by Sandy | Oct 24, 2019 | Memorials
“Why is it we want so badly to memorialize ourselves? Even while we’re still alive. We wish to assert our existence, like dogs peeing on fire hydrants. We put on display our framed photographs, our parchment diplomas, our silver-plated cups; we monogram our...
by Sandy | Sep 14, 2018 | Memorials
When the weather is hot I sometimes walk via the Borough Gardens in Dorchester and along West Walks which is often cool as it is shaded by big trees. Halfway along is a large garden gate with an inscription above it. The gateway is a memorial to Charlton Byam...
