A friend of mine works for a Emmaus, a charity for homeless people.
At one of their shops, in Gloucester, they have received a rather odd donation.
It's a small casket of ashes and it bears the inscription "In loving memory, Imogen".
What can possibly have led to this?
The staff at the shop are, not surprisingly, a bit perplexed about how to deal with this item. They are reluctant to simply sell it in case it has been handed in by accident, so they are trying to find out who has donated it, just to minimize any upset or embarrassment.
Long running family feuds have originated in far less dramatic circumstances than the unfortunate loss of a much-loved relative's mortal remains, so for the sake of the friends and family of 'Imogen', I hope that the folks at Emmaus in Gloucester can find the donor.
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could just be an ashtray>?
ReplyDeleteAshes from a crematorium are pretty distinctive and very different from ciggy ashes. I remember very well my uncle, brother and me disposing of my father's ashes, and thus recreating an unfilmed episode of Last Of The Summer Wine. We cried with laughter, much needed after a pretty glum and joyless funeral.
ReplyDeleteImogen is the sort of story a local hack will gobble up - perhaps a bit of newspaper coverage will find the rightful owner?
Sometime ago one of emmaus community's in France also received a casket of the same type.
ReplyDeleteThe casket Emmaus Gloucester received may be the same or not.!!! Bare in mind we are in April.