tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149345128982934434.post1403223459057051351..comments2023-12-26T22:45:52.865-05:00Comments on Not Afraid to Use It: Unpacking My GrandmotherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149345128982934434.post-25810641108236247032009-07-08T16:16:40.040-04:002009-07-08T16:16:40.040-04:00Wow, this is difficult. You hang on to her tight ...Wow, this is difficult. You hang on to her tight and she'll find her resting place soon.Blueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014949557018388159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149345128982934434.post-10675061468751012362009-06-30T18:21:06.438-04:002009-06-30T18:21:06.438-04:00If I were an urn of ashes, I would want to be labe...If I were an urn of ashes, I would want to be labeled and in the bathroom. Just to freak people out. <br /><br />But your grandmother is not me, so you're lucky.Rassleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12370070146085209687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149345128982934434.post-29093153561274041722009-06-30T00:27:25.908-04:002009-06-30T00:27:25.908-04:00Wow, tough stuff NATUI. Not one I've ever had ...Wow, tough stuff NATUI. Not one I've ever had to deal with. I can't imagine being trusted with someone's earthly remains. <br /><br />But, I can say that the TSA are dicks.A Free Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01038930031019179647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149345128982934434.post-2488890895931467302009-06-29T12:02:23.788-04:002009-06-29T12:02:23.788-04:00I agree with CMDG, that is pretty danged heavy. Ma...I agree with CMDG, that is pretty danged heavy. Maybe it will be nice to have her "around" for a little while. <br /><br />As an aside, I once went to that famous church in Sedona, the one with all the glass? Well, at the bottom of the outcropping of red rock the church perched upon were all these whitish-gray patches. I wondered aloud what they were, and a passing guard told me they were ashes. It's illegal, but apparently people often go up to the top and toss off their loved one's ashes. Interesting, I thought.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327359141716141220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149345128982934434.post-31501343858650328142009-06-28T10:05:13.818-04:002009-06-28T10:05:13.818-04:00A bit strange, isn't it?
I'm feeling like...A bit strange, isn't it?<br /><br />I'm feeling like maybe I already shared this, but my mom just sent my urn of my stepdad's ashes to me. I thought I had it here in a chest, but apparently not. She sent him Fedex ground. Yes, seriously. <br /><br />I'm not sure what to do with him, either.. right now he's sitting on my bookshelf.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08897845809922713938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149345128982934434.post-61150276611150794892009-06-28T01:45:39.021-04:002009-06-28T01:45:39.021-04:00@CMGD: I wouldn't mind leaving a pack of ciga...@CMGD: I wouldn't mind leaving a pack of cigarettes for her, but I don't want to have to explain that to the kids, either.<br /><br />@cheekofgod: I don't know if silly is the right word. I think a lot of people do express where they want to be buried/displayed, and most definitely give a sense of what they <i>don't</i> want. I can safely say that she sure as shit didn't want to be potted in a plant in my uncle's house. LOL <br /><br />@Flutter: No, you haven't, but thank you!! It may be offensive to some, but I am very proud of it.Not Afraid to Use Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622378209801018927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149345128982934434.post-69243746679581552122009-06-28T00:41:15.242-04:002009-06-28T00:41:15.242-04:00totally off topic, but I've not mentioned to y...totally off topic, but I've not mentioned to you that you have the best header ever, have I?flutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149345128982934434.post-16602718534091349242009-06-26T20:31:14.562-04:002009-06-26T20:31:14.562-04:00Yeah, this is a rough one . . .
Somewhere out in...Yeah, this is a rough one . . . <br /><br />Somewhere out in the open for all to see . . . somewhere subtle and non-eye-catching . . . somewhere quiet and secluded?<br /><br />What would she have wanted you to do with the ashes seems like a silly question: no one every really shares how they want to be displayed after they pass. But to consider what she liked doing . . . that makes sense.<br /><br />Do you believe she's watching you? Caring about what you do? Then that might make all the difference . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3149345128982934434.post-58536604700392260232009-06-26T15:21:11.979-04:002009-06-26T15:21:11.979-04:00Wow, hon. That's pretty danged heavy. Mom shov...Wow, hon. That's pretty danged heavy. Mom shoved Dad and Uncle C behind her bedroom door for four months until we buried their ashes. What were some of her favorite activities? Did she like to cook? Put her in a kitchen cabinet. Did she love TV? Shoot, then let her hang in the living room. That way, she's there and you're OK with it and that's a temporary fix until she's placed in her final resting place.<br /><br />Wish I could give you a big hug.Coal Miner's Granddaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320077738770745217noreply@blogger.com