After my dog died I spent over a week trying to work out what to put on her little garden plaque. It sounds like a small thing but every time I sat down to write it I couldn’t come up with the right words. If you’re reading this then you probably know that feeling. You … Read more
A few years ago I sat with a friend who was trying to choose the words for her dad’s headstone. She had a notebook with lots of beautiful passages she’d copied out. But none of them felt right. In the end she chose three words. And when the stone was finished those three words were … Read more
There’s a bench near to me that I’ve sat on more times than I can count. Screwed to the top rail on it is a small brass plaque. It says the person loved the spot. That’s basically all it says. And every time I stop there I think about them for a moment. It’s a … Read more
Epitaphs provide a tribute or way to remember a loved one after they are gone. They are often the details of the deceased – name, date of birth and death, family relationship – as well as a few moving words that honors their life or was very personal to them. But it can be hard … Read more