Readers of this blog know how celebrity deaths amaze me…

Amaze me at how the outpouring of grief over someone we didn’t know
Amaze me at how the families cope when the worlds press is looking at them
Amaze me that despite the many wishes to rest in peace, the world seems to not want to let them rest in peace!

I came across a compelling article in Time Magazine about The Top Celebrity Grave Sites. It shows the graves of celebrities such as Bob Marley, Princess Diana, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe etc
It tells stories around their deaths but one stood out for me …read more

It would have been my grandad’s 100th birthday this month but unfortunately we lost him from our lives 15 years ago. However, mum and I went to put some flowers on his grave and I was hit by all the stories in the graveyard. We spent a while just walking around and looking at the graves of young and old alike…
I could not help but think of all the untold stories, all the untold loves, all the maybe even all the untold lies that lay buried from the world. We spend so much of our lives worrying about one …read more

My mum, sister and I went to put a wreath on our grandparents grave a week ago - Dad had always done it and we wnow carry on the tradition for him. We went by the graves last night, after the Christmas Carol concert and they had gone!
We then noticed a poster from the Church that said “Please be aware, don’t leave wreaths as people are stealing them and selling them at local markets. Only leave them after the markets have finished” This is in a SMALL rural village, and I despair of the people who do this, clearly stealing is …read more