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Summer Fragrances: Recommendations Of The Best Scents For The Season

As the temperatures start to rise, we can’t help but daydream about lazy summer days spent…
Green-Wood Cemetery’s Most Popular Tour Guide

My profile of Marge Raymond, Green-Wood Cemetery’s tour guide extraordinaire, is in the April issue of…
No Funeral for the Funeral Director? That Can’t Be Right!

Last month, on a cold February morning, I attended the funeral Mass of a colleague. As…
6 Products to Help Make Your Fine Hair Look Full and Thick

Fine-haired women don’t have an easy time of it. I envy my girlfriends who are genetically…
How Are You Managing Your Cholesterol Levels?

Two years ago, after my annual physical, I learned that my cholesterol was elevated. This came…
3 Myths About Green Burials: A Funeral Director’s Perspective

In funeral parlance, ‘green burial’ may be the most hyped phrase around. References to this ‘new’…
My Favorite Cemetery Travel Books

Autumn. A time for pumpkin picking, hayrides, apple cider – and exploring cemeteries. There’s an energizing crispness…
Cremation 101: What Do You Really Need to Know About That Funeral

There is no aspect of funeral service as misunderstood as cremation. The biggest misconception is that…
Green River Cemetery

This summer I finally made it to East Hampton to visit Green River Cemetery. It had…
This is What 65 Looks Like

This summer I turned 65, and it took me by surprise. I’m officially a senior citizen…
Modeling After 60 – Is It For You?

In 2006, I was part of a modeling shoot for the now-defunct MORE magazine, the first magazine geared…
Are You Thinking of Hiring a Funeral Photographer?

Today, photographing the dead is making a comeback. But this time it’s not only the deceased…