Just a little warning before we begin, this may make you feel sad, but hopefully it should also make you smile because it's a celebration of life, so if you don't want to read on, I understand...... I feel compelled to write this review and have spent many an hour thinking about what and how to write before putting fingers to keyboard. It's going to be long and I make no apology for this as you can't rush funerals..... After watching Mum die slowly and painfully over 14 months, it was almost a relief when she finally gave up and took her last breath. We gave her the usual Catholic funeral as per her wishes ...  Read the complete review

"You can often judge a man by his funeral." (Stephen, my younger son) ___________________________________________________________ Up until a couple of months ago, I would have been in no doubt as to what to do if I wanted some ideas about non-religious funerals. I would have consulted my cousin Boris. Boris was not only a rich source of ideas about everything, but had direct experience in this field. At one stage during his multi-faceted progress through life (with Boris, you couldn't use so conventional a word as career), the devising and organising of 'alternative' ceremonies had been part of his stock in trade. I ...  Read the complete review