Now that we have entered the realms of the funeral industry , end of the month by the way somewhat appropriately on my ex husbands birthday as Mommy Dearest loved him so much as he wasnt a miserable joy sapper like me and would happily sit and day drink with her till falling over then drive me and the kids back from Wales . Those were the days .
Todays weird thought , shouldnt someone be on dragons den punting rental funeral flowers? the cost of them is horrendous and this time of year even higher peaking for Valentines Day , you can get huge arrangements of plastic flowers off amazon which im sure she would like because the last time i sent her an Interflora bouquet she shoved it in her bin because they were cheap looking ...bless
Then theres her address book where shes scribbled out loads of people and wrote dead next to , some are very much alive just dead to her , theres a notice gone in the local paper in a vain try to round up any remaining family and friends but when your 90 youve pretty much outlived everyone, so we have no idea how many will turn up.
You just know on the day of the funeral there will be blizzards so we cant get there
My son's funeral was just before valentine's day which made the cost of the red roses we wanted eyewatering.
ReplyDeleteThe funerals for our previous generation have all been done as they wanted. I have told DD that an unattended cremation would suit us just fine, and to enjoy a buffet lunch in celebration. A bunch of daffs perhaps, on my birthday, or better still, a few bulbs in the garden. Nothing more depressing than viewing the thousands of pounds worth of flowers on the way out of the crematorium.
ReplyDeleteIs quite common here these days to bring just a single flower (per mourner/family) for the coffin. This way, the relatives don't have to worry about where to put the huge floral arrangements afterwards - and it's much cheaper. Of course, florists suffer from this...
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