Manila, 4 November—All Soul’s Day long weekend often meant going home to tend to our mother’s grave. Nothing looks as lonely as an unadorned grave on All Souls’ Day, so we make it a point to put flowers and candles on mom’s tombstone and say hi, no matter how brief, all five of us remaining. We were there again this year, our 21st year. The cemetery was packed as expected, finding parking was a nightmare, but as always, our mother’s grave was a necessary source of quiet.
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Manila, 4 November—All Soul’s Day long weekend often meant going home to tend to our mother’s grave. Nothing looks as lonely as an unadorned grave on All Souls’ Day, so we make it a point to put flowers and candles on mom’s tombstone and say hi, no matter how brief, all five of us remaining. We were there again this year, our 21st year. The cemetery was packed as expected, finding parking was a nightmare, but as always, our mother’s grave was a necessary source of quiet.