I am just getting back to writing after a rough Fall. My mom passed away in October. She’d always said that she would love to be buried in a green cemetery or on my land, but knew that she likely wouldn’t still be walking on this Earth by the time I figured out that type of arrangement. And so we chose cremation. When it feels right I will create a memorial garden for her and let her cremains nourish the Earth.

Death is a gateway not only for the one who has crossed through, but also for those of us left behind. Through gateways sometimes come pleasant surprises. One such for me: through a series of events that led her to the website I set up to honor my mother, a high school friend contacted me. It turns out that Diana is also an artist (as was my mother) and someone who loves the Earth. See her post on our Forum entitled Forest Cathedral. Won’t you join our community and post on our Forum? Click the Register link at the top to join us. In the meantime I will get back to all the draft articles I began but never finished. Please check back.

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