Remembering mothers that have passed away (not being morbid)

[Dave7]

My situation is........
My wife of 54 years died and as was her wish her ashes were interred with her Dad's. No problem with that as I loved him and he loved me.
Anyway........
On Mother's Day my daughter went to put some flowers on the plot.
She says there were literally 100s of cars just queuing to park and fresh flowers everywhere (the photo was amazing).
I had no idea it such a big thing.

 

[Sharky]

Not for mother's day, but on the anniversary of her birthday and her passing (a long time ago), my brother and sister swap memories and photos of happier days.

 

[numbnuts]

I just light a candle on her anniversary as there is no grave as her ashes where scattered in Southampton waters

 

[Dave7]

I just light a candle on her anniversary as there is no grave as her ashes where scattered in Southampton waters

That's nice. Better in many ways imo.

 

[All uphill]

I just light a candle on her anniversary as there is no grave as her ashes where scattered in Southampton waters

That's the kind of thing my mother would have appreciated; she disliked anything "showy" as much as me.

Each to their own, though.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Mother-in-law died 7 years ago, & buried *

Bro-in-law, in March '24
Father-in-law, in December '24

The pair of them were interred with M-in-l a few weeks ago

* We had the service at Wakefield Cathedral, for various factors (she was a volunteer, my wife used to be a warden, daughter was in Cathedral Choir), so it was offered, via friends who are based/work there
That's not the point, of this though
As we drove over the precinct, in the mourners car, you could see shoppers pausing & looking, wondering who was important enough to have a service there
I didn't see it, but.. I was told that 2 Police Officers on patrol, on the precinct, stopped & saluted!

 

[mickle]

Twenty years ago this July since my mum died. She wanted a woodland burial and a wicker coffin. It wasn't until the funeral that i realised the graveyard is right next door to a boarding kennels. She farking hated dogs so will be annoyed by the constant barking for eternity! She'd have found it funny.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I took my mother out for Mothers Day yesterday. Not in the conventional sense as she died in August 2018, just short of her 83rd birthday. How did you take her out if she's dead, I hear you ask!🤔 Well, I have a quarter of her, or should I say a quarter of her ashes in the boot of my car, where they've been for over 6 years. 🧐

 

[Dave7]

I took my mother out for Mothers Day yesterday. Not in the conventional sense as she died in August 2018, just short of her 83rd birthday. How did you take her out if she's dead, I hear you ask!🤔 Well, I have a quarter of her, or should I say a quarter of her ashes in the boot of my car, where they've been for over 6 years. 🧐

We had the MiLs ashes in an urn in the shed for years as my wife couldn't decide what to do with them.
Eventually we decided to plant a rose and use the ashes as a base/fertiliser type stuff.
That rose never did well so last year my SiL moved it to a different spot and now it's thriving.

 

[captain nemo1701]

Its been 24 years since mum passed away suddenly from a stroke. I always keep her & dad too, alive in my head. Death is of course, a state in which you exist in other's memory.