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We did the trip to Plymouth and visited "the rock." This year's National Day of Mourning will be celebrated on November 22, 2007, at noon. I am toying with the idea of making the trip if anyone is interested in joining me. Click here for links regarding the history of the first Thanksgiving and Plymouth Rock.

As we overlooked Plymouth from Massasoit's statue on Cole's Hill, we were serenaded by the lovely sound of Scarecrow Hill. As we gravitated toward the music, we discovered that not only are they an awesome band, but they were putting on the show to support our troops and also had a food drive under way. Check out their official MySpace or for the Scarecrow Hill fan site, click here.

And since I did all of the really cool MA cemeteries in 2005, I decided to post another type of memorial. For those of you that are still convinced that MySpace is just for kiddos or believe all of the Oprah "MySpace is Evil" hype~you may not be aware of the numerous MySpace memorials that exist. As you know, I am fascinated by how people chose to immortalize their loved ones. From the stones and inscriptions that are chosen, the gifts and offerings that are given, to the poems posted in the newspapers on anniversaries.

They say that grieving is a private process, but I believe that part of what moves us beyond the grieving stage is sharing our grief with others and knowing that we are not alone in our loss. The Internet and MySpace have opened so many new doors for the grieving process and I wanted to share this with those of you that are not aware of these sites.

I often recommend that my clients write letters to their deceased loved ones and MySpace makes this an acceptable practice and creates a wonderful tribute. It allows family and friends to connect and share their stories in new ways that were never possible before. Please don't believe that I am macabre in choosing to view these sites (or because of my love for cemeteries, for that matter)~it is simply an understanding of grief and the healing process. So anyhoo, enough said, please meet Brittany of Scarecrow Hill fame.