try something new

Well, this is new: I not only designed a communal columbarium/memorial garden for a local church, I built the vessel top.
The structure has turned out beautifully – Brick garden walls with a gothic arch center and custom cross with side pergolas, but the cost of the vessel top was crazy or at least more than anticipated or budgeted for.
So for the amount left in the budget, I -with help from my husband, laminated marine grade plywood with west system and stainless screws to create a double circled stone mosaic removable vessel lid. The actual design is pretty complicated but looks wonderful. Installation is tomorrow. I’ve never seen anything that functions quite like this one so I’m a bit nervous. Fingers are crossed that everything will simply fall into place.
When you are creating a place for someone to place their loved ones ashes, you really don’t won’t any issues. I don’t think your soul stays where your remains are so I’m not terribly sentimental when it comes to such things but some folks definitely are.
Personally, I’d like to be scattered in the woods or a garden (back to nature and all that) But I do love a good old cemetery with interesting tombstones and crypts. If I have a memorial stone or bench or structure, I want it to have personality, whimsy.

I want to try new things … atleast something each month.

January is almost over and I haven’t tried anything new.

I am saving/spending my money right now to finish up my house by May, get braces on my youngest, and get my oldest in college -so whatever I do can’t be crazy expensive. (Drats, I’d really had my heart set on ballooning over Paris -LOL) I’ll just have to scale back a bit.

I’m thinking for this month it may be simple -like trying a new recipe. I’ve never made anything flambe. Kinda flashy. Kinda cool.

Next month, I’d like to start doing yoga. I’m definitely not as limber or fit as I once was. Hopefully yoga will help.

I’d love it if anybody had any interesting suggestions. What are you trying (or planning on trying) new?