When a loved one dies there can be a longing for “one last…..” Often this can be one last walk with them or visit to a favourite beauty or picnic spot. Some families choose to do this to scatter ashes and an increasing number of families are preferring to scatter ashes in a more ecologically friendly way than they perhaps would have done in the past.
Most people, unless they have done it before, expect when they scatter ashes that the ash will be fine, like children’s play sand. So, it comes as rather a shock to find that it is not. It does not always just scatter where you would like it to do, and it can prove heavy to carry.
There is an ingenious solution to this, and it is appropriately named “TOLAD”. TOLAD stands for “Totem of Life and Death” and what it consists of is a cleverly constructed walking stick into which you put the ashes and then as you walk along, as and when you want to you depress the stick and it deposits a small amount of the ashes onto the ground. It can carry enough ash for 400 depressions of the stick.
Many families find this an incredibly comforting way of scattering ashes because they can do it as a family without just one person distributing the ashes. Some families take a celebration of life walk – perhaps along a favourite trail – and take it in turns depressing the stick, sharing a favourite memory of their loved one as they walk.
Along with TOLAD comes access to their free app where you can create a personalised memorial page which enables family and friends to follow your walk via GPS tracking and to contribute memories and even photos to the memorial page.
The TOLAD comes in a choice of colours and if you’d like to know where to purchase one, please contact us for information about your nearest supplier.