Bringing The Funeral Home

Bringing The Funeral Home

Several weeks into this pandemic, and as funeral content is forced to shrink, a space opens up to develop new practices, with the possibility of  greater poignancy and deepened intimacy amongst the much reduced attendance. A small, simple funeral can bring intimacy...
Rings on her Fingers

Rings on her Fingers

I can clearly see the shapes and shades of the back of my father’s hands, the bruised copper bracelet he wore on his wrist to help with his arthritis: and he died in 1977. I vividly remember my mother’s lovely rings. They were part of her. Amongst the 90...
Life in the Grave

Life in the Grave

Before the actual funeral we always check the grave for correct placement (and sizing!); often we would line it with hay, or leaves, or lavender – even soft branches – anything to soften the rather austere looking clay/shale floor. Checking the grave at Gloucester...

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