Today we gave thanks

Today we gave thanks for a great family, wonderful friends and for Lee's life.

At 4 pm today family and friends gathered to witness the burial of the remainder of Lee's ashes. It was a lovely short ceremony. The only thing I forgot was to ask someone in advance to dig a hole. So I was a bit shocked to see no hole when I arrived on the scene via horseback.

Oh well I grabbed the shovel and dug a hole! Sister in laws Louise and Lynda brought a lovely cranberry shrub and sister Debra planted some lilies.  We listened to Lee's favourite song Debrah Romeyn's Nothing Like the Freedom.

Denise carrying Lee's ashes in her saddle bags from Lee's horses Spinner/ Claire rode Fancy bare back of course

Denise 'forgot' to delegate the digging of the holes so instead of saying oh shit...I just dug the hole

Buddy knew something was going on

Spreading ashes everyone had a chance to throw some in and say their final farewells

Sister Debra helped plant a cranberry bush that Louise and Lynda chose plus some lilies

I am left feeling at peace, relieved that part of the official mourning is over and quite tired. I think it may all sink in in a day or two. In the meantime I am taking advantage of 2 body builders Sasha and her BF Andreas chainsawing trees and general lifting and shoving. Claire at age 16 loves to drive the truck so to make that a useful pursuit I ask her to haul the trees out back with a chain and Buddy riding roughshod.

I see some wide open spaces in front of me.I continue to exchange emails and contact with Kathy my new widow friend from BC. She has been a great support as she has been there done that having lost her partner 2 years ago to cancer.

Lynda and Louise Lee's sisters

Claire and Fancy

daughter Sasha and sister Debra

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