Celebrating your loved one’s life if they have a direct cremation
Direct cremation solves a significant financial burden for families. Not to be sniffed at when so many other costs are soaring, and families are struggling now more than ever. There are other reasons why you might choose direct cremation: some loved ones, regardless of cost, stipulate that they want a direct cremation for personal reasons. […]
Buried into the earth or cremated into the wind?
Burial or cremation? Do you want to be planted into the earth or cremated into the wind and spread wherever you desire? This was a debate dad and I had in his last seven weeks as I nursed him…and he was adamant…burial. When mum was able to articulate her views, she wanted cremation, we will […]
The Perfect Poem? (part 1)
The right words at the right time in the right place. The challenge of funeral and memorial poems. Where do you start in the search for those well-written perfect words for your loved one? Welcome to my first blog in which I consider choosing the perfect poem, for the first time. Traditional is…tradition Sometimes, we […]
