tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post1851796123232558731..comments2023-09-11T23:57:00.520-05:00Comments on Velvet Sacks: Ashes to ashesLinda@VShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04499621332375290781noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-26742823418964650272011-07-15T10:31:59.123-05:002011-07-15T10:31:59.123-05:00Oh, Holly, that makes me all weepy! What a beautif...Oh, Holly, that makes me all weepy! What a beautiful story.Linda@VShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499621332375290781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-83562093257499091542011-07-15T10:25:59.172-05:002011-07-15T10:25:59.172-05:00Linda, I saw your comment about being scattered wi...Linda, I saw your comment about being scattered with your dogs ashes and had to come tell you this.<br /><br />Recently, my bother in law was reading the paper and noticed that a woman who was once really close to he and my sister had died from cancer. Her services were going on as he read! He and Sis got dressed and dashed to the funeral home. They were closing the casket! My sister was most upset. She went to the funeral director and explained to him that she KNEW her friend wanted to be buried with her dogs' ashes but with all the turmoil in the friend's life recently (illness, divorce, moving), my sister was afraid this last wish had been overlooked. The director opened the casket so my sister could see inside. There surrounding her friend's head and lined all in her arms were 13 (!!!!) cans of ashes of her beloved pets!CreekHiker / HollysFollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987597104795294851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-39584932437791310322011-07-15T10:01:23.030-05:002011-07-15T10:01:23.030-05:00Nan16, I understand completely the longing to end ...Nan16, I understand completely the longing to end up where you began. I've thought about requesting that my ashes be scattered in Missouri, but the only part of MO that I'm attached to is our old neighborhood, and that area is covered with too much concrete these days. I just want my ashes to be scattered someplace where it's green and shady, so they can hurry along to the "dust to dust" part of things.<br /><br />Janet, I think the nightgown-burial thing must have been around for a long time. In all the pre-Twilight-series vampire movies, all the female vampires wore long, flowing nightgowns.<br /><br />I love that your dad was buried in his favorite slippers. That was a wonderful last gesture of kindness to him.<br /><br />Considering inflation, if I live beyond the "average life expectancy," my life insurance will probably barely cover the expenses, possibly with enough left over for my kids to eat out after the memorial ceremony (as long as they don't go someplace fancy).Linda@VShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499621332375290781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-6660799453480483502011-07-15T08:51:32.079-05:002011-07-15T08:51:32.079-05:00I think about it frequently enough that I keep tel...I think about it frequently enough that I keep telling myself to write down my wishes and make sure everyone knows where to find them. Of course, I keep forgetting to do it. I wish computers had a reminder feature where the first thing that comes up on the screen is a list of things to do-not the "what to get at the store" list, but the important things that we procrastinate about. <br /><br />I want to be cremated, like you I don't see the point in spending thousands of dollars on a casket. There's a plot available if I want it, but I think I'd rather be blowin' in the wind. ;-) <br /><br />My mom's mother wanted to be buried in a nightgown so my mom had to go shopping to find a nice one for her. I wouldn't put anyone through that. And if I were to be buried, I'd want to be buried in my sweatpants, which might scandalize relatives-another reason against a funeral visitation and burial. My dad was buried in a suit over my objections, but I did win on his footwear-his beat-up, paint splattered slippers. Nobody outside the immediate family saw them, so that was OK with Mom. I just thought it was bad enough that he was buried wearing a tie, which he hated. <br /><br />I've often told my sister to cremate me and use the life insurance money to go to Hawaii and have a vacation-and toss my ashes in the ocean while she's at it. Yup, I really MUST write down my last instructions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-54334283016900579002011-07-14T20:15:01.648-05:002011-07-14T20:15:01.648-05:00Sister-Three I saw that post on FB. I was expecti...Sister-Three I saw that post on FB. I was expecting some other kind of bird to pop out and when that snake came out I almost jumped out of my chair!!<br /><br />Linda: This subject has been much on my mind. Needless to say my kids don't even want to listen to me so I explained as much as could to my youngest daughter. I do want to be cremated but I want my ashes to be buried near my mother, father and brother in CT. I don't think my children will much want to visit a grave and I'd like to be where I was brought up. I guess that's the only way I'm going to get to leave this hot, hot, hot state. (Texas).nan16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16273247335538935934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-47423439810352771192011-07-14T17:39:32.478-05:002011-07-14T17:39:32.478-05:00Anyone is welcome to link to it. It was awful tho....Anyone is welcome to link to it. It was awful tho...might want to post a warming if folks are prone to heart failure. TeeheeGalla Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765021266883258286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-89037321618592487212011-07-14T17:08:27.111-05:002011-07-14T17:08:27.111-05:00Sister-Three, I definitely think you should post t...Sister-Three, I definitely think you should post that video. I don't think "dumb ass" would be shocking to anybody, and most people would probably say much worse than that under the same circumstances.<br /><br />I linked to your post from my Facebook page to share it with my friends and family. Hope that's OK with you.<br /><br />Holly, I'll look forward to reading your post.Linda@VShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499621332375290781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-62170031617226030972011-07-14T16:55:05.357-05:002011-07-14T16:55:05.357-05:00I have thought about it a lot and I think I'll...I have thought about it a lot and I think I'll blog about it tomorrow. Thanks for the idea!CreekHiker / HollysFollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987597104795294851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612081.post-39846828087434759232011-07-14T16:51:09.401-05:002011-07-14T16:51:09.401-05:00You have the right idea about remains of the day w...You have the right idea about remains of the day when you are gone. <br /><br />I about peed my pants when that snake came out of my Blue Bird house. I guess he went in there and ate the birds or eggs and then rested. The Jay was trying to run him off and stuck his head in the box...wrong move as the snake must have grabbed him. I had to get Larry to come to my rescue! <br /><br />I have another video of Larry trying to get him from the house as he ran back in. But Larrys calls the snake a 'dumb ass' so I did not know if it would be appropriate for the Blog world? What do you think?Galla Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765021266883258286noreply@blogger.com