Okay, so that might not be the first thing you think when considering the options for the ashes of a lifelong friend. However, that is what Thomas McDonald decided to do to honour his friend. Any old toilets, you might be thinking? No, specifically those of baseball grounds in the US. Why? Well, firstly Mr…
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Scattering ashes locations evoke a memory of how they lived
There is often a pull between scattering ashes at a cemetery or a specific ‘other’ location – a hillside, a beach, a view. I came across this article My Father Has No Grave — So I Visit Him Where He Lived by Jesse Sposato which is excellent and I would urge you to read it.…
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Emergency triggered due to Ash scattering at the New York Opera House.
A Dallas man caused a fright at the New York Metropolitan Opera House when he scattered the ashes of his friend in the orchestra pit during the intermission. The ashes were mistaken for a dangerous substance and the performance had to be abandoned during the second intermission at the matinée performance of “Guillaume Tell’’, people…
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