Ye Olde Death Masques posted on August 2, 2007 06:50 PM by rethwyll.
On a recent trip to Baaahstan, Massachusetts (the destination behind the slightly bewailed hiatus of a few weeks ago), Mr. rethwyll and I had occasion to trip the historic sidewalk fantastic through a few of the city's historic cemeteries (or -- as they seem to be known out there -- burying grounds, which is awesomely Ichabod-Crane-fleeing-the-Headless-Horseman-by-sexton's-lanternlight.)
These are graves, mind you, that date back to the 16- and 1700s, graves that have seen witches burned, redcoats slaughtered, Red Sox humiliated... As befits such a gruesome march through history, the vast majority of the tombstones in the cemeteries are decorated with winged skulls, at once whimsical and morbid (just like me! Needless to say, it was love at first sight.) I filled up many a megabyte of flashcard memory snapping pictures of the flying boneheads. I was tickled, then, to discover these Winged Soul pendants. Now I can take a piece of Merry Ol' New England wherever I go...
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