Saturday was G'ma Harrington's 90th birthday and happened to be the day Kurt, Denise and Alysa left for England to visit with Jill and Jayson. We met for breakfast at Panera. Mom was not expecting to see them again before they left.
Later in the morning we took her to Akron and visited the cemeteries of family
members. We had talked of doing this in the past and to me this seemed to be an appropriate day to do it. Mom enjoyed herself and we had beautiful weather. It reminded me in some ways of the trip we took to Washington D.C. a couple of years before dad passed. 
Mom's mother and father at Rose Hill Memorial Garden in Fairlawn.
Mom's maternal grandparents at Glendale Cemetery in Akron. The cemetery is 175 years old this year.
G'ma's older sister also at Glendale, just across the drive from her grandparents.
On the way to the final stop we drove through downtown Akron and stopped for a beer and gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches at the Lockview Tavern, one of Karen's favorites.
Dad's parents at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery also in Akron. Because his mother was not Catholic, they are buried in a special section of the cemetery for Catholics married to non-Catholics!
We finished off the day with a stop at Donzell's nursery a couple of miles east of Holy Family. A couple of petunia pots in the back and we were headed home after a very pleasant day.
Happy Birthday Mom!
a bit of a macabre birthday celebration, but i am sure that grandma loved it. it is weird to keep learning about family members that i didn't know i had, are there any more surprises? ;)
ReplyDeleteG'ma did like it and even though it seems "a bit macabre" it really wasn't at all. It was sort of like visiting friends. It was fun for us to hear the stories and listen to her remembrances. She is always so grateful for the even the smallest things. You should see her fridge - she has pictures of Artemis all over it!
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