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Unusual Funeral

Telephonepete

Telephonepete

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Mandy And Myself and the rest of our family have only a few days returned from Dumfries. It was My younger Brothers Funeral. Please dont start commiserating with me that is not the purpose of the Post. We had a nice time apart from the Premier Inn and it was not a particularly sad affair. The reason I am bringing it up is this. It was a complete surprise to Mandy and myself. The service was non religious two readings one the St Chrispians Day thingy and the other I forget. All rounded off in the very high large church to an extended session of the Best off the Eagles which sounded fantastic so good were the Acoustics. Then just the family ended up here to this wonderful affair. Apparently you just pick your own well established tree and then your family can have a Jolly time having Picnics on top of you when ever they like. E419CD2D-E8DC-4410-8549-2FFFC88DC5B5.jpegWe just have memories now. Very good ones though :D .
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Both my parents are in a natural burial ground in Devon, it’s a lovely place with views towards Exmoor.
 
I still dont fancy being buried. I am surprised Phil did. I suppose you could be cremated and still do it under a tree. But Phil was a Doctor and could afford that kind of send off. It must have cost a lot of money. Lovely idea though. This was five years ago on the Isles of Scilly he was just the same before he got ill.
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Looks nice Pete ... one of my old friends was buried at Greenacres near Norwich in a natural woodland setting and was a fantastic way to celebrate her life in a very relaxed setting with no religious content - in direct contrast to her very strict Welsh Methodist upbringing !
 
Good on him 👍
I'm in no way religious and have said they can stick me in a manhole if they like when the time comes 😋
 
The more time goes by, the further I look into what I'd prefer to have done with my remains, once I tip over for the last time.
Because they are relatively new, some of them are still a bit pricey compared to a conventional cremation, but I like the idea of being part of a 'sacred forest'. The deceased is wrapped up in a fabric 'pod' and buried with a tree of choice planted on top. As the body breaks down, it provides nutrients for the growing tree - that appeals to me.

Otherwise, in the interest of being as eco-friendly as possible, there is a growing trend in having the deceased buried in a coffin made from mycelium (spelling?). Being made from a kind of mushroom protein means that it starts to break down within a few months rather than years for even the basic wooden caskets, so the process of decomposition starts and ends much more quickly and also gives nutrients back to the ground. The main drawback is that the ground has to be specially sanctioned for the purpose and, therefore, more scarce and costly.

If it were left up to me entirely, I'd just have anything useful harvested for the benefit of others - all the usual organs - and I'd say leave the rest out for the wildlife to scavenge from. That might raise a few eyebrows, though. The way things stand right now, Pure Cremation looks like the most cost effective option. I don't want to saddle the kids with an unnecessary bill, so save some cost on burning my remains, scrap the religious twaddle (definite non-believer, here) and go and talk trash about me over a meal and some drinks.
 
I think they should allow "sky burials" in this country like they do in parts of the world like Tibet. I'd be happy to let Red Kites and Buzzards pick at my remains.

Another thing I think they should do is butcher up the remains of donated bodies and feed the Lions And Tigers in Zoos, that would save a bit of food cost for them.
 
Lools lovely there Pete, having somewhere nice to go to remember is a wonderful thing.

When i lost my brother we had a tree planted near his favorite pub in a beautiful country park..

I feel its a nicer place to be than a cemetery, less formal and somewhere we can have a picnic, each to their own of course, I still hear his laughter when I'm down there..
 
When my beloved SHMBO died at the start of lockdown(1) we were permitted just six people at the service (crematorium). *******s!
The rest of the world made do with an internet relay.

During the first lifting of restrictions later that summer I organised a sort of (secular) memorial gathering here at home for friends and family. We planted a rose in what had been one of her vegetable beds, (she was head gardener!) we scattered her ashes around the veg gardens and around the meadow and the copse, we drank a lot of champagne, we ate a lot of party food and told a lot of stories.

There is a garden bench near to her memorial rose where I go to sit and contemplate when I get depressed.
 
My Dads funeral was a standard non-denominational with an Official Celebrant for the main eulogy and family representatives giving their own eulogies but the best way to sum-up my old man was in the final piece of music that my brother and myself chose to bring proceedings to an end and that nobody else knew about, apart from the Celebrant, was this little ditty:

P.S.
It had the desired effect because everyone left laughing their bo**ox off 😎
 
Telephonepete said:
I still dont fancy being buried. I am surprised Phil did. I suppose you could be cremated and still do it under a tree. But Phil was a Doctor and could afford that kind of send off. It must have cost a lot of money. Lovely idea though. This was five years ago on the Isles of Scilly he was just the same before he got ill.View attachment 41072
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A really nice pic that!
 
For me it’s cremation then I want to be scattered down the wood where I grew up most of the time. We’re not going to ask permission cause I know what it’ll be so hopefully whoevers left will do the deed they all know the exact spot.
@Telephonepete that looks lovley mate cheers john.
 
Bladesmith said:
For me it’s cremation then I want to be scattered down the wood where I grew up most of the time. We’re not going to ask permission cause I know what it’ll be so hopefully whoevers left will do the deed they all know the exact spot.
@Telephonepete that looks lovley mate cheers john.
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Thanks John. I cant afford this so determined no to be outdone by my little brother Me and Fly are going here. Mandy can follow if she wishes. Porth Island overlooking Watergate where we have walked so many times. I cant think of a little lady I would rather spend Eternity with. There is something special about the Love of a Dog.
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