Saturday, May 29, 2010
Grave Day
I don't know if everyone knows this, but after Dad died, Maria, seeing the silver lining in the cloud, pronounced "now we have somewhere to go on Grave Day." Since Maria and Evan were small, they have gone to decorate the graves of Jane's mom, grandparents, and great grandparents. Last year we had our own grave to decorate on Grave Day. If you recall, we planted impatiens for Dad, which we had to dig up a short time later. Well, another Grave Day has come and gone and all of the headstones are shiny, clean, and trimmed up. Mom and Dad again have surreptitious orange impatiens. Ironic, isn't it, since Mom never really liked impatiens, but they are the only flowers that will grow in the shade? She always did do what Dad wanted. Maria left a nice ripe cherry for each of them and Dad got a flag to commemorate his veteran status. In case you are wondering, Marge Addis gets fresh cut flowers, Gram gets a mum, and Mother Molly gets a basket of petunias. As always, we enjoyed the succulent deep fried Mike's chicken--a Barberton original. We figure fried chicken once a year won't put us in an early grave!
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Thanks ,Maria, Evan and Mommy for your Grave Day service. I know Grammie is probably rolling her eyes at the impatiens, orange, no less, but there really isn't any other choice. One might also consider a renegade start or two of shade-loving vinca, which could be planted to bloom year after year. And that fried chicken sounds delish, gotta have it once in awhile. Don't forget that Grammie always indulged at Heinen's. And remember the White Castle at Superior and Euclid, just a hop and a skip from Lakeview, Grammie would certainly have stopped for a mini-burger and even Papa would have scarfed one down later in life!
ReplyDeleteI am thinking of you all on this day. We were all lucky to have had her. She was a great and kind heart and I miss her.
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