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Memorials: Cleveland Cultural Gardens
Memorials come in many forms including cemeteries, memorial walls, and memorial buildings. Memorials are even present in places that are designated as memorials. The Cleveland Cultural Gardens is one such place. The Cleveland Cultural Gardens were established in 1916 with … Continue reading
Podcast Review: All There is With Anderson Cooper
Link: All There is with Anderson Cooper In the last episode of this podcast, Anderson played voicemails from people who shared their grief with him and one of these voicemails was from a mother who said she shared her grief … Continue reading
Grieving the Unacceptable
Grief is not just for the death of a corporeal being. Humans grieve the loss of jobs, the loss of dreams, the loss of situations. Anytime there is a loss, real or perceived, humans may feel the sadness, heaviness, and … Continue reading
Memorials: Lake View Cemetery Overview
Lake View Cemetery is a garden style cemetery locaed in 1869 on 211 acres on Cleveland’s east side. It is modeled after other gaden style cemeteries including Mount Auburn in Cambridge, MA and Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadephia. Garden style, … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown is a romantic comedy centered around a death and a funeral. The movie opens on the worst day of Drew’s life. He is a shoe designer and his latest shoe design is a colossal failure that is going to … Continue reading
Dolce Morte: Sweet Death
Dolce Morte is a small batch ice cream sold only in the Four Seasons, Buenos Aires. I had the vanilla ice cream, and it was the absolute best vanilla ice cream I have ever eaten. It was sweet and the … Continue reading
Memorials: Recoleta Cemetery
Date visited: April 13, 2024 and April 19, 2024Address: Buenos Aires, Argentina The term “City of the Dead” is often used to describe cemeteries, but until I visited Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires, I never understood why a cemetery would … Continue reading