Tin Leaves

First full day as a member of staff!

The son of our most recent loss came in with the flowers from his mother's coffin. He didn't know what else to do with them. They were very beautiful but clearly from the top of a coffin; not something to put on display in front of members. It was already in deep decline so I picked out the best (very short) stems and arranged them in a vase. The rest went in the compost. I was very fond of little Jean B and was able to tell her son. Jean's death was out of the blue.

It is the carnival on Saturday so we had a visit from DOCA who gave all members a tin leaf on which to draw and then hammer a memory. All the leaves will then be attached to a moving tree that will be a part of the parade.

I was gob smacked at the abilities shown by some members!