For those that know it, my dad's ashes were sprinkled at Bedruthan steps, close to where he was born, and a favourite holiday location for us as a family.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
We buried parents ashes together here in their favourite spot in the garden, the place they used to love to sit. It was a lovely excuse to build another flower bed. After a lovely summer start, it is now raining again. Never mind, can get outside between showers.Â
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.Â
We scattered Dad's ashes 22 years ago along his favourite walk by a local stream in Sedbergh where they lived - and Mum's in the same place, last Spring. Nice to have somewhere beautiful to go and remember them.Â
Sunny here after a wet night. The weather is definitely improving (for the time being, anyway) and I can see the distant possibility of doing some gardening.
We are still overrun with electricians, hoping to finish by the end of the day but we can't see it happening - they didn't get here until nearly 10am, having dealt first with an emergency for the local council. We're trying to stay out of the way and close our ears to the cursing, which apparently makes the work easier...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Impressive flooding on the way to the SM this morning where the river Lay has completely overwhelmed the fields near Port de la Claye and is lapping far too close to some of the houses.  Looks like just a few showers left for this pm and then a few dry days to reduce the sog.
Afternoon. Just had an hour ‘outside’ mending the step by patio door but the sun has gone behind clouds now and it’s chilly so back in for coffee.Â
Bought some Daffodils today, as I always like vases full of them at this time of year as it is the anniversary of Mum’s passing this week. We decided that scattering ashes wasn’t for us as a family, but the ashes were placed in a flower bed at the garden of memorial at the Crematorium.Â
The German SM has some good gardening stuff in stock. I found a seedling tray which is both made of recycled plastic and is the grey recyclable kind.Â
We scattered Dad's ashes in the sea off Brownsea Island years ago as he owned a small yacht there and loved sailing around the island. Quite a hoot really, as we'd hired a boat to take us out, when it arrived at Poole harbour, it was one of the little ferry boats festooned with gaily coloured flags. We fell about laughing as Dad would have appreciated the joke. However I later came to miss not having a plaque with his details where I could take flowers occasionally so when Mum died, I had his details added to her cremation plaque in the churchyard. I also realized that when the four of us are gone, nobody would know where he was laid to rest and as a genealogist think that is important information, so write it down folks for future generations.
My uncle's ashes were scattered on the railway tracks at Didcot Steam Railway Museum where he had been a volunteer for many years.
My parents were buried in their local graveyard, together. First OH is buried in the village graveyard in France.
It was a lovely sunny morning. I planted 40 violas in the new bed I've dug where the laurel tree was. I must wait and see whether it is sunny or shady in summer. Also did some weeding.
Do you think it's too soon to cut down penstemons, Norfolk, not France?
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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For those that know it, my dad's ashes were sprinkled at Bedruthan steps, close to where he was born, and a favourite holiday location for us as a family.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
After a lovely summer start, it is now raining again. Never mind, can get outside between showers.Â
We scattered Dad's ashes 22 years ago along his favourite walk by a local stream in Sedbergh where they lived - and Mum's in the same place, last Spring. Nice to have somewhere beautiful to go and remember them.Â
Sunny here after a wet night. The weather is definitely improving (for the time being, anyway) and I can see the distant possibility of doing some gardening.
We are still overrun with electricians, hoping to finish by the end of the day but we can't see it happening - they didn't get here until nearly 10am, having dealt first with an emergency for the local council. We're trying to stay out of the way and close our ears to the cursing, which apparently makes the work easier...
Impressive flooding on the way to the SM this morning where the river Lay has completely overwhelmed the fields near Port de la Claye and is lapping far too close to some of the houses.  Looks like just a few showers left for this pm and then a few dry days to reduce the sog.
Bought some Daffodils today, as I always like vases full of them at this time of year as it is the anniversary of Mum’s passing this week. We decided that scattering ashes wasn’t for us as a family, but the ashes were placed in a flower bed at the garden of memorial at the Crematorium.Â
The German SM has some good gardening stuff in stock. I found a seedling tray which is both made of recycled plastic and is the grey recyclable kind.Â
Hope you all ok.Â
However I later came to miss not having a plaque with his details where I could take flowers occasionally so when Mum died, I had his details added to her cremation plaque in the churchyard. I also realized that when the four of us are gone, nobody would know where he was laid to rest and as a genealogist think that is important information, so write it down folks for future generations.
My uncle's ashes were scattered on the railway tracks at Didcot Steam Railway Museum where he had been a volunteer for many years.
It was a lovely sunny morning. I planted 40 violas in the new bed I've dug where the laurel tree was. I must wait and see whether it is sunny or shady in summer. Also did some weeding.
Do you think it's too soon to cut down penstemons, Norfolk, not France?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.