wouldn't it be nice to bury your deceased family/ friends in the back garden so that everytime you go outside for a morning coffee or have a nice day outside they could be part of that?
Instead of in a huge cemetary in a big field filled with strangers all around you!.I like this idea for when i die!.
Anyone else think this? Im not sick..
P.S.. wouldn't work if you have a large digging dog like a lab...not something nice to go with your morning coffee!!
2006-08-24 07:00:57 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Interesting question. Actually, my husband (who's now deceased) once told me that he wouldn't be interested in what happened to his dead body since he would no longer be in it. He told me to just throw him in the compost bin so that he would eventually be good for something. Of course, I didn't do that.
2006-08-24 07:21:28 · answer #1 · answered by Nina 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Works better if you've got family land - the type that's been in the family for generations, that sort of thing. Not very common these days, though, with people being so mobile and all. But rural families routinely had family burial areas, where it was pretty much just that family, going back several generations. You can still find a few of them, though most are overgrown and rather worn.
Personally, I don't find it to be a bad idea.- but you've got to think about the future ownership of the land before you start getting into that. If the backyard goes condo in 20 years, things could get a bit... messy.
2006-08-24 14:41:21 · answer #2 · answered by ArcadianStormcrow 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds nice, in a way, but creepy in another. Most places wouldn't let you do it anyway-- there are laws about where the dead can be buried. Perhaps you could do a memorial garden that would have pictures of loved ones and their favorite plants and statuary that reminds you of them. That would be nice, too.
2006-08-24 14:04:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of people do something similar. They have themselves cremated & then have their ashes sprinkled over the ocean or their favorite place. Laws vary from state to state. I feel that the body is just a shell, so I don't care if they throw it out with the garbage. That's not me. I'll be gone.
2006-08-24 14:05:03 · answer #4 · answered by shermynewstart 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nice idea. Just be sure to check with the zoning ordinances and similar regulations in your city or municipality before doing something like this.
2006-08-24 14:02:54 · answer #5 · answered by crowbird_52 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're unfortunately burying our cat out back today. I agree, its kind of cool to commemorate them in the back yard garden. Holes are too hard to dig, though.
2006-08-24 14:02:11 · answer #6 · answered by GratefulDad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting idea... but what about when you move? And what if you live in an apartment? What if you live somewhere at sea level (New Orleans, even Norfolk, VA) and you can't bury anything underground?
2006-08-24 14:16:48 · answer #7 · answered by Leah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that's weird. Moving into a new house to find out that there's a dead guy in the back yard would feel scary.
2006-08-24 14:05:06 · answer #8 · answered by the redcuber 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you do in the event you move? Sell your home?
Think the new people would like the scenery?
Sweet idea but not very practical.
2006-08-24 14:04:11 · answer #9 · answered by bonjovigroupie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having coffee in the morning with dead people in your backyard is not normal activity.
2006-08-24 14:04:54 · answer #10 · answered by Preacher 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