folklore
Hillbilly Funeral
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008More death and burial folklore from famous hillbilly folklorist Vance Randolph:
Time Stops: When a death finally occurs, one of the bereaved neighbors rises immediately and stops the clock. Everybody knows that if the clock should happen to stop of itself while a corpse is lying in the house, another member of the family would die […]
Full Bird
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008Most of the time, the calls we field are families in distress, and occasionally, like any business, you get the odd bird. The Colonial, for instance.
This gentleman insisted that I address him by his “first” name “The Colonial”, and he had questions.
I had answers.
Next, we moved to his favorite topic. HIZ SELF and […]
Can’t Get NO Krampus Action!
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007Merry Krampus!
I’ve been saving this postcard because I’d never seen a devil featured on a Christmas greeting. Recently, while perusing some vintage cards, I ran across a series of variations on this creepy character known as Krampus. Evidently, in Eastern European folklore he’s the Enforcer for St. Nick and handles all disciplinary actions for […]
Anubis
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Greetings!
Our Anubis pet urn is back in stock after a brief absence. This funeral urn is a replica of a canopic jar and holds 90 cubic inches. Too bad these styles are not available in a size to handle adult remains, we get several requests for the larger capacity.
Dog lovers tend to favor this […]
Talkin About Meme
Saturday, August 4th, 2007I thought this game had played out.
~List eight random facts about yourself
~At the end of your post tag 8 people and list their names linking to them
~ Leave a comment on their blog letting them know they have been tagged
Whatever, here we go:
The picture above used to hang in my office.
My background is broadcast sales […]
Flying Free and Feather Crowns
Thursday, March 15th, 2007Greetings!
Surreal seems to be where death services are going, even if only a small percentage make it into the extreme zone. “Some things done at memorial services or celebrations of life would absolutely mortify some traditional types of people,” says Janet Riscuitti, director at Funeral Services Association of British Columbia. “There are no rules any […]
Stop The Clock!
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007Greetings!
Urngarden is a career change for us, and was started after some sad events in our life, we sensed the changes that were happening in the industry (yes, death is an industry) and felt like we could offer families and funeral homes an alternative. Families have embraced the opportunity, funeral homes are another story.
There is […]
What’s That Smell?
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007Greetings!
Free in the garden today! Excellent color and a hot cup of coffee!
I can see why ancient cultures worshiped the sun!
Speaking of inspirations and connections, we re-connected with a favorite teacher/guru last week who is always good for the mind, body, and spirit and wondered why we had drifted away. Well, time […]
