appointments once a week told me the Powerball Jackpot is up pretty high now.

family history. How nice.

And, I too, hope that good luck is following you around, and will soon 'tag' you...

Unfortunately both he and my Mom's father passed away before I was born. It was nice to feel kind of a connection to him today, and at least I got to know my grandmother's.

I hope Good Luck for all of us here too!

It's as though your Grandfather reached out through time, to touch you, both physically and emotionally.
And he may well have. I do believe in signs. I've experienced more than a few in my day.

I love these kinds of connections to our past.

Here's mine: All four of my grandparents came from Ireland, and all of their children married fellow Irish Americans. I grew up in this wonderful country, and so even if we are only looking at Europeans, there's a lot of variety -- Irish, Danish, French, Italian, and so on. The first time I went to Ireland I finally understood how Irish my family was, because every single person I saw looked exactly like my brothers and sisters and cousins.

(I heard that somewhere..many years ago)

I you had a black cat cross your path, then immediately found a horseshoe, you would be on a roll of some sort.

She gets mistaken for a black cat but is definitely just a dark gray.

pointing upwards (to catch the luck)!

What a great find 😀

I think your grandfather would be so happy that you are still living on the family land. When you hang it in your house it will be a nice visible connection. One time my dad took me out to where my great uncle had homesteaded. I found a horseshoe (anmong other things)and it still hangs in my house. I was always told to hang them with the feet pointing up because it is already full of luck and you want the luck to remain and catch any other luck that comes along. Thank you for sharing.

My co-workers and friends always wondered why I never got a place of my own especially since though I loved my Mom, she loved to be argumentative with my Dad, my sister and I, especially me.

Then one of them came to the house after my Dad's funeral and she said let's just go sit outside for awhile. A few minutes later she turned to me, and said "now I understand why you never left, and your Dad held onto it. There is just so much beauty and peace here, and it's your connection to your Dad's side of the family." Thank you for saying my Grandfather would be happy.

That is wonderful you found a horse shoe and other things that connects you to your Great Uncle's homestead too.