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Our Annual Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving, 2024 Edition: Gracious gifts that spread love and beauty -
“Making Mobiles” by Karolina Merska: An artist’s manual on how to create beautiful Polish pajaki -
“Hands Up to the Sky” by Michael Franti & Spearhead: A surprisingly upbeat song about acknowledging both loss and the beauty of life
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SevenPonds Presents Our First Annual Healing Gift Guide
Gifts Expressively Selected For Our Readers Who Are Coping with Grief and The Holidays
Now that the holidays are upon us, I am taking the liberty of posting my bi-weekly column out of sequence to bring you our first annual Healing Gift Guide for 2011. Some of you may already be aware of the … Continue reading
Memorial Jewelry Returns From the Past
New Forms Are Emerging to Fit Our Modern Lifestyle
As I witness the conversation on death opening up, I also see many new themes emerging. The one that I find most fascinating is a throwback to the late 1800s to early 1900s desire for people to physically carry their … Continue reading
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Tagged Burial Soil Vessels, Cremation Jewelry, Cremation Necklaces, Cremation Pendants, Cremation Vessels, Dried Flowers Vessels, Glass Cremation Jewelry, Hair Jewelry, High-Fashion Hair Jewelry, Keepsake Urn, Keychain Keepsake Urn, Lock of Hair Vessels, Memorial Jewelry, Memorial Vessels, Nambe Cremation Jewelry, Victorian Hair Broach, Victorian Hair Jewelry
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Widows Reflect on Aging and Dying
Helen Nearing and Joan Didion Offer Us Their Thoughts
I was recently rummaging through an old bookstore when I stumbled on a copy of the book Light on Aging and Dying, by Helen Nearing, written when she was a widow. I was familiar with Helen and her husband Scott’s … Continue reading
Real Housewives of Atlanta Season Première
Phaedra buys a funeral home and Kandi creates “Bedroom Kandi”
SPOILER ALERT We all need to zone out now and again to give our brains a rest by indulging on some sort of mind candy. Since my day begins early in the morning and ends late each night with SevenPonds, … Continue reading
What to Do When Someone Dies
Ten Tips Above and Beyond Typical Funeral Arrangements
Everyday at SevenPonds we are working hard to research and expand our content to arm our readers with more information, guidance and choices on what to do when someone dies. Our daily deep dive allows a wide knowledge base of … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebrants, Celebrity Death, Consumer Funeral Alliance, Cremation, Cremation Retailer, Crematorium, Death and Dying, Death and Loss, Disposition, Disposition Services, Embalming, environmental impact, Funeral Arrangements, Funeral home, Funeral Homes, Healing Process, Life Celebrations, Memorial Service, Natural Death Care, Purchasing Cremation, Shopping Disposition, The Funeral Rule, What to Do When Someone Dies, When Someone Dies
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Yosemite Camp 4, Ground Zero and Metaphors of the Dying Process
A Photo Essay of my Recent Vacation Travels
My vacation begins with an early morning stealth slide-in to Camp 4 located in Yosemite National Park. Camp 4 is the renowned location where rock climbers have camped in proximity to El Capitan since the mid 40’s and is now … Continue reading
