Christmas Day

Christmas Day visit to family graves

In remembering those who have gone before the gravestones provide timelines and each year in conversation new facts emerge about the lives and interconnection of families. In this respect burials are unsurpassed.

This was followed by visit to new cemetery. The contrast is stark, with mainly black stones often accompanied by garden gnomes, memorabilia and miniature fencing. How will these memorials stand the test of time?