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Through the Generations…

Through the Generations…

I am a fifth-generation memorialist and I often work alongside the fourth generation (my father) and the sixth generation (my girls). The sixth generation likes to ‘help’, especially when the fourth generation is around! Thankfully the fourth is very patient and kind...
Questions for Funeral Homes

Questions for Funeral Homes

7 questions to ask before purchasing a monument from a funeral home. (you DEFINITELY need to ask the first one!) Many funeral homes now offer headstones in addition to their traditional services. While that can be a benefit, there are 7 questions you need to ask prior...
Different is Good

Different is Good

I spent Christmas in St. Petersburg, Russia when I was 26 years old. Yegor Malashachiva is a biology professor at St. Petersburg University and also happens to be a friend I met while we were both attending school in Germany. Since we would both be on holiday break...
What you don’t know CAN hurt you.

What you don’t know CAN hurt you.

  Some disappointments in life are pretty easy to cope with. Onions on a hamburger that you didn’t order? No big deal, just pick them off. Purchased a shirt that doesn’t fit right? Take it back to the store or just throw it away. But what happens when you...
What is Art?

What is Art?

Here is the definition of ‘art’ from Merriam-Webster online: “something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings” (emphasis mine). Bott Monument loves to make art.
Girls are really, really bad at math!

Girls are really, really bad at math!

It’s true, isn’t it? I’ve known at least one girl who was terrible at math so I believe it. When they go shopping (way too often if you ask me!) they can barely calculate the cost of the second pair of shoes in a buy-one-get-one-free sale. Thankfully most women know...