Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Graves

a group challenge

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Jen Deaderick
May 30, 2021
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I love the Dicken’s line “we are all fellow travelers to the grave,” from A Christmas Carol. It’s memento mori, but with an added group challenge. We die alone, but we’re all in the same boat while we’re here.

It’s Memorial Day weekend, which means my family is heading to Winthrop to tidy graves and plant flowers. Then we’ll eat lunch. There are family …

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