Alas, funereal duties this morning

No, no, not mine - you should be so lucky!  Unfortunately, it is the lady who used to own this house I now live in.  The 'Memsahib' and I throughout our married life could be described as 'Genuine Bedouins'!  We have always been on the move, not to avoid the debt collectors but because most of the time we have lived through an inflationary housing market in which every house we bought would sell for a profit a few years later.  In none of the other transactions did we strike up a friendship with the owner(s) except in this case.  Happily, their move to a new dwelling was only a few miles away and so we kept in touch.  He died some time ago and now Eve has gone and I will miss her.  In her youth she had trained as an actress so you can imagine we had plenty of shared interests.  Alas, I detest funerals, in fact, I have instructed the 'Memsahib' and 'SoD' NOT to hold one for me but to throw a party instead.  Even so, I shall go to this one and quietly bid farewell to a lovely and charming lady.

 

 

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[missred]

I was just commenting this weekend how no one has funeral services anymore - only memorials (which are just as somber). I prefer the funeral service as it has closure for me. Now there are circumstances which I do not know about, but this trend bothers me. Then, after the funeral, there should be a big party! Yes, I mean Party. I want all my mourners to drink copious amounts of champagne and tell funny stories about me.

[Scrobs]

We buried my dad in the morning, took the whole lot out for lunch, then had a memorial service for him in the afternoon.

Seemed to work well, and saved people two long journeys!

For a March day, the weather was fabulous and we all drank to his life outside in the sunshine!

[Whitewall]

I have a striking reputation as a top notch poll bearer. Even on short notice. Maybe it is because I am so stunningly handsome in a dark suit. My wife agrees and I have never had a complaint.

[David Duff]

I'll bear you in mind, Whiters, when my number comes up!

[Whitewall]

David, not too soon I hope!