Life in the Garden

Matters of Life and Death

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Can’t Get No Satisfaction

We're still digging out from the remodeling project, tedious, but liberating. Two customer service issues with Amazon and Alltel have taken their toll. As an Amazon merchant, we've had some issues regarding payment and communication and recently terminated our seller account. Amazon is difficult to do business with on the merchant level. After digging down deep for a phone number, I was connected to a rep in India and then transferred three times to someone who would "put a note in my … [Read more...] about Can’t Get No Satisfaction

Neighborhood Garden Memorials

When we stroll through the garden, we'll stop and pay tribute to the makeshift memorials we find. At the elementary school is a marker dedicated to a school employee who died suddenly. A tree has been planted in his memory. Simple. Sometimes planting a tree in your loved one's memory can give the family a place to return to honor the loved one. Tree plantings can be marked with a tree dedication stone personalized with artwork and the departed's name and dates At the high school nearby … [Read more...] about Neighborhood Garden Memorials

Ceremony for Scattering Ashes

Today we'll look at memorial ceremonies for scattering ashes. The best advice on most of these methods is KEEP IT LOW and check the wind, unless you want a face full... More information and resources on cremation memorials for spreading ashes can be found on our site. Scattering Methods * Casting: is the act of simply tossing the ashes to the wind. Usually done by one individual while others look on. Care and consideration of others should be used when casting. Check the direction of … [Read more...] about Ceremony for Scattering Ashes

To View or Not To View

Never have been a fan of embalming, but then I realized I'd never seen embalming done well. Recently, a friend of the family passed after a long illness. At 93, in ill health, she was ready to go, she was worn out. Before she passed, this once active lady nested on the couch, slept in her clothes and occasionally risked getting up to go the bathroom. You know the story; fell, broke her hip never to recover. She'd tell you that she was ready to go and didn't understand what was taking so … [Read more...] about To View or Not To View