Not only did I learn today what I want for a grave site when I die, but I learned how I want to be when I grow up, before needing that grave site!
Today a friend and I did a walk through Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. I never knew how big it actually was. It was gorgeous. Not a soul around (no pun intended) and we had the place to ourselves.
It was interesting to see all of the graves, and little did I know there is a whole Jewish area within the cemetery (I am Jewish, which is why it is of particular interest to me) and saw some familiar names.
What perhaps was most intriguing was the mix of really old graves with newer ones right next door. Who must have planned that? We discussed in earnest what kind of grave markings we wanted and did a critique of all the headstones we saw. We both determined that bigger is better!
We looped around the entire cemetery and noticed that the office of the cemetery looked a little too much like a motel near a national park, with an office sign dangling outside. Strange indeed.
Later in the walk, something caught my eye, a sparkle in the sun. I looked up just in time to see a mirrored jacket slip into a car. Was I imagining things? Was it too hot? Had I not had enough water? No, just then
the woman wearing the jacket got back out of the car and in fact someone else in a brightly colored outfit was coming down the stairs! They looked so festive, we wanted to go where they were going, which turned out to be a Bingo night at the senior center! I asked if I could take their picture, they laughed and posed and as we walked away we heard them claim that they were having twice as much fun even though we were half their age! I want to be like that when I grow up.
Streets Completed: Pleasant Pl, W Bothwell
Staircase: 227
Total time walked: 58 minutes
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