Whaaattt?

I prefer the idea of simply composting.

 

We have always just buried our pets in the garden alongside one of their favourite toys. I would quite like that for myself in one of these eco friendly burial grounds. I can’t imagine boiling up my old dog in hot water and chemicals until it turns to soup, then grinding up its bones and drying the lot into powder to then be disposed of. It sounds weird.

 

The idea doesn't become any more appealing when the headline in one paper is "Boil in the bag cremations". The thought of the remains then being flushed down the drain doesn't help either.

 

The son of a friend of ours had an eco-burial, with wicker coffin etc. The only problem was that the burial ground was a field with very long grass, nobody had been informed in advance, and it had been persisting down with rain for days before. The walkway was thick mud so there was no option but to walk through the long grass. Everybody's clothes were soaked and many pairs of shoes ruined. The only people with wellies were his immediate family. I appreciate it was a horrible time for them but I would have thought the undertakers might have advised them to let people know.
I'd never been to an eco-funeral before so just wore normal clothes as did 90% of the attendees.

 

Something to remember them by then?

“Do you remember that funeral in that field? Ruined my best stillettos.”

 

I think the idea of dipping a body in liquid nitrogen has potential. It becomes brittle and then you just shake it into pieces.