This latest trend of having a home wake, digging a grave in the backyard and burying your deceased family member or friend is gaining some traction. I know this is a heavy subject. In a large measure, digging a hole four or five feet wide and six feet deep is the easy part. Most folks don't own a back hoe and renting one is often fraught with difficulties. Unless you are renting what amounts to a toy , there are questions of insurance, and pick-up and delivery, which can become quite costly and quickly. Hand digging is almost always theraputic, in some way, in all but the rockiest soil.
The hole dug. The wake must be held with dignity and solemnity. The possibility of it turning into some drunken debacle is right there.Use maturity and good judgement. Make it a pot luck and easy on the hard liquor.
I hope none of us has to consider this sort of activity anytime soon, but don't automatically think that this last move on earth must be left to the pros only.
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