THE TIME DRAWS NIGH.......

I just read over my very first post here and can't believe that time has moved so fast!

And I can't believe that the

HARVEST FOLKLORE FESTIVAL and CEMETERY STORYTELLING

is just around the corner!

We have soooo many things planned!

Gypsy Music with the Blind Goats, the 12th Regiment Civil War Soldiers,

Hay Wagon Rides, Darla the Goat,

Harvest Art Doll Challenge, Games, Fortunetelling, Artisans, Intricate Face Painting, 

Treats, Snacks and more!

And......

a most special treat of a quick bus ride to the Morgan Road Cemetery

for a tour of the old cemetery and gypsy ancestor storytelling!

Tranquility, balance, a reconnect with nature-

the honoring of Ancestors long passed-

the remembrance of our history and our culture-

and the silence of observation and respect 

reminding us of the rhythm of life...........

Won't you join us for something truly unique............

**********

TOWN of CLAY HARVEST FOLKLORE FESTIVAL
and
CEMETERY STORYTELLING

CELEBRATE THE HARVEST with the Town of Clay!
***

October 13, 2012
12 noon -4pm
Clay Park Central Wetzel Road Clay, NY

Music~Storytelling~Arts~Wagon Rides~Farm Animals~Games~
Gypsy Fortune Telling~Civil War Soldiers~Darla the Goat~Food~Fun~And MORE!

 AND..........

Participate in the HARVEST ART DOLL CHALLENGE!

Join in the fun! CREATE (in advance) and DISPLAY a HARVEST ART DOLL!
Dolls created beforehand will be displayed during the Festival and
then at the Clay Town Hall throughout November!

That's the challenge: CREATE A HARVEST DOLL! ;)
You'll be amazed at the wonderful things that will turn out! 

Questions?  Just ask!

Hope to see you there!

~Mimi 

ROAD TRIP!

As the Sisterhood of the Goat is kindred in Spirit, our visit a few weeks ago prompted us to visit a couple of old cemeteries in the Canandaigua, NY area.  The following photos are merely for your enjoyment and not in any way connected with the Morgan Cemetery.  

But I suspect, if you are reading this blog, you are a lover of old cemeteries, too!  

Enjoy!

This wee cemetery we found right at the edge of an extremely busy highway, set smack in the middle of trailers, trucks, houses and a lawn. 

I do love spending time in an old cemetery.

I hope you do, too.

Change of Light

Random shots taken June 10, 2012

I am fascinated by the change of light and pattern.

Moving Back

Row 2
Facing west

John Garry

Died

Aug.9, 1880

Aged

56 years

Unmarked 

Unmarked

Father

(west)

Russell D. Frayer

Born

Aug 11, 1834

Died

July 31, 1875  (?)

Hannah A.

His WIfe

Born Apr 7, 1833

Died

Mar 10, 1883

FRAYER

(north)

Faith R.

Dau. of

R.O. & H.A. Frayer

Died

Dec 13, 1875

Ag'd 4 mos

(east)

(south)

Mother

Faith

(back) R

(front) J. C.

Wee Sarah

Edith Aloft ~taken from a Victorian children's book

It was not a grand revelation that once I began to wander the cemetery I would

quite naturally, and in accord with human (and writer!) spirit, begin to develop an affinity 

for certain graves and wonder greatly at their story.  The children, of course, always tug at your heart.

I will say, there aren't a great many for such a time,  but enough to make one stop 

and ponder the circumstance.

For the era, and in a rural location besides, I was quite in awe of the extensive work that had been able to be done on a great many of the stones.  Those final words that the parents chose so carefully in their grief.

I bring to you then one of my favorites:

SARAH

Daughter of

S.S. & P. DEWEY

Died Feb.22 1853

AE.  8 yrs. 2 mos.

& 11 Ds.

She was lovely she was fair

And for awhile was given

An angel came and claimed his own

And brought her home to Heaven.

I love that there is a little lamb carved in the top of the stone.

Bless you, wee Sarah, you have been thought of this day.

~

engraving taken from a Victorian children's book  1897

The Rest of Yesterday

A lone flag was place beside an unmarked stone which, I admit, made my heart feel too big.

Here are some random shots of the cemetery that I took on yesterday's artistic prop journey.