A welcome sight in the early Spring garden. Bleeding Hearts are hardy and easy to grow (and toxic). My Bleeding Hearts have taken a lot of abuse over the years and still come back every season. The original plant in my garden has been split and divided several times and moved all about the property, been peed and trampled on by the A-Team, and still remained strong and beautiful. They like light shade and can tolerate a heavy clay soil. Most are pink but occasionally you'll see a white … [Read more...] about Bleeding Hearts
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Memorial Tips from Keith Richards
In this month's Blender magazine Keith Richards answers a fan's email: Can you clear up once and for all the thing about snorting your dad's ashes- I've seen you quoted as saying that you did, then that you didn't and then recently that you did. Which is it? Richards' Reply: It's about halfway in between. You want the latest story? All right, all right. I opened my dad's ashes, and some of them blew out over the table, just because of the suction of the lid- you know what I mean? And I no longer … [Read more...] about Memorial Tips from Keith Richards
Marching Ants and Sacred Scarabs
The new addition to our bug collection is the Egyptian Scarab keepsake urn. The scarab beetle was of one of the most important religious symbols in Egypt and many of the dead were buried with scarab amulets as a symbol of regeneration. Our Sacred Scarab keepsake urn comes in green with lined interior and bottom. Perfect size for storing jewelry, a lock of hair, dried flowers, sacred burial ground, or other small mementos. … [Read more...] about Marching Ants and Sacred Scarabs
Brush With Greatness-Truman Gibson
Last month I had the television on and in the background was a documentary on the boxer, Joe Louis. I snapped to attention at the mention of Louis' attorney, Truman K. Gibson Jr. Honestly, I'm sad to say that I'd never heard of Gibson, until 2006, when his grand daughter called from D.C. to order his urn. At the close of the conversation, she told me that me that this great man had a hand in making history and his name was Truman Gibson. She invited me to look him up. I did. And was … [Read more...] about Brush With Greatness-Truman Gibson
Surfs Up-Paddle Out Memorial
According to Darren Crouch of Passages International, 40% of cremation families plan to scatter the ashes. 70% of those cremation families plan to scatter the ashes over water. We've talked to several families this past week, mostly from California, who have planned this style of ceremony. Often families don't think they'll need an urn for this method of memorialization. The truth is, that an urn will simplify the process and eliminate the chance of "blow back". There are a couple of urn … [Read more...] about Surfs Up-Paddle Out Memorial