
I love the scrapbook - it's beautiful
I love your poem on ancestors, may I repost it on my blog?
If you could see your ancestors
All standing in a row,
Would you be proud of them?
Or don’t you really know?
Some mighty strange discoveries are made
In climbing family trees,
And some of them, you know
Might not particularly please
If you could see your ancestors
All standing in a row
There might be some of them
You wouldn’t care to know.
But here is another question
That requires a different view.
If you could meet your ancestors,
What would they think of you?
–Mable Baker
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