I used to look after the garden of an older couple ( late 80s) and they had decided they'd not attend each others funerals. He died when he was88, and true to her word , she didn't go.
He had a fine collection of hostas ( wise man with wonderful taste ) and had said he wanted his ashes spread amongst them.
He died in Jan and his two daughters spread his ashes on what would have been his birthday. Wife didn't join in , sat indoors with a cuppa.
" he's dead, he doesn't have an opinion about me not getting involved"
I can't say I had any objection to her logic.
The ps to this story is that before we moved to Devon, I asked if she's sell me some of her hostas. She told me to help myself and not to think of payment. I dug them up around November and potted them up. When it came to the following spring, when the foliage had completely disappeared , I was curious to identify the white stuff on the surface of the compost, until I realised it was her husband's ashes. Now he's spread amongst my hostas too. Bless 'im.
It really is an interesting thread OL.(thank you). So much common sense but the main thing is to go as you feel and respect those who feel differently. Easy for me to say, being an 'only', but there has to be a compromise to leave everyone feeling they've had a part in proceedings.
Yorkshireman: "Ayup, lad, I need t talk tiv thee aboot me cat."
Vet: "Is it a tom?"
Yorkshireman: "Nay lad, ave browt it with us." .....................................................................................
A Yorkshireman's dog dies and as it was a favourite pet he decides to have a gold statue made by a jeweller to remember the dog by.
Yorkshireman: "Can tha mek us a gold statue of yon dog?"
Jeweller: "Do you want it 18 carat?"
Yorkshireman: "No I want it chewin' a bone yer daft bug ger!"
.................................................................................................... A Yorkshireman's wife dies and the widower decides that her headstone should have the words "She were thine" engraved on it. He calls the stone mason, who assures him that the headstone will be ready a few days after the funeral. True to his word the stone mason calls the widower to say that the headstone is ready and would he like to come and have a look.
When the widower gets there he takes one look at the stone to see that it's been engraved "She were thin".
He explodes: "'ells bells man, you've left the blood y "e" out!"
The stone mason apologises profusely and assures the poor widower that it will be rectified the following morning.
Next day comes and the widower returns to the stone mason: "There you go sir, I've put the "e" on the stone for you".
The widower looks at the stone and then reads out aloud:
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It might have been the lion that e't Albert in his Sunday best an all
http://monologues.co.uk/Albert_and_the_Lion.htm
Love that monologue my OH taught me eldest son it - hilarious
I used to look after the garden of an older couple ( late 80s) and they had decided they'd not attend each others funerals. He died when he was88, and true to her word , she didn't go.
He had a fine collection of hostas ( wise man with wonderful taste ) and had said he wanted his ashes spread amongst them.
He died in Jan and his two daughters spread his ashes on what would have been his birthday. Wife didn't join in , sat indoors with a cuppa.
" he's dead, he doesn't have an opinion about me not getting involved"
I can't say I had any objection to her logic.
The ps to this story is that before we moved to Devon, I asked if she's sell me some of her hostas. She told me to help myself and not to think of payment. I dug them up around November and potted them up. When it came to the following spring, when the foliage had completely disappeared , I was curious to identify the white stuff on the surface of the compost, until I realised it was her husband's ashes. Now he's spread amongst my hostas too. Bless 'im.
Each to his own eh?
What an interesting read....for what it's worth I want to be scattered in Grasmere with the daffodils
Love as always to those that need it, especially Lesley today and her OH, that is so young and must be terrible for all his family
Happy easter everybody
It really is an interesting thread OL.(thank you). So much common sense but the main thing is to go as you feel and respect those who feel differently. Easy for me to say, being an 'only', but there has to be a compromise to leave everyone feeling they've had a part in proceedings.
To lighten the mood
A Yorkshire man takes his cat to the vet.
Yorkshireman: "Ayup, lad, I need t talk tiv thee aboot me cat."
Vet: "Is it a tom?"
Yorkshireman: "Nay lad, ave browt it with us."
.....................................................................................
A Yorkshireman's dog dies and as it was a favourite pet he decides to have a gold statue made by a jeweller to remember the dog by.
Yorkshireman: "Can tha mek us a gold statue of yon dog?"
Jeweller: "Do you want it 18 carat?"
Yorkshireman: "No I want it chewin' a bone yer daft bug ger!"
....................................................................................................
A Yorkshireman's wife dies and the widower decides that her headstone should have the words "She were thine" engraved on it.
He calls the stone mason, who assures him that the headstone will be ready a few days after the funeral.
True to his word the stone mason calls the widower to say that the headstone is ready and would he like to come and have a look.
When the widower gets there he takes one look at the stone to see that it's been engraved "She were thin".
He explodes: "'ells bells man, you've left the blood y "e" out!"
The stone mason apologises profusely and assures the poor widower that it will be rectified the following morning.
Next day comes and the widower returns to the stone mason: "There you go sir, I've put the "e" on the stone for you".
The widower looks at the stone and then reads out aloud:
"E, she were thin".
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