We can't place a headstone for 6 to 9 months on average (maybe over a year with all the rain we've had). The cemetery places a tiny, flat grave marker. I hate it. I don't know how to "decorate" Tonys grave because his tastes were decidedly different than mine. But I hate seeing his grave. I did put a couple solar garden lights out there and a couple pinwheels. We also noticed friends would leave something and we wanted it to be protected from weather.
So I asked a neighbor, who has a woodworking / craft business, if they could make a cross. Something simple with his name and dates on it. I was willing to pay. But she offered to do it for free. She said they had the supplies already there.
It turned out great! And we bought a little waterproof box for friends to put things in, and attached it to the back. I bought a little cardinal pinwheel - because everyone says cardinals are visitors that have passed on. And I bought a purple/blue butterfly because that's Jason's favorite color. I wanted him to feel like something he liked was there. And we put a solar spotlight on it.
No comments:
Post a Comment