tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post8394143163689509463..comments2024-03-29T09:16:34.018+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: ReturnYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-60608164808381039922014-05-12T00:36:03.679+01:002014-05-12T00:36:03.679+01:00Thanks Elizabeth. Yes my Malcolm picture in the sn...Thanks Elizabeth. Yes my Malcolm picture in the snow is one that I was especially pleased with. And you are right that we don't handle death naturally any more. We make it genteel and civilised with everything in its place - as if following a manual. Given your former working roles I am sure you have given departure from life a lot of careful contemplation.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-41662746621310960752014-05-11T11:15:20.382+01:002014-05-11T11:15:20.382+01:00Oh I love looking at old gravestones, YP - and one...Oh I love looking at old gravestones, YP - and one of my most favourites of the pictures you've posted over the years has been Malcolm's angel, which somehow stuck in my mind. <br /><br />The graves were such wonderful expressions of the tastes, financial and social standings of the individuals and their families.Today, graves have to be almost universally selected to allow easy maintenance with no edging or to be of uniform character. In dumbing down this and the other rituals surrounding death I think that we have lost something very precious both in terms of historical value and in the sense of allowing families to express their grief and regard for their loved ones in the way that helps them most - and to therefore journey on through the bereavement process at a pace that is suitable for them.<br /><br /> When you wrote of Paul's funeral, what struck me at the time was how very right that community had gotten things and there was a real sense of his family being upheld and supported for as long as they needed it; would that other places would be so wise. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05792185208462306952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-53559308600641871562014-05-11T09:53:22.419+01:002014-05-11T09:53:22.419+01:00Why did Peter remind me of you? Maybe it was his g...Why did Peter remind me of you? Maybe it was his grumpy demeanour, his unkempt beard or his saintly disposition.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-26694515211406197332014-05-11T09:51:01.344+01:002014-05-11T09:51:01.344+01:00In viewing St Peter you are in effect looking at a...In viewing St Peter you are in effect looking at a picture of how you will look when/if you make eighty.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-64680437229976746492014-05-11T09:49:48.570+01:002014-05-11T09:49:48.570+01:00Miss Arian - We have a larger and arguably more im...Miss Arian - We have a larger and arguably more impressive Victorian cemetery. It is also disused and it is called The General Cemetery. It is on Cemetery Road but can also be accessed from Ecclesall Road. There are some large and impressive graves in there. Wardsend is more secret and the graves tend to accommodate more ordinary people.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-54443403015250527312014-05-11T08:18:49.061+01:002014-05-11T08:18:49.061+01:00This really is a trip worth taking. It's a sup...This really is a trip worth taking. It's a superb place and a real character as a guide.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-1587563137093727052014-05-11T07:32:00.423+01:002014-05-11T07:32:00.423+01:00Peter has the face and demeanour that compels one ...Peter has the face and demeanour that compels one to try and talk to him. Also, I seem to recall a statue of him staring down from a cathedral somewhere.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-28710062333978271832014-05-11T07:20:24.100+01:002014-05-11T07:20:24.100+01:00Poor George! Couldn't anyone with local knowle...Poor George! Couldn't anyone with local knowledge have warned him? I'd love to hear one or two of the ghost stories you've learned on your visit.<br />As I'll be in Sheffield next month, I think I'll look up Wardsend Cemetery and how to get there.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75881414378397435232014-05-11T00:11:08.882+01:002014-05-11T00:11:08.882+01:00Thank you for your two little graveyard stories MT...Thank you for your two little graveyard stories MT - fascinating! "Wonder" can have two meanings. If we "wonder" we may be simply thinking about things - wondering about what happened or what might be for example. But "wonder" might also be about a feeling of awe - the lower jaw hanging, the eyes wider - incredulous. I wonder which "wonder" Socrates was thinking of.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-54014414812852906572014-05-11T00:05:32.852+01:002014-05-11T00:05:32.852+01:00If we knew how to translate the lines on Peter'...If we knew how to translate the lines on Peter's face we would, I am sure, be in possession of a fascinating life story.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-68573098939162300122014-05-10T23:55:13.133+01:002014-05-10T23:55:13.133+01:00That picture of Peter makes me wish I were a sculp...That picture of Peter makes me wish I were a sculptor. What a face!<br />And never have I see such carvings on a gravestone - stunning. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-17295226665461861372014-05-10T21:45:55.962+01:002014-05-10T21:45:55.962+01:00I have never been one to visit cemeteries, but the...I have never been one to visit cemeteries, but the ones that I have are filled with interesting stories. Two come to mind. <br /><br />One is in Halifax where most of the bodies that were able to be recovered from the Titanic are buried. Including a little baby that was never identified. Their graves are situated so that from a distance you can see the outline of a ship's hull. <br /><br />I visited an old graveyard in Idaho Springs, Colorado years ago with my sister (who is kinda' into grave rubbings and weird stuff like that). There are so many young men buried there who were immigrants from from Germany and Sweden and Austria and died quickly working the gold and silver mines in the west. Their hometowns and dates they came to the United States were listed as well as the family members that they left behind. And so many babies lie there who did not survive their first winter of life in the harshness of the Colorado mountains. <br /><br />All those stones, some of which only have a small bit left and some of which are still very intact, hold stories of those beneath and make you reflect on the life that ended.<br /><br />Wonder is the beginning of wisdom, Socrates said.Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-82018944850559572922014-05-10T20:49:29.947+01:002014-05-10T20:49:29.947+01:00I am sure that Highgate Cemetery will have lists a...I am sure that Highgate Cemetery will have lists and plans of its inhabitants' whereabouts. You just need to dig around - not literally!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-22731733955754777162014-05-10T20:48:01.138+01:002014-05-10T20:48:01.138+01:00Yes Carol - that man is a tough old bugger. I bet ...Yes Carol - that man is a tough old bugger. I bet he has seen a lot of things in his life and his passion for local history was infectious. Hewalks with an awful limp and needs the assistance of a stick.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-77546906169454744912014-05-10T20:00:17.319+01:002014-05-10T20:00:17.319+01:00I think there are a few stories right there in Pet...I think there are a few stories right there in Peter's face. If only those features could tell a tale.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592150238891296272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-61788735626901678312014-05-10T19:56:32.682+01:002014-05-10T19:56:32.682+01:00Why do cemeteries hold us in a thrall? I seem to ...Why do cemeteries hold us in a thrall? I seem to remember my father telling me some of our distant forefathers are residing in Highgate cemetery. I've always meant to go see. Can you get a Glass's guide type of thing of coffins and their contents I wonder? <br /><br />LLXlettice leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17637631435776710877noreply@blogger.com