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Green Burial FAQs

Green Burial FAQs

Whether you knew it or not, perhaps you have some questions about green burial. Count me as a fan; I always want to spread the word. Below, from the Green Burial Council, which is the environmental certification organization setting the standard for green burial in...

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Score one for memories and celebration

Score one for memories and celebration

Can't resist sharing this since I live just outside Philadelphia, where the recent Super Bowl win is a bit of a big deal. I'm not pushing the wonderfulness of Philadelphia Eagles fans. I'm highlighting that our passing deserves great fanfare (no pun intended). We are...

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Celebrate, they say. Celebrate.

Celebrate, they say. Celebrate.

This week, it's a guest post from Beautiful Tribute, a company (from across the pond, no less) offering free online memorials (to people from anywhere, pond or no pond). ‘A Vote for the Fun Ways to Truly Celebrate a Life Well Lived’ by Victoria Bates Beautiful Tribute...

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Going local

Going local

In honor of being in Parkesburg, PA today (lunch and a flight at Victory Brewing Company), a tweet from Caleb Wilde (the wildly famous [along the like-minded] funeral director in town) of Wilde Funeral Home.

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ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES to remember someone

ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES to remember someone

It's Christmas and we're all scrambling, so I went to my posts from last December to see if I could just repost a blog. And lo and behold, I am able to steal the idea with a new twist. In the spirit of remembering the people in our lives who are no longer with us, I...

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A cemetery afloat with life

A cemetery afloat with life

Check this out, all you people who agree that death should include some life. This is a cemetery on an island in Venice, Isola di San Michele. Look at how beautiful it is! I'm not even a cemetery person, but this is just glorious. Read an interesting review of a visit...

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