Pauline Marston
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“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent” ― Victor Hugo Music – it is powerful, emotive,...
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Pauline Marston
Nov 15, 20213 min
World Celebrant Week - a chance to take stock
This week is World Celebrant Week, of all things. It feels a little self-indulgent to me, but it has made me to stop for a while to...
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Pauline Marston
Mar 12, 20211 min
For grandmothers everywhere...
Today I conducted the funeral ceremony of a 96 year-old lady, who had lived through more challenges and hardships, but also experienced...
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Pauline Marston
Feb 23, 20212 min
Zoom calling (cat filter off), until we can meet again
I feel enormously privileged when I talk to bereaved families to plan a loved one’s funeral. At that delicate moment in time when they...
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Pauline Marston
Jan 13, 20213 min
"I do...." all over again....
So Clarrie and Eddie Grundy are going to renew their vows! How lovely. Well, at least, if you are a fan of The Archers ! And I am sure...
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Pauline Marston
Jul 15, 20202 min
Not just a Candle in the Wind
A candle is such a simple object. A block or cylinder of wax with a central wick that is burned to give light, heat or scent. Is there...
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Pauline Marston
May 18, 20203 min
When Love is a Four-legged Thing
We surround ourselves with our loved ones when we celebrate rites of passage. The end of a life, the joining together of two lives at a...
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Pauline Marston
Apr 15, 20201 min
‘Be Kind’ has never held so much meaning
Easter weekend saw the break the awful but anticipated 10,000 deaths due to Covid-19 in the UK. By the time of writing, this tragic...
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Pauline Marston
Apr 8, 20201 min
Sending love (and discounts!) to our key workers
This period of lockdown has left many people’s plans in disarray, and none more so than the many couples who were due to marry over the...
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Pauline Marston
Apr 1, 20201 min
Magic Moments to Treasure Forever
Yesterday was my wedding anniversary, and it has made me think about those things that I remember most about that lovely day in 2012....
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Pauline Marston
Mar 24, 20202 min
Strange times indeed, but there's always something positive to draw from it
So 2020 has not turned out to be the year many of us expected it to be. March 2020 and the start of the Covid-19 lockdown - perhaps not...
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