27 December 2012 - Life & Death Go On
By the Sami museum was a church, and as we passed, a funeral was in progress. Freezing mourners carried the coffin out and we were reminded that wherever you are in the world, all our life stories end in the same way.
M Garrison Keillor once wrote about death of a near and dear one in Minnesota in winter. By the time you had dug the grave, your grief was moderated by feelings of resentment. 'Could have held out until Spring when the ground was a little more workable'