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My husband was Catholic and the priest said the same thing about ashes being in a sanctified place.
I ignored him.
Since his family was from there, the Mournes were the most sanctified place for my Irish husband's ashes.
Don't know about Spain, but I took my husband's ashes back to Ireland in my carry-on backpack.
Airlines invariably pulled my bag aside to investigate the opaque quart plastic container of ashes as it probably looked like cocaine or something.
I had all of my late husband's documents with me in...
I live with my partner on his 250 acre property in Southern Oregon and as it appears my Camino Portuguese pilgrimage is a No Go for this year, I have to keep my nearly 70-year old wheels rolling by clearing hill trails to ride my horse on.
I know I'm lucky to have such good company, beautiful...
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