Connemara marble is a beautiful and rare stone – 750 million years old and found only in the northwest of Ireland.

Urn Garden is pleased to bring you the finest Irish cremation urn in the world, selected from premium blocks of Connemara marble  quarried in beautiful County Galway. Our Irish Marble Smith hand-carves and hand-polishes every urn, making each urn a unique work of art from a precious piece of the Emerald Isle.

Customers agree, here’s a kind word from Catherine, who selected an Irish marble burial urn for her mother:

The urns came and they are beautiful. My Mother was from Ireland and so a Connemara Marble urn was really the only choice. No one in our family has ever been cremated before, so this was a unique experience. My Father was shattered, but he actually feels better now that she is home in the urn. We plan on taking her back to Ireland to be buried. I must tell you, the picture does not do it justice. It is far more grand than the impression the photo gives you.

Connemara Marble Urn

Sometimes families that plan a ceremony where the ashes are spread, purchase urn jewelry for the memorial service so that family members have a small keepsake to remember the loved one. One style of urn necklace that has been a  popular choice for families is the gold Celtic cross urn necklace.

Today a family called looking for an urn with the image of a griffin. I love the idea of this ancient symbol of protection on a cremation urn.

We’ve got a couple of griffins out in the garden. The legendary Griffin symbol is a fascinating creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. Variations of ancient lore say the griffin builds a nest, like an eagle (female?) and lays sapphires instead of eggs, and protects the gold. The feather of a griffin and the talon both are supposed to have medicinal properties so powerful that it can even restore sight to the blind!

The deceased collected griffins and even had a gryphon on his wedding ring. His ashes will be divided, and will be buried with a grandson and some of the family pets who passed earlier, including the ashes of the beloved Yorkie. The “baby”. The widow carries a bit of “baby Yorkie” in a small keepsake on her key chain.

At the memorial service the family incorporated griffin sculpture, statues, and relics among the family photo display.

Greetings!

Let’s start with 3BT

Days are longer
Spring is near
Riding out another blast of severe weather intact

The news of recent archaeological finds in Greece is exciting, not to mention the other controversial discovery that’s making news. However, we have started our own excavation in the back offices and making our own exciting discoveries. Ancient treasures that we thought were long gone or looted are turning up.

A sleek high beam flashlight
Music and movie entertainment
Various tools and implements useful in daily living.

The past week has been full of twists and turns, and not exactly smooth but somewhat productive.

Here’s what we are working on: a ridiculous battle with Canada Post regarding a package that was shipped 8 months ago. Canada should be a snap to deliver to, however, in the last year it’s been a black hole. Canada Customs admits that they mislabeled the package during an appeal on the duty fee, and then lost it, and would like for me to eat it. We’ll see.

New urns in the works, Celtic, wood and urns for the bikers coming soon.

And of course, planting the garden.

Speaking of gardening, Dirtsister has followed the movements of this young man for a few years. Don’t laugh! He’s worldwide, baby! This talented man is smart, creative and a good teacher. He’s the first person I ever heard use the word “Frankenfood”.
The good news about this nasty weather is that in addition to hunching the keyboard, we’ve been plowing through some books this winter. Almost finished with my last HST book for a while. I’ve O.D. on the author and have enjoyed his view of some huge moments in history, but the intensity of his drug use is unnerving and puts me on edge.

More later on complicated men.

Today’s tip: Leave some cookies in the mailbox for your postal carrier.