It is true that the title of this post, as the theme, is not very funny. We will soon approach of All Saints, where we celebrate the dead with a day early, because in reality this festival should be celebrated on November 2. But it is not this that inspired me close this post but the funeral of a family member.

According to the will of her late husband, my aunt would have preferred to be buried, also asked to be cremated. The ceremony was the first cremation I attended and it is with anxiety that I went there. After a short religious homage family joined the crematorium where we were met by a representative of the funeral. A few words spoken, a final salvation and we give up the coffin to get to the adjoining lounge.

The officer of the funeral we asked if we want to attend, camera inserted at the entrance of the coffin in the crematorium. No one appears and it tells us that we can come back in about two hours to retrieve the ashes of the deceased. We start a family we eat and so far my fears seem unfounded. These funeral was something unreal, totally abstract.

Only when we come back together two hours later I felt a shock. The man who goes before us to reach the garden of memories, and he called the place of dispersion, rigid work holding in his hand a small box. He invites us to put ourselves in an arc, indicating to pay attention to wind direction, and begins to slowly spread the ashes under a tree.

And then I feel this gesture as an act of extreme violence. I am looking at death, the annihilation of all life. One person, a woman, a wife, a mother, grandmother and great grandmother is reduced to so few. In remembering this scene the tears come to my eyes. There remains no trace of this life, it's like it never existed.

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You all took one day a tool , a book , CD, money to someone and that someone has forgotten to make. Curiously it is the lender who is embarrassed to ask again the property to the borrower.

It passes the time, waiting a favorable opportunity to bring something soft. It takes so gloves , they made ​​so many detours to avoid asking the question that suddenly dying to the other not understand it or pretending. When asked "So say you would not forget to visit this or that" we get the response that kills "oh no you're wrong it's not me that you have paid."

We are sure of himself and yet there is nothing to meet the face of such aplomb. It stammers miserably, and it is the height of waves excuses like "I had to be wrong, it does not matter." We swear we will no longer be taken but as we can not say no, there is a high probability that you will still have to do.

Did not like to lend my business is my father was congenital, like me, I do not borrow more. When I need something, I prefer to buy it. I am always afraid that the object fails then I just use it. If so I would buy immediately the object and the operation would prove unprofitable.

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As most of you, at least I suppose my dear readers, I hate ironing. For washing and drying no problem there are machines that work for us. But for ironing can hardly count on our goodwill.

And will it be sometimes (often?) When the laundry piles up and you can not fall further. I bought many years ago an ironing press that so-called 17-fold increase in the surface of an iron, then logically (you follow me?) reduced ironing time by 17 necessarily. For the surface I can not dispute the fact about the time but I never found a real gain.

Of course for napkins, towels and other large pieces, but it was easy for shirts, clothing with gathers or pleats the case was quick to get tougher. So I ended up storing the famous press in a closet and I took out my old steam iron.

I left as a number of appliances to return to old methods. Exit the electric can opener, the yogurt maker, the centrifuge, the steam cleaner , the robot Maria, the robot ... Jeannette and I emerged the traditional open boxes faster to put up in his drawer, I buy my yogurt bifidus in the supermarket, I urge my orange juicer with small Pyrex, I use a microfiber mop to wash my floors and I'm waiting for the robots that Santa bought me a Kitchenaid which replaces the other two (at least this one will be good enough to stay within reach of the work plan).

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This is the title of a 2002 film but yet it is not, this time, film I want to talk. No, it's the wasp nest in the true sense because it is the misfortune that has happened to me.

The weather was particularly mild in April, I realized that I saw a lot of wasps spin on the terrace of the mobile home . I do not worry no more until it, or rather until the evening when failing to sleep I realized a continuous buzzing at the ceiling of the room.

Difficult to locate it by dint of observation I realized that the nest had been formed under the roof of the mobile home. My research on the web have enlightened me. The queens hibernate and at the end of winter begin to build a nest where they spawn and raise some larvae. Larvae to adulthood enlarge the nest which eventually consist of several stages and can reach up to 50 cm. Needless to say at this stage it is home to thousands of biting and that is why it is urgent to act.

Once firefighters were called but now this is a paying service and often are asked to use companies that specialize in disinfestation . However if it is not a hornet's nest of bees, but you can not do this because destroying species is protected. You can then ask a beekeeper to come and get rid of.

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Ebay or the right corner , you all know, at least by name or reputation, these two sites to buy or sell used items. Less restrictive than the barter which I had already spoken in a previous post, sell items online is a good solution, not necessarily to make money, but to empty closets and attics.

I do not know if you're like me, but I tend not to want to throw objects, clothes or accessories yet I am using more. So I store and after a while, when I run out of room or when I become aware of the futility of keeping these things, I decided to get rid of it.

