Good Day
This has been a good day - it was a Betty day. Days I spend with Betty are always fun and most of the time an adventure.
We began with breakfast at Biancke's in Cynthiana. This has become a tradition for us any time we head south. Our next destination was Winchester to visit the graves of Betty's mom, uncle and maternal grandparents. It always makes us laugh to know her grandparents are in "Section 8" (of the cemetery). We watered the rose bushes, sprinkled some fertilizer, did a little trimming and I listened to some memories of Betty's.
From Winchester we traveled to Mt. Sterling to visit the graves of her paternal grandparents; although we couldn't find them. Betty remembered they were close to a certain statue, on a hill. We found the statue and many hills, but no grandparents.
After this we just took a drive through the countryside. We had an early/relaxing dinner at Caproni's in Maysville and then back to Butler.
Sometimes I feel a bit guilty for not visiting the graves of my own family. Mom regularly tends to these, but I just cannot bring myself to go. I'm enough removed from Betty's family that it doesn't sadden me too much. Visiting my grandma and grandpa's graves is just something I don't think I can handle. I'm about ready to cry now just thinking about it.
We began with breakfast at Biancke's in Cynthiana. This has become a tradition for us any time we head south. Our next destination was Winchester to visit the graves of Betty's mom, uncle and maternal grandparents. It always makes us laugh to know her grandparents are in "Section 8" (of the cemetery). We watered the rose bushes, sprinkled some fertilizer, did a little trimming and I listened to some memories of Betty's.
From Winchester we traveled to Mt. Sterling to visit the graves of her paternal grandparents; although we couldn't find them. Betty remembered they were close to a certain statue, on a hill. We found the statue and many hills, but no grandparents.
After this we just took a drive through the countryside. We had an early/relaxing dinner at Caproni's in Maysville and then back to Butler.
Sometimes I feel a bit guilty for not visiting the graves of my own family. Mom regularly tends to these, but I just cannot bring myself to go. I'm enough removed from Betty's family that it doesn't sadden me too much. Visiting my grandma and grandpa's graves is just something I don't think I can handle. I'm about ready to cry now just thinking about it.
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