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Bagpiping at Funerals: Through the Honor and the Tears

I have played the great Scottish Highland bagpipes for hundreds of memorials over the years. It might seem like a depressing or morbid endeavor, but for me, it is a distinct honor to dignify someone’s memory by performing this noble music. The mourners always recognize me first. There is no place to hide when you [...]

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New Biodegradable Keepsake Urns

There’s a new biodegradable pod keepsake line that has recently been released by In the Light Urns. These urns are unique because they keep very well if you are going to store ashes in them inside your home or indoors, but if you bury them, they will break down with doing harm to the environment. [...]

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Keepsake Jewelry Offers More Than Memories

Today’s cremation jewelry offers many benefits other than keeping your departed loved one in your memory. After a funeral this type of jewelry is comforting when you are down, and is a personal representation of your loved one.  The wide variety available today makes it possible for you to find exactly what you are looking [...]

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Urns For Pets Help You Pay Tribute to a Special Friend & Companion

There are many unique urns for pets available that allow you to pay tribute to a beloved member of your family.  Losing a pet, especially one you have grown very fond of, can be devastating.  Those who don’t own pets often think that grieving over a pet is silly.  If they knew how it felt [...]

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How Memorial Jewelry Can Help

Memorial jewelry can be such a wonderful keepsake to remember your loved one. Typically someone will put the cremated remains of their loved one into the piece of jewelry. It is also common to put a lock of hair, crushed flowers from the memorial ceremony or a special memento.
Some of the common mementos that can [...]

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Donating Your Body or Organs to Science

Growing up in the 50s and 60s we didn’t have much in the way of material things, but we had food on the table, a warm bed and our family.  We knew we were not rich and only enjoyed the movies or a night of roller skating, if one of our friends asked.  We also [...]

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Pet Memorial – You Can Have It Anywhere

All through their lives pets only give us all the joy in the world, when we are sad they make us happy and when we are happy they are happy. Their loss definitely creates a huge void in our lives, simply because we get so used to them being part of our daily routine and [...]

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Memorial Jewelry is As Special As The One It Honors

When you think of memorial jewelry, you may think of something that is ugly, strange looking or simply not attractive enough to be worn frequently, or even every day. Quite the opposite is actually true; cremation jewelry comes in an amazing variety of exquisite materials and designs.
Losing a loved one is tragic. You [...]

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Urns for Ashes

The decisions a family faces regarding funeral arrangements when they have lost a loved one are some of the most difficult they will ever face. Even those who choose to plan their own arrangements well in advance of any need to use them still find the task daunting. While the choice of a [...]

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