Set in Stone
It's one of those stories an old stonemason might tell an unbelieving apprentice, but it really happened.
According to the BBC, a medieval stone carving that was used as a cat's headstone has recently sold for £200,000 at auction. The cat's owner, a stonemason, used the old piece of stone to honor his dead cat, but its worth was only discovered later after the stonemason himself died. According to the rest of the BBC report, the stonemason's widow planned to spend money raised from the sale "on her grandchildren and a new rocking chair."
While in other news, freemasonry is back in the news after figuring in the plot of National Treasure, the U.S. film hit now No. 1 at the box office for the third week in a row. So now the question remains: do stonemasons really rule the world in secret? If only...
And thanks to a list member from Stone.org for this epic 8-page story singing the praises of the cathedral builder, with lore and stories documenting the typical stone worker's day in words and photos...
According to the BBC, a medieval stone carving that was used as a cat's headstone has recently sold for £200,000 at auction. The cat's owner, a stonemason, used the old piece of stone to honor his dead cat, but its worth was only discovered later after the stonemason himself died. According to the rest of the BBC report, the stonemason's widow planned to spend money raised from the sale "on her grandchildren and a new rocking chair."
While in other news, freemasonry is back in the news after figuring in the plot of National Treasure, the U.S. film hit now No. 1 at the box office for the third week in a row. So now the question remains: do stonemasons really rule the world in secret? If only...
And thanks to a list member from Stone.org for this epic 8-page story singing the praises of the cathedral builder, with lore and stories documenting the typical stone worker's day in words and photos...
