“I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.”
“I have two luxuries to brood over in my walks: your loveliness and the hour of my death. O that I could have possession of them both in the same minute.”WELCOME TO OUR BLOG
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Author Archives: Debra L. Stang (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
“The Truth About Mary Rose” by Marilyn Sachs
A girl searches to find information about an aunt she never knew
We all want to know where we come from, who our ancestors were and what they were like. Sometimes, though, the answers we uncover are not the ones we expect. This is the case in the young adult novel “The … Continue reading
“Because I Could Not Stop For Death” by Emily Dickinson
A poem that describes an encounter with mortality
“Because I could not stop for death He kindly stopped for me The carriage held but just ourselves And immortality.” Emily Dickinson, born in 1830, was in many ways a living contradiction. She was raised in a Calvinist, orthodox, conservative … Continue reading
The Tradition of the Spanish Funeral
Fast interment, above ground niches, remaining close to the body
Different countries have different funeral traditions. The Spanish funeral focuses, among other things, on a rapid burial or interment. Many deaths in Spain occur in the home. The sick person’s loved ones usually start to prepare for the death a … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Burial customs in Spain, Funeral, Funeral Director, Funeral home, Internment, Rosario, Spain, Spanish funerals, Tanatorio
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Is It Love or Is it Not? “You Must Love Me”
The story of Eva Peron
“You Must Love Me” is a song written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber for the film adaptation of “Evita.” “Evita” tells the story of Eva Peron, wife of Argentine President Juan Peron. Eva grew up in a poor family, … Continue reading
Posted in Expressive Music
Tagged Andrew Lloyd Webber, Broadway theatre, Eva Peron, Evita, Juan Peron, Madonna, Tim Rice, You Must Love Me
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