Posts by andrew llewellyn
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cos he'll be lonely and scared in the hole we'd put him in.
Awwww.... I have numerous heartbreaking moments involving my nephews. Like being shown their mum's body shortly after her death. It was in the wee hours for sure, and they were exhausted, but the younger didn't grasp that his mum's unresponsive state was any different from the way she'd often been over the last few months.
Some hours later the penny dropped & he destroyed the composure of a room full of grieving adults by asking tentatively "Is mum dead?"
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Its all over for National, I predict a Labour landslide with Helen being able to rule alone.
Heh - I think "rule" is probably a word they'll try & avoid.
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When my Dad died, his body was embalmed and brought home. I appreciated being able to sit with (and talk to) what was at least a symbol for who he'd been.
Funny, my sister's ashes went home this week after a couple of months sitting in a cupboard at the undertakers.
My mum was worried that she was getting lonely down there. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she said that, but now, a couple of days later I do think its nice that she's back at home & maybe her family will appreciate her being near & maybe they'll talk to what is a symbol for who she had been.
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who cares I will be dead
Can't remember the circumstances exactly (and can't be arsed looking it up) but I once wondered (or read someone else's wondering) what would people like said at their funeral.
Only response I recall was from David Slack, who would like to hear this at his funeral:
"Look! He's moving!"
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For god sake whoever does a funeral must know the person
It does help. Luckily my family have known Justin since he was a toddler.
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Mmmm.... I wonder if mine would stretch to getting Leanard Nimoy to get back together & perform The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins.
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I'll probably be bronzed & stood at the bottom of the garden. Keep the birds away from the fruit trees. Possibly holding a tray so that people can sit in deckchairs nearby & rest their drinks.
But seriously, there's a guy called Justin Duckworth, he's an ordained anglican vicar from Waikanae, he's got dreads, has been known to officiate in shorts & bare feet & gets a line of people after anything he's done queueing up to book him for their own funerals & weddings. He's been a professional clown & unicyclist.
He did my sister's funeral & in keeping with her beliefs kept it free of religion.
However the day pans out, I think I'd like Justin officiating.
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Think of Parliament as a teenage clique in high school, with the press gallery as the harpies
Um... harpies at high school?
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Ditto, if I wasn't also having to run a dinosaur hunt through death valley.
That's not code for Peter Dunne & Ohariu is it?
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Did somone mention Fez ?
He related to Trelise do you think?