The process starts with a good inventory and a selection of what is marketable and finally by a series of photos to be included in ads. Then login on Ebay and the right corner, two similar sites that specialize in online sales. The writing of ads is very simple and publication is free. A price is set by the seller for each item, the price he can put to debate if they wish. He said his telephone number and email address for contacts and you're done.

The golden rule is not to overestimate the price of what one wants to sell, after all it's opportunities. It should choose the right category and make an accurate description of the object. Sincerity is necessary and do not believe that an item is if it is faux leather.

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Sing the praises of a site specializing in articles for smokers, is it reasonable? True, smoking seriously harms health. You can not stop harping on us and I am firmly convinced. Besides, I do not smoke!

I "Crapote" a few cigarettes here and there when I was younger but I've never been addicted. But this does this site offer some nice items. Give a pocket lighter or table, a cigar or a pipe to a true amateur who enjoys tobacco without abuse, can be considered an incitement to debauchery. Only the abuse is harmful as well as for alcohol or any other addiction.

The site Smoking.fr , despite its name, is not limited to the sale of smoking materials. Phew, morality is safe! There are calendars, leather goods, watches, pens, flashlights, candles ... I have ordered watches on this site and I was delighted by the seriousness of the house.

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In the series I'm doing good business to my readers, I recommend the site Gsell. With no less than 3000 leather goods online you pick the one that suits you.

Make no mistake, the most prestigious brands are distributed Gsell . This is serious! You will meet Lancel, Lancaster , Armany , Givenchy ... but also for the less fortunate also known brands but much more affordable. Impossible to list them all.

On the site you can order bags, luggage, small leather goods as well as gloves, umbrellas, belts ... A real trap credit card but also a goldmine for finding gifts for the whole family. Delivery times are ultra short to be assured that gifts will be well under the tree on Christmas Day.

And remember begins with Ebuy Club to receive a cash back and coupon codes. You need a sponsor (well in this case it will be a sponsor), please contact me. ... Read more

Adamo has sung in his time "the snow falls, you will not come tonight." And for good reason, when France is in the snow and the roads are covered with a thick white coat it is difficult or impossible to move.

The light flakes and swirling delight of children bringing in their fall vacation earlier than planned. However parents say there are more disadvantages than advantages and leave little moved by the poetry of this rain, sparkling powder.

Most young people take pleasure in slips, older apprehend the Lanes, fear of ridicule, which is well known does not kill but still, afraid to fall sometimes disastrous consequences. For my part I am not very sensitive to the beauty of the city covered in snow and I dread having to get around on slippery sidewalks. God thank you metro (what a great invention) brings me close enough to my work. But I pity those who go to bed at night without knowing under what conditions they can get to work the next day.

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I promised you to one of my other good tips and yet we do not call me Huggy! A promise due so I am carried.

EBuyClub, since it is what it is, is a community of online shoppers. The cashback is a discount negotiated in more than 1200 dealers who can be reimbursed a percentage of the amount of its purchases. In short you are buying more and more money enters your account Ebuy.

It's simple, just register on eBuyClub through a sponsor (me if you want). In fact at the moment and until 31 December 2010 € 3 each referral will earn his first purchase. Once your account is created, just before each purchase to connect to Ebuy, select your dealer (and I can assure you that the list is long and there are strong prestigious) to be automatically redirected to it it. You quietly do your shopping on the site by specifying the email address of your account Ebuy and that's it. Your account will be fed from the cashback is a percentage of your spending (between sites 2%, 3%, 9% for example at Yves Rocher or more).

Ebuy offers price comparison and coupons combined with the cashback. There are also Timecash. These are flash sales which allow first-time buyers take advantage of maximum discounts of up to 100% for the fastest.

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With the holidays approaching, it is not I who will complain about it because I love them, you may be wondering how to spoil your family without blurring permanently with your banker.

Now that we know each other well, I will share in this article and the next, my tips with you. Charity begins at home but I am very good girl and I'm not going to keep my little secrets for me. Teams Groupon Deal City seeking the best deals and negotiate exclusive rates.

Every day, deals are offered to users on the site. In short Groupon (s) us to get the best price, this could be the motto. Groupon is based on a principle of joint purchasing and the deal is approved you need a minimum number of buyers. However there is no maximum limit and you can continue to buy even when the number is reached.

It was only when the deal is approved that the levy will be made to your account. In the opposite case, if the deal is canceled due to lack of participants, your payment process is simply canceled, no risk except that of making a bargain.

You select your city to get the offers that interest you. The deals are varied: restaurants, beauty salons, slimming centers, amusement parks, shooting photos, spa, hotels and even steering Ferrari ...

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