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Pick Me Up!

ASHES TO ASHES

Lying back on the tattoo chair, I winced as the tattooist’s needle punctured my skin.

You’d think I’d be used the pain, having over 30, but it never got any easier!

All of my tattoos held a very special meaning to me – being of my animals.

This time, though, was slightly different.

A few weeks prior, I had gone to my tattoo artist with more of an unusual request…

‘Would you do a cremation tattoo for me?’ I asked her.

This involved using a blend of ink and ashes to effectively create a memorial beneath the skin.

‘Of course,’ she said. ‘I’d be honoured to.’

My soulmate had

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