Do you send anything if a good friend has has a bereavement? Ie more than a card?

[MarmitesMyMate]

Is that weird.
A friend has just messaged saying her DF has passed away. He'd been poorly for a long time. But it still doesn't make it easier.
Shes an ex colleague but a good friend. She adores my dcs and we've stayed in contact since I left 4 years ago. Prob seen each other maybe 4 maybe 5 x a year. Covid aside.

I will obviously buy her a sympathy card. But do I send flowers? I thought about getting my pre schooler to maybe draw her a picture to put in. She often sends her pictures or takes some when we visit. She doesn't have dgc of her own yet so loves this sort of stuff. She's sentimental in the fact she keeps all her cards and drawings from family and friends. Would that be weird?

A plant or something that will outlive a bunch of flowers would be thoughtful

I think the picture idea is lovely. Amazon do little condolence cards just credit card size with poems on. Someone sent me one of those when dp died and I found it very comforting

Bloom and wild do plants you can send which are nice and not overly expensive
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Whenever friends/acquaintances have lost family members, I’ve always sent a card, peace lily, chocolates/wine and some rescue remedy.
It’s my go to bereavement gift for those I care about.

I struggled with flowers when my brother died as I struggled emotionally when they wilted - I found plants were hardy and showed my care over the long term.
I also send food when I can (unless they’re long distance) and for my best friends in the UK, I have sent memorial trees to plant in their gardens (where they’re gardeners or have the space).

I remember what I felt helped when I lost my brother, and try to replicate that for those I care about.

As per @Strokethefurrywall's comment, flowers die and then you're surrounded by dead flowers, so I avoid them. Anything that relieves the burden of day to day living is good in my view - so if it's someone who lives nearby I'll make bread or soup or lasagne and take it over, and of they're a long way away I'll send them a few meals from Cook or similar.

Plants not flowers (was inundated with flowers when DH died, would now never send them for a bereavement).

I agree about flower, I found it hard when my sister died to have flowers and it's just sometime else to die.

My friend sent me chocolate, daft movies and a hoodie which I appreciated.

When DH died I got sent flowers by loads of people. I appreciated the thought, but it was a "job" every time dealing with finding a vase etc and then disposing of them, when it was all I could manage to do the things that really needed doing.

The best people at that time were the ones who offered coffee or a walk and a chat and meant it, I.e. followed through and set a date/time, rather than saying "let me know if..." which of course you never do.

I would send her something. I still remember the flowers sent to me under similar circumstances.