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brief_therapy

If I should die before I wake...

May 28, 2012 22:59

Björn and I took a walk in a lovely neighborhood the other day. In the end our walk took us through a churchyard where there was a serene little memory area. Nearly all Swedish churchyards or cemeteries I've been to have a little corner devoted to giving visitors a place to remember those departed loved ones who aren't necessarily buried nearby. ( ( Read more... )

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Oh Momma... anonymous May 30 2012, 17:00:13 UTC

I love you. I already knew this was the plan although it's probably good to have made it well known.

And considering I'm your only child, I'm confident there will be no arguments when the time comes many many many MANY years from now. When you are like 115.

I miss you!

Michele

lizardek May 30 2012, 20:49:46 UTC

I love Michele's response :) And not creepy at all. I have pretty much the same plan myself but I haven't really communicated it either. Anders gets really freaked out when I try to talk about stuff like this.

brief_therapy May 31 2012, 05:20:10 UTC

I love Michele's response too.

And Björn wasn't jumping up and down with joy when he read this one. The conversation in the churchyard was pretty much stopped with a question from him, "Hey! How about those 49ers?"

But it feels good anyway to have gotten this out there.

See you TOMORROW!!

lizardek May 31 2012, 06:26:04 UTC

WHEE! Tomorrow already? I'm so glad!!

wheelermom May 31 2012, 11:45:09 UTC

Not creepy at all. Very well put together and with a lot of thought behind it. I am in total agreement with the cremation and leaving Bjorn to decide on the place for remains. I too will be cremated and buried in the family plot at Bethany. I will be buried with Brad at my side and Lynn and Curtis next to us. Ben and Wendy will be cremated and placed in the Memorial Gardens in Florida.
All of this is future planning, of course, but it is well to have it known and even in print.
Love you with all my heart...and will see you on the other shore....one day.

ext_281330 June 1 2012, 11:08:34 UTC

Sounds lovely. I have a question though. In Sweden spreading the ashes isn't something you just do. They can't be spread anywhere and you need to get permissions from some..one. Even if you want to spread them in your own backyard. You are aware of this, right?
Kram!
/K

aunttoes June 3 2012, 03:13:32 UTC

I remember the first time I told Mother that I planned to be cremated and wanted my ashes to be spread over her, daddy, Fayette, and Johnnie. She was stunned at first, then she said "you know, that really makes more sense than paying for a plot which in time no one will visit".
The idea that a garden corner is provided for remembering our loved ones is absolutely divine. It would be wonderful to have someone remember me like that. How very nice indeed.