Done mine (and the mother and husband!) 🤘🏻 and my family will be able to concentrate on grieving only, no extra stress. (Well... except some of the tasks I’ve asked them to do 😜) Sounds awesome too - shame it’s the one party I’ll miss, but I can live my life in the certain knowledge that should I ever die, at any age, things are sorted and in place and my family can experience a more natural and healing process of death.

So, the last service has been officiated before Christmas, although it’s not quite time to shut my office door just yet as I continue to write up services and ceremonies for next week and the new year. But I take the time now to wish every single one of you - my past and present clients and families or followers of this page - THE most heartfelt tingling warm Christmas time. I know it’s going to be a real tough one for a lot of you, and I’ll have you all in my thoughts. Make some beautiful memories everyone! Love and light Xxxxx

Maybe water cremation may happen in our lifetime too here in the UK, then we could really help our planet a bit better. But this is a lovely idea.

A wonderful piece to read if you’re feeling in the depths of grief:

To follow on from my previous post, we’d be interested in your knowledge and views. Can you take 30 seconds to answer a super quick survey? Pretty please??

And so it starts.... The big Memoria brand in the funeral industry is branching out into hospices. Initial thoughts were on the fence, but concern is growing. Offering funeral services as a way to raise funds? Mmmmm I’m not sure that’s in the family’s best interest. Whilst I wholeheartedly support hospices and help myself through various fundraising shows, I’m not sure this is a good idea at all! But could this be the catalyst to wake the industry up and make them realise that change and development around population needs is overdue?!

Here’s a lovely little interview blog I contributed to by the wonderful The Celebrant Directory https://www.thecelebrantdirectory.com/blog/expert-celebrants-reveal-all-on-wedding-vows/

Boom. A wedding ceremony on a pier. You really can have your wedding ceremony anywhere 😜

A powerful talk by Louise Winter, a Funeral Director and editor at The Good Funeral Guide CIC. If you're struggling with grief, questioning life, wondering about how you will deal with death when it comes... please do take the time to watch this. x

In case you haven't noticed, the GFG website has had a complete overhaul and is now stunningly good to look at as well as being the best free source of comprehensive, independent, intelligent information about funerals in the UK. Have a look here: http://www.goodfuneralguide.co.uk