Not uncommon, but unusual in a residential area. Bob W wrote: >> I think this is about the nicest >> memorial I've ever heard of. >> >> > > is that uncommon in the US? It's a very common form of memorial over > here. And still one of the nicest, of course. > > -- > Bob > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of P. J. Alling >> Sent: 24 May 2007 10:42 >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: PESO -- "Memoriam" >> >> There isn't always a story, but this time there is. A friend from >> secondary school, used to live in the house that stood where >> the one in >> the background of this photo stands today. (The town will >> tell you that >> it's officially the same house, remodeled. That however >> stretches the >> truth. After my friends family sold the place, it was a gut rehab, >> after which the new owners tore down each outer wall and >> replaced them, >> jacked up the roof, and added 1/2 a story, then when that was >> finished >> replaced the roof, rafters and all, with a higher peaked roof. It's >> > > >> essentially a new house on the footprint of the old, but much >> bigger. >> The town would never have let the new owners build a bigger >> house there >> so they suck it in). Well back to my original story. My >> friend's mother >> always loved the view from the front windows. She died a couple of >> years ago, their family paid for a bench to be installed so >> that others >> could sit and enjoy the same view. I think this is about the nicest >> > > >> memorial I've ever heard of. >> >> http://home.earthlink.net/~morephotos/PESO_--_memoriam.html >> >> Technical Data: >> Pentax *ist-Ds ISO 400 1/800sec. >> smc Pentax 17mm Fisheye f4.0 @ f8.0 >> Image defished using PT Tools. >> >> As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. >> >> -- >> All dogs have four legs; my cat has four legs. Therefore, my >> cat is a dog. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> > > >
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