There's a dead body behind me, as I am typing this

[Kittyhawk]

Sounds like an experience which words can not describe.

May her spirit live on in a peaceful world forever and beyond.

*hugs for your loss*

[vifferman]

.............

+1

etc.

[buellbabe]

Having the body at home before a funeral/service is quite a normal thing.
I was new to this custom when my partner died but having him at home with me was a wonderful thing and he was never alone. I had him in the lounge in an open casket and there were always people sitting with him, some talking to him.

When a friend died last year I stayed at the widows house helping out and slept out in the 'sleepout/shed' with the casket. I joked to my mate "finally I get to sleep with yr hubby!"

[Macktheknife]

Sorry for your loss mate, enjoy the time with her.
Glad to see this custom is still common.

[KoroJ]

.......Hot aussie female cousins!
Is it bad to hit on a relative at a funeral of another relative?

Just remember McSteamy.....You behave yourself while your in the presence of your Nanny!!

[Hitcher]

Is it bad to hit on a relative at a funeral of another relative?

It's easier than doing it at your own funeral.

[surfchick]

hi steam -
i just came home from a funeral - and the last few nights I was with the deceased who was waked at home- laid out beautifully too. i think it's good the body has company..even company tapping / ferriting away bantering on kiwibiker