Topic: Totally Unexpected

[pansy potter]

Recently a lady from our allotment site died and I went to her funeral this morning.
In the past when I have been to funerals I usually come out feeling a little down in the mouth.
Today I listened to a non religious service and came out feeling really good about things. Thats great when you get to my age.

[Squash64]

I went to a Humanist funeral a few months ago and I came away feeling very positive. 

Was the funeral you went to today a Humanist one?

[pansy potter]

Yes I think it was Squash.

[djbrenton]

The last service I went to made me feel really good but sad that I never knew the person. A friend (through tennis) of mine's wife died and they had a very small (close family only) funeral. Before that, however, they had a 'do' where, with slides, people who'd known her for years told stories, many of them amusing, all heart-warming. After that there was a buffet. I came away wishing like mad I'd known this wonderful woman but happy that my friend and his family had.

[lincsyokel2]

I have two plans:

a) Cremated, big party, then ashes used to mix with concrete and I want to be used to mortar a stone wall, or even moartar a toilet pan down in a public loo.

b)buried, lead lined oak coffin, filled with concrete, shoudl weigh close on 600Kg. Find a church where its 1/2 mile uphill to the graveyard, pick 6 people i dont like to carry it, on a really hot summer's day. With a bit of luck ill be able to take one or two of the *fatherless children* with me.

[goodlife]

I like the plan B  ;D

[pansy potter]

 ;D