by Steve Morris | Dec 31, 2019 | Funeral
This is an abbreviated version of a funeral held in Shropshire in the late 1790s, not long after the beginning of the Anglo-French (Napoleonic) Wars. There are a number of similarities with accounts of funerals from the same period in Wales and on the Marches,...
by Steve Morris | Nov 21, 2019 | Funeral
Memorials: Cheap and Powerful? Maybe you’ve seen the advert. An old man is walking along the beach with the family. They are talking about his funeral. He says that “no-one lives for ever” but he doesn’t want any “fuss”. The advert manages to imply that if you arrange...
by Steve Morris | Nov 4, 2019 | Funeral
Have you ever been to a funeral service and wondered “Who are they talking about?” Too often, the person conducting the ceremony doesn’t take the time to get to know the individual. Sometimes, they don’t even get the name right. That’s...
by admin | Oct 1, 2019 | Funeral
Even in the saddest times, when we mourn the death of a loved one, there is joy in the celebration of that life, and the recognition of its passing. Even if we wish to take nothing from the past, we can still celebrate the possibilities inherent in the future. I was...