Over the Hump
Banjo and Tango are head-turners. When people drive by our farm, they slow down, loop around the block, pause in the driveway,...
7 Things I’ve Learned About Life from Death Care
“And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so? I did. And what did you want? To call myself beloved,...
Pay Attention: The art of living after diagnosis
Granddaddy taught me how to drive when I was only 12 years old. With a belly full of butterflies, I’d slide into the driver’s...
Big Fat Greek Funeral
The world I lived in had a soft voice and no claws. —Lisel Mueller I tended to 74-year-old Darian Christopolous’...
Human Composting Is a Greener Way to Go
Human composting helps people live their values even in death Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. That old prayer has new meaning...
What I Get Paid to Do
I work as a celebrant for one of the oldest funeral homes in Seattle. I remove bodies. I do cremations. I assist and participate...
Thinking Outside the Box for Burial
I have to admit I was one of those kids who liked the creative challenge of trying to put the round circle into the square...
The End of Life and a Good Death: Planning for the Inevitable Can Add Joy to the Journey
My mother, Alice, had a good life. She shared a birthday with Queen Elizabeth II, which she found interesting, and I thought...
Caskets, Baskets, and Shrouds, Oh My!
It’s hard enough to figure out what to wear today, but with the shift to bring a better quality end-of-life journey, and...
Obits
I’ve been giving a lot of thought to obituaries lately. They frequently hold amazing insights — wistful, tragic, even...
