A "natter" is a conversation; a grave, that's obvious. Come here to think and talk about how we think and talk about death.

After six years as a hospice volunteer, and as I've just passed my 75th birthday, I feel I have a few things to say about aging and the end of life.

Industry News 11.20.08, written 3 days ago, Family sues cemetery after burial plot mix up (U.S.) Austrian billionaire Friedrich Karl Flick's remains stolen from cemetery (Austria) Jonestown memorial wall to stand over hundreds of the dead (U.S.) Cemetery Loses Track Of Woman's Body (U.S.) Woman ...

Because death is a necessary part of life.

Explores the meaning of cemetery symbols and other graveyard mysteries.

Tired of the Same Old Thing, written 3 weeks ago, Okay, has this political season drove anyone else as crazy as it has me?  I mean, my dad used to vote religiously every year.  Why on earth would he suddenly STOP?  Hmm, I can think of only one thing that's kept him away from the polls these last ...

Funeral Webcast Take An Old Idea And Bring It Into The Modern Era, written 2 weeks ago, In the olden days, it was often true that family members couldn't get home for relatives' funerals. To that end, a sort of tradition sprung up whereby pictures of the deceased would be taken in his or her coffin,...

Funeral Etiquette in a Changing World, written 1 month ago, Posted by Marla J. Noel from a recent NFDA article Funerals are a difficult time, regardless of your relationship with the person who has died. Funerals aren’t what they were a decade ago, however. Increasingly personal and unique, with a...

A wife gets kudos from her dead husband, written 4 days ago, A wife "calls in" her dead husband.  It's taking him awhile because he's still living from his head as opposed to his heart, so he doesn't always hear her. She laughs.  He's pulling up a chair so he's sitting across from her. P...

Notice for Pauline Bernice Scroggins [37402], written 1 week ago, Message: Pauline Bernice Scroggins 1917 - 2008 Pauline Scroggins passed away Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008. Funeral: 1 p.m. Friday at Polk Street Methodist Church in Amarillo. Interment: Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors: Daughter, Pa...

John Paul Mitchell, between life and death.