tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post7573102114429537756..comments2024-03-18T17:15:39.964+00:00Comments on Life on (nearly) a Small Island: An island funeral.....Sianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13827449325297069660noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-63607884755125304362013-02-11T22:13:46.136+00:002013-02-11T22:13:46.136+00:00Glad it was OK....Glad it was OK....Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-73076400541563898482013-02-11T22:13:33.048+00:002013-02-11T22:13:33.048+00:00Small communities are good at this sort of thing I...Small communities are good at this sort of thing I always think.Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-17337469813916438762013-02-11T22:13:14.133+00:002013-02-11T22:13:14.133+00:00Yes I think it was. And for his family to say fare...Yes I think it was. And for his family to say farewell to him too...Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-35641371919760490402013-02-11T22:12:35.665+00:002013-02-11T22:12:35.665+00:00Oh yes - alcohol at funerals is mandatory in Scotl...Oh yes - alcohol at funerals is mandatory in Scotland :-) Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-64411276619419337362013-02-11T22:12:01.269+00:002013-02-11T22:12:01.269+00:00Yes - I think he had a good farewell.Yes - I think he had a good farewell.Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086990153239265950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-7687432657928731272013-02-09T18:45:30.933+00:002013-02-09T18:45:30.933+00:00That just tells it like it was Sian---you have cer...That just tells it like it was Sian---you have certainly caught the atmosphere and sentiments. I think Big John would have been very pleased at his send off.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00593823553450094833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-30076582673026603402013-02-09T10:26:08.438+00:002013-02-09T10:26:08.438+00:00Country funerals have always been good, Sian, but ...Country funerals have always been good, Sian, but it sounds like island ones are something quite special.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-80776169944477986642013-02-08T22:56:51.635+00:002013-02-08T22:56:51.635+00:00Sounds like the perfect service for "Big John...Sounds like the perfect service for "Big John."Bev Sykeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-31336461491647187182013-02-08T22:29:55.429+00:002013-02-08T22:29:55.429+00:00I like the fact that you have alcohol at funerals....I like the fact that you have alcohol at funerals. <br /><br />What a lovely hospitable island you live on.Sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496522256748038434.post-68907423438297237502013-02-08T22:13:19.983+00:002013-02-08T22:13:19.983+00:00What a lovely way to celebrate John's life and...What a lovely way to celebrate John's life and tell him farewell.Mary Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986934534719487604noreply@blogger.com