This is the weekend I go back home for my 50th Class Reunion. Our family reunion was canceled due to hairycaine damage
I have created this time capsule to be put beneath the headstone in wet concrete, which very well may contain some or all of His remaining ashes mixed in.


This is the underside

That is me on the right, dancing with my then Girlfriends head on my shoulder.
I will have not seen ANY of these folks face to face since 1974

↑That is me playing piano in the Lunchroom in 1970... I scratched my name and the date on the back of the piano on the soundboard

All the banking is done in regards to my brothers estate... each of the heirs (my brothers and sisters and one nephew) got just under $6 thousand USD. Not really that much considering the inflation these days.
I will most likely use a lot of my share to finish my patio.

At least I can finally move forward with my own life and agendas.
I have big plans for my veggie garden

All those reddish tipped plants to the right, are crepe myrtle trying to sprout from the roots of the big tree I cut about 8 months ago.
They have been sprayed several times with roundup, when I get back from this trip they will be cut off at ground level.
Then I'm putting landscaping fabric over the top and adding 3-4 inches of topsoil.
THEN I can amend the results with compost etc, and plant winter veggies.
I've already gotten some cabbage plants,

and seeds for beets and mustard greens

That is a lot of work to get too, so I will be happy when this weekend is over, and I am safely back home with my kitties.

"Update and Down"

^by
Jerry E Smith
©10/09/2024
all images original
Taken with my cellphone