I just got back from a trip to Florida - to visit another "side of the family"! The weather was beautiful - low 80s, sunny and breezy - and the family was fine!
During the long weekend, we made a trip to the cemetery - and this is a lovely one - to put out flowers. After brushing off debris and helping to wash off some of the stains on the headstone, I took a little walk around - reading names and trying to figure out relationships!
(Did I say I like cemeteries??!!)
A little ways down the street was a headstone that obviously hadn't been cleaned in quite a while. The Powell stone - Hobson died in 1963 but his wife only had her birth date listed. If she's still alive she'd be in her 90s. I don't know if there are/were any other relatives, but it was obvious that no one had been out to clean the stone in a long time.
We had to leave but that stone stayed with us - the next day, before we went to a family lunch, we went back to the cemetary with a brush, the rest of the papertowels, fantastic and water. It didn't take long, but by the time we were done Hobson was "looking good"! Clean and bright with the inscription shinging in the sun.
It only took a few minutes, but it certainly made me feel good all day long. A small thing - but it was the right thing to do - and a lovely way to spend a beautiful morning.
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Who knew you liked cemeteries so much? Very touching...Hugs, Delilah
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