Secret Fascination

Why am I so fascinated by old cemeteries? This blog is supposed to be about happy things and a graveyard is anything but happy. And yet, I must confess that wandering through an old cemetery brings me a sense of peace. I love to stop and read the carvings on each headstone, and then imagine how that person lived, whom they loved, and what their life was like. I can almost hear the story each one has to tell.


Now don't get me wrong, the very notion of death scares me, but there's a mystery surrounding old cemeteries that simply calls to the romantic in me.


I'm happy to realize I'm not the only person on the planet with this odd fascination. In this months' issue of Martha Stewart Living there is an interesting article on New England's Oldest cemeteries.


Historic Cemetery in Newport, RI