tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post5027854231215565231..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: A Melancholy HomecomingJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-408445039041567452014-01-15T19:39:16.224-08:002014-01-15T19:39:16.224-08:00I know people say you can never go home again...th...I know people say you can never go home again...that things change...but there is always that desire to go back...I don't even recognize my home town anymore, it's been so long. It's a place in our minds, filled with lots of good memories. Perhaps we're just nostalgic for the people and the times we shared.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-11262109238589835352014-01-15T19:36:02.230-08:002014-01-15T19:36:02.230-08:00My husband's aunt was commenting to a friend w...My husband's aunt was commenting to a friend who had asked how the trip to a recent family funeral was. Before she could catch herself, she explained, "We had the grandest time!"<br /><br />Of course, her friend gave her a strange look. Funerals are not exactly considered party equivalents.<br /><br />But just as you said, Iggy, a funeral does gather the family together. And when people get together, they can't help but enjoy being in each other's company--even if they were called there by such a sad event.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-76871803341952304642014-01-15T19:32:50.640-08:002014-01-15T19:32:50.640-08:00Back when people bought family plots, that tendenc...Back when people bought family plots, that tendency to return home for burial made sense to me, but once well into the 1900s, I thought things would be different. Perhaps those living in that era in the mid 1950s and 1960s still made their choices more like those of the previous generations from the 1800s.<br /><br />I imagine that cemetery in Shenandoah would give you a stroll through the family tree!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-61852816428079817862014-01-15T17:19:06.509-08:002014-01-15T17:19:06.509-08:00I think there is always that pull to return home o...I think there is always that pull to return home one last time:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-62962606371221049442014-01-15T06:33:52.842-08:002014-01-15T06:33:52.842-08:00Sounds like the family was "far and wide"...Sounds like the family was "far and wide" and it was a long way to go for all of them. Seems sad that it takes a funeral to bring a family together sometimes...Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-29434032375550095202014-01-15T04:07:32.852-08:002014-01-15T04:07:32.852-08:00The Moores' burial in Tennessee rather than Ar...The Moores' burial in Tennessee rather than Arizona is no surprise. My maternal grandparents are buried in Shenandoah, Virginia, where they grew up and started their married life despite having lived in Portsmouth since World War II. Visiting the cemetery is a stroll through my family tree -- it's really a nice thing to see all the cousins and siblings there together. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com