Crypts

[cornerofmadness]

Mom took me to the cemetary she wanted me to see. It's relatively small but had a few fine statues. But the thing she really wanted me to see what this crypt. I've not seen anything like this in my life.

It was hand made (as opposed to purchased from a monument company) or so I think. It was done up as the tomb of Joseph of Arithemea, complete with large unhewned rock in front of the tomb door. It was made of rock and had small round windows that must have had punched tin 'glass' like a pie safe. Sadly those were destroyed (so I put my hand inside to snap photos in the crypt). There was a bronze lintel to the rock-door (kids screwed that up too) and the name on the door was 'Leaf', the only identifer there was. There were stylized leaves in concrete on the crypt and there was evidence something stood at the door but that's been busted off.

WHen I get back to OH I'll post pictures.

Comments

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to see those pics. It sounds pretty outrageous.

[vampedvixen.livejournal.com]

I wish my family outings involved fun trips to the cemetary. That's just.. so goth. heh

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

My family IS different

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

It's like nothing I've ever seen and I've haunted graveyards all over America

[vampedvixen.livejournal.com]

But it seems like a good different.

[aaronlisa.livejournal.com]

Can't wait to see the pictures because it sounds very interesting.

It's a shame that kids don't have respect for anything.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

OooOOooo, that sounds like a cool find.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it is. You'll like it

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I know. So many of them really don't

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

sometimes yes

[aaronlisa.livejournal.com]

It's a shame. When I was a kid I'd never think to descrate a cemetary like that.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

nope

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Now I just can't wait. How soon will you be back in OH? I was thinking of calling you the other night at your parents' place but realized I didn't have the number which bummed me out totally, dude.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

My family outings include such things, too. *laugh* Of course, it started out as, "Let's humor ELD," and changed into, "Will you lookit THAT?!?"

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i think that's exactly what's going on here.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i won't be back til monday. I'll email the phone number. If you hurry, you can be here for the community yard sale on Saturday

[vampedvixen.livejournal.com]

That's at least better than what I get ("Let's not humor Janet's dark side, she's weird enough as it is and will only become a suicidal loner if we let her enjoy the things she likes.")

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Knowing your mom, I wouldn't be at all surprised.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

*WHINES*

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

It's well acknowledged that I am the weird one in the family, though my four-years-younger-than-me cousin told me at the last family get together that some of the things she remembered me talking about when I was in college were right on the money for fun things to do. *laugh*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

now both parents want to go back and inspect that thing

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Sometimes they get like that too. LIke when Dad had a pissy attack at the lake the time before last over the Goth thing

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I believe you'll get John out there when I see it. And hear about all the whining.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

nah he wants to go. He's found other things to be a jerk about today

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

OH, that's always a happy.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

oh yes

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

...where's taht gun...