I receive calls to clean headstones – moss, lichen, ground in dirt all detract from the beauty of the stone, leaving it looking forgotten….or does it? My uncle is a very nature-focused man: he has an immense vegetable garden; he works with wood and stone. He is an artist. His take is that cemeteries, and headstones, are all part of the circle of life, which naturally includes death. When we walk through a cemetery, there is a peaceful feeling; one of rest, one of quiet respect and contempla