Matters of Life and Death
One of our clients called to thank us for the Egyptian urns she bought for her sister who loved all things Egyptian. The family purchased four of the Bastet canopic jars and plans to divide and spread her ashes all over the world as she requested.
Check out our new Bastet Egyptian keepsake urn.
Perfect for families that want to keep a small bit of ash for spreading later, a lock of hair, or other small memento.
Snowdrops and daffodils are strong and beautiful. They survive harsh weather conditions, neglect, and continue to multiply.
City planners and developers love the Bradford Pear tree and it’s always an early bloomer.
The Bradford Pear has a distinct odor. Lately? I’ve been smelling a strong cat pee odor. Turns out? It’s the Bradford Pear trees!
Forsythia brings the explosion of early spring color. My neighbor sculpts and manicures his bush, trying to keep it contained. Personally, I think it looks better on the wild side, like fireworks.
Crow feathers are believed to be good luck charms for traveling.
“Raku” translates to pleasure and happiness.
What a beautiful combination:
Our artist signed, one of a kind Raku urns are natural choice for families that want a beautiful organic work of art for their loved one.
The latest addition to the Urn Garden biodegradable urn collection are cremation urns made from cornstarch.
That’s right, cornstarch! Hand-painted with water-based paints, the urns are designed for a green burial and will not break down until placed in the earth.
This urn is TSA compliant and is packaged in a convenient box for discreet and secure transportation.
Travis, the chimp who mauled a Stamford, CT woman, was cremated last week at the request of the Herold family, who owned the 200 pound chimp.
Eileen Donofrio, office manager for All Pets Crematory & Remembrances in Stamford, said that, as far as she knows, it was the first cremation of a primate at the Myrtle Avenue pet crematory.
April Truitt, who runs the Primate Rescue Center in Kentucky, said she warned Herold of the dangers of keeping the animal in her home in 2003 after she heard Travis jumped out of the Herolds’ car at a downtown Stamford intersection and eluded capture for two hours.
“Travis was a ticking time bomb, and keeping him in the house and trying to domesticate him was a really, really bad idea,” Truitt said. “He wasn’t going to put up with it forever.”
She pleaded with Herold to consider placing the chimp in a sanctuary, but Herold was not interested, saying, “You don’t know my Travis,” Truitt said.
Source: The Advocate, Stamford, CT.