Cremation is rising in popularity in the United States, now, just under half the population opt for cremation when the time comes, but the trend towards this has been quite steep and as such has created many varying dilemmas and opinions. One outcome is a group in Washington that are pushing the council for a…
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One in five households hold someone’s cremated remains
Well that is what a survey of residents of California and Washington State revealed. I came across this delightful infographic the other day and thought it was worth sharing. A number of funeral homes got together and commissioned a small survey on people attitudes to keeping ashes in the home and is does make…
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Cross-dressing thief steals ashes
I often wonder whether the world is becoming stranger or that weird things always happened but now communication is much better so we see more of them. In this case we have a fairly well reported occurrence: the theft of ashes. Readers unacquainted with the blog may not know this is common, but it is, well sort…
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