Comments on: I Scattered My Dad’s Ashes http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:33:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JD http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/comment-page-1/#comment-90049 JD Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:17:53 +0000 http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/#comment-90049 <b>Jessica:</b> Wow. That is a very cool (and a little creepy -- but mostly cool) story. In fact, it's quite lovely. Except for the part where your uncle got covered in ashes. I love that your family also flouted the rules and decided to do it YOUR way, regardless of the MAN. I'm sure your grandmother is very happy in her resting place. Thanks for sharing. Jessica: Wow. That is a very cool (and a little creepy — but mostly cool) story. In fact, it’s quite lovely. Except for the part where your uncle got covered in ashes. I love that your family also flouted the rules and decided to do it YOUR way, regardless of the MAN. I’m sure your grandmother is very happy in her resting place. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Jessica http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/comment-page-1/#comment-90041 Jessica Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:34:17 +0000 http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/#comment-90041 We scattered my grandmother's ashes as well. Half of them went out over a beach-side cliff (where the wind promptly turned directions and got all over my uncle's pants and shoes). The other half went on my grandfathers grave. My uncle dig a little hole on top of my grandfather's grave (while my mom and I stood guard) and poured the rest of my grandmother's ashes in the hole, and tamped the dirt and grass back into place. He stood up and we all looked around to make sure nobody had seen us. When we looked back down, there was a small white silk flower in the exact spot when the ashes were. Almost like my grandfather was bringing her one last flower. It was one of the coolest/creepiest moments ever. We scattered my grandmother’s ashes as well. Half of them went out over a beach-side cliff (where the wind promptly turned directions and got all over my uncle’s pants and shoes). The other half went on my grandfathers grave. My uncle dig a little hole on top of my grandfather’s grave (while my mom and I stood guard) and poured the rest of my grandmother’s ashes in the hole, and tamped the dirt and grass back into place. He stood up and we all looked around to make sure nobody had seen us. When we looked back down, there was a small white silk flower in the exact spot when the ashes were. Almost like my grandfather was bringing her one last flower. It was one of the coolest/creepiest moments ever.

]]> By: JD http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/comment-page-1/#comment-83041 JD Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:18:02 +0000 http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/#comment-83041 <b>Stephanie Barr:</b> Aw, thanks for reading this post. It's a special one for me. I love that your dad gets to feed a tree. That's a nice way to deal with ashes. I think my dad was pleased with our little ceremony, too. Stephanie Barr: Aw, thanks for reading this post. It’s a special one for me. I love that your dad gets to feed a tree. That’s a nice way to deal with ashes. I think my dad was pleased with our little ceremony, too.

]]> By: Stephanie Barr http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/comment-page-1/#comment-83031 Stephanie Barr Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:23:52 +0000 http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/#comment-83031 My father was also cremated and is also the source of my own sense of humor. He died three years ago. My mom put his ashes in a cookie jar (an idea he would have loved) until the cherry tree is big enough for him to be spread beneath it. As a plant physiologist, there's nothing he would have wanted more than to feed a tree he loved. Yeah, he was like that. This was very touching to me. <abbr><em>Stephanie Barr’s last blog post..<a href="http://rocketscientist.today.com/2009/04/03/woohoo-friday-musical/">WooHoo-Friday Musical</a></abbr></em> My father was also cremated and is also the source of my own sense of humor. He died three years ago. My mom put his ashes in a cookie jar (an idea he would have loved) until the cherry tree is big enough for him to be spread beneath it. As a plant physiologist, there’s nothing he would have wanted more than to feed a tree he loved.

Yeah, he was like that. This was very touching to me.

Stephanie Barr’s last blog post..WooHoo-Friday Musical

]]> By: anja merret - chatting to my generation » Carnival of Observations on Life August 26, 2007 http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/comment-page-1/#comment-159 anja merret - chatting to my generation » Carnival of Observations on Life August 26, 2007 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:46:09 +0000 http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/#comment-159 [...] presents I Scattered My Dad’s Ashes so you don’t have to posted at I Do Things So You Don’t Have [...] [...] presents I Scattered My Dad’s Ashes so you don’t have to posted at I Do Things So You Don’t Have [...]

]]> By: JD http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/comment-page-1/#comment-127 JD Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:48:50 +0000 http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/#comment-127 Thank you, Patricia! It's not always easy to know what to do. Our dad was pretty easygoing, tho, so I think he'd be fine almost anywhere. I tried visiting your link but I'm getting a Google error message. I'll keep trying. Thank you, Patricia! It’s not always easy to know what to do. Our dad was pretty easygoing, tho, so I think he’d be fine almost anywhere.

I tried visiting your link but I’m getting a Google error message. I’ll keep trying.

]]> By: JD http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/comment-page-1/#comment-126 JD Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:46:19 +0000 http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/#comment-126 Jen, Thanks so much for the comment. Yes, I feel pretty sure our dad appreciated it. We've since figured out the duck must be female, but this whole afterlife thing works in mysterious ways! I love the <a href="http://www.semanticallydriven.com/about-semantically-driven.html" rel="nofollow"><b>title</a></b> of your blog. Looking forward to reading some of your posts. Jen,
Thanks so much for the comment. Yes, I feel pretty sure our dad appreciated it. We’ve since figured out the duck must be female, but this whole afterlife thing works in mysterious ways!

I love the title of your blog. Looking forward to reading some of your posts.

]]> By: Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworker http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworker Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:09:20 +0000 http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/#comment-124 What a great tribute to your dad. I took my dad's ashes and spread them along the bank of his favorite fishing spot. It was probably where he was happiest. What a great tribute to your dad. I took my dad’s ashes and spread them along the bank of his favorite fishing spot. It was probably where he was happiest.

]]> By: jen http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/comment-page-1/#comment-121 jen Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:53:22 +0000 http://idothings.info/i-scattered-my-dads-ashes-so-you-dont-have-to/#comment-121 What a beautiful send off. I'm sure your dad (the duck?) loved it. What a beautiful send off. I’m sure your dad (the duck?) loved it.

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