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Hymns for Tuesday
Apr. 18th, 2003 08:30 pm"Be Thou My Vision" is a good hymn. Why aren't there any good vocal versions online? Nothing but instrumental and really crappily arranged vocal ones. Hmpf. Not happy Jan. The only good one I've downloaded so far is an a cappella version by what sounds like a rugby choir. Quite sing-a-long-able in my opinion, but whether it is appropriate for a funeral is another matter.
Already have two decent choral versions of "Be still my soul", though remains to be seen whether mum likes them.
Already have two decent choral versions of "Be still my soul", though remains to be seen whether mum likes them.
Funeral today
Dec. 17th, 2002 09:32 pmSo tired. How we deal with grief in this family - spend a lot of time and energy cleaning the house and preparing lots of food for after the service.
It was a small and simple service, and the celebrant spoke very well. Rels came from all over the place - various parts of Sydney, northwestern NSW (about a 5 hour drive, oneway, for them), Canberra, even Launceston. Found out that one of dad's cousins was badly affected by the recent bushfires. While the house was ok, they lost several containers worth of posessions (they haven't fully finished building the place and moving in). And her husband wasn't with her today, was at another funeral. Crappy time for them.
Nice to catch up with some of the family, many of whom I wouldn't have known if I'd tripped over them in the street.]
Really should go to bed now. Guess the funeral was good for something - I cried for the first time since I was told she died. And did I have a tissue on me? Course not.
It was a small and simple service, and the celebrant spoke very well. Rels came from all over the place - various parts of Sydney, northwestern NSW (about a 5 hour drive, oneway, for them), Canberra, even Launceston. Found out that one of dad's cousins was badly affected by the recent bushfires. While the house was ok, they lost several containers worth of posessions (they haven't fully finished building the place and moving in). And her husband wasn't with her today, was at another funeral. Crappy time for them.
Nice to catch up with some of the family, many of whom I wouldn't have known if I'd tripped over them in the street.]
Really should go to bed now. Guess the funeral was good for something - I cried for the first time since I was told she died. And did I have a tissue on me? Course not.
Went to a wedding yesterday (it was nice, and went smoothly), and a Christmas party last night (good to catch up with people).
My grandmother died during the night. Joanie, my dad's mum. I haven't cried, and we're not really talking about it much, apart from some discussion about the funeral.
I haven't seen her in a couple of years, because she didn't know who we were anymore, it upset her at times if people she didn't know would come by, and my dad and grandfather didn't really want us to visit. They prefered us to remember her as what she was before all the strokes and problems. The last time I saw her, she thought I was my mum, and asked me when I was going to have kids. So, in a way, it's like she was already gone.
She was a lovely lady. I miss her.
My grandmother died during the night. Joanie, my dad's mum. I haven't cried, and we're not really talking about it much, apart from some discussion about the funeral.
I haven't seen her in a couple of years, because she didn't know who we were anymore, it upset her at times if people she didn't know would come by, and my dad and grandfather didn't really want us to visit. They prefered us to remember her as what she was before all the strokes and problems. The last time I saw her, she thought I was my mum, and asked me when I was going to have kids. So, in a way, it's like she was already gone.
She was a lovely lady. I miss her.
