I'll be there one of these days, Alison. And there's a graveyard in the heart of Chester, Vermont I need to get back into (with at least a camera instead of just a notepad).

Believe it or not, the most serene and contemplative graveyard I've ever been in doesn't have a single marker I'm interested in. (Well, maybe one for an author who is not dead yet.) It's a little Friends cemetery in North Berwick, Maine, right on the side of Rte. 4. There's an elegant little stile at the entrance in a very trim stone wall and one huge tree with a large bole on it. It's the most peaceful place I've ever been.

Linn