Life in the Garden

Matters of Life and Death

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Protector of the Gold

griffin

Today a family called looking for an urn with the image of a griffin. I love the idea of this ancient symbol of protection on a cremation urn.

We’ve got a couple of griffins out in the garden. The legendary Griffin symbol is a fascinating creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. Variations of ancient lore say the griffin builds a nest, like an eagle (female?) and lays sapphires instead of eggs, and protects the gold. The feather of a griffin and the talon both are supposed to have medicinal properties so powerful that it can even restore sight to the blind!

The deceased collected griffins and even had a gryphon on his wedding ring. His ashes will be divided, and will be buried with a grandson and some of the family pets who passed earlier, including the ashes of the beloved Yorkie. The “baby”. The widow carries a bit of “baby Yorkie” in a small keepsake urn on her key chain.

At the memorial service the family incorporated griffin sculpture, statues, and relics among the family photo display.

griffin urn for ashes

Freaky Friday

vintage valentine

What a week! And Friday topped it!

I had an appointment with a local client who wanted to see some items for her pet. On the way to the meeting, the phone rang and a friend of the client introduced herself as “J” and stated that she would be acting as a representative for the client. Long story short: the client had passed away the night before. She was 46.

Well, that was kind of odd.

Frankly I was a wee bit nervous, the client had special ordered several styles of our pet urns.

J was only interested in one item.

pet urn jewelry

The day before she died, client told J about our meeting and how special the necklace was and that when she died she could be buried with her “baby” close to her heart.

J found my number on her friend’s cell phone noted as “urn lady”.

Next: We pack up the urn for my grandmother.

Blue Cremation Urn

Dad sat in my living area used the laptop to pick out the urn.

Very courageous. As a retired firefighter from one of the busiest firehouses in the nation, he’s not exactly an advocate of cremation.In the car on the way to lunch, I asked my dad how he would eulogize his mother.

Silence.

Music UP: “I Did It My Way”.

Dead Man Walking Pt. 2

indian postcard

Schools canceled, yoga’s canceled, it’s slick, it’s Friday, I’m lazy, let’s do a link dump.

First up, Candace’s post on anesthesia got me thinking on several points…how dangerous it really is. The nip and tuck I wish I could afford. And finally… an ugly confrontation I had right before Christmas with…..an anesthesiologist!

In other news, Virginia is trying to attract organ donors by waiving licensing fees at the DMV. Let’s make it really attractive and waive personal property taxes, and state income tax?

Dead People Pimping Products:

Copyranter analyzes this ad for yachts.

Last summer this ad agency was fired for the Doc Marten campaign ad that ran in the UK. In the agencies defense, someone in the Doc Marten chain APPROVED that ad.

Trim Spa still sports Anna Nicole’s image on the VIP page.