[tet68]

Nice, we scattered my fathers ashes on the site of
the log cabin where he was born. Also a little bit of
him rides with me in my truck.

I am a Buddhist and would like my remains to be
put in the fork of a tree so the birds of the sky
can feast on my flesh, sadly there are laws against
that now but the law never stopped me from doing what
is right.

[goat granny]

people seem to forget that not too long ago there were no funeral parlors....people would be laid out in the parlor of the home. I remember my Uncle Toby being laid out in the living room of his house...that was the first time I saw a dead person...people sent flowers etc...you visited the home and food was set up for people....sometimes it took a long time by horse and buggy to travel to the home, thus the reason for the food. My Uncle died in the 1940’s. People had cars but the tradition of food stayed. Usually now a days a restaurant was picked to feed the mourners..right after the funeral...