The Country Celebrant: Funerals : It seems to me that striking the right note is the key to a good funeral. It does not matter whether that is achieved by a piece of poetry, some music, the images that are displayed or the eulogy. Whatever way you look at it, you have one chance to distil the essence of the person and if that key note is spot on, everything else falls into place. This year I have had the chance to work with a number of families - each one different, all united in their desire to provide a meaningful send off to someone that meant something to them. Some have been poignant, like the brother who read the diary entry from his brother's last day at school. Some have been tragic and the best, for me, was the one for the sister who genuinely believed that no one would attend her brother's funeral; we had standing room only and luckily it was quite chilly, or we would have had it rather warm! I always take a posy of flowers from my garden ...