This is me. On a walk. Listening to a Janet Murray podcast #358 ‘13 Ideas for engaging social media posts‘ www.janetmurray.co.uk In the podcast she mentions how effective asking questions can be on your social media accounts, and she tells a story of when she was at the gym and she saw two trainers outside […]
https://www.countrywives.co.uk/middle-age/ MAGGIE HAS A COMPLETE TURNAROUND IN MIDDLE AGE 0 BY GUEST WRITER ON JUNE 28, 2019 ·STORIES I was an unlikely candidate to apply for university. Aged 43, I had small children to care for during the day, a self-employed husband who needed support, and I was just recovering from major surgery. The common expression for a […]
I bought an old Pharmacy book published 1914, full of old practical chemistry exam papers from 1929 and hand-written notes from someone trying to help the recipient through their exams… This book comes from an era when opium and cannabis were still prescribed as medicines. I have been enthralled by the wide range of […]
I got my story about how and why I became a Medical Herbalist into the Herb Society magazine. Becoming a Medical Herbalist: Using herbs as part of an effective system of medicine… By Maggie Pope Many years ago as a young housewife I used to read social history books, and wondered what mothers used […]
I am expecting a patient in just over 40 minutes. Long enough to write a blog post. My roof is leaking, the bit that is over my dispensary – so not ideal. I have managed to clear up enough so the patient won’t notice the black plastic sheeting above the cupboards positioned to prevent water from […]
I’ve just found out that the Passionflower I have growing in my garden [Passiflora caerulea], can be used interchangeably with the Passionflower that I buy in at great expense [Passiflora incarnata]… So I have been harvesting lots of the herb in the warm September sun, just as several of the fruits have ripened as the books […]
I’ve not been able to access the admin on my website for a few months, that is why there have been no posts. But now I have found my way back in [thank you, Colin] I would like to tell you about my new toy. My husband might like rope, and chainsaws and electric drills, […]
I love these old books: All of them describe a way of living and looking at plants, that is, for the most part, disappearing from our modern way of life. It is very, very rare that the ordinary housewife would go out into the country-side or even her own garden, and pick greenery […]
It’s cold – it’s very cold and I don’t want to go to the allotment. The wind is icy and it cuts right through me, and the hail stings sharply every time I walk from my office to the house. No, I’m not going to my allotment today – I have harvested everything and all […]
There are many reasons for joint pain, but whatever the cause it was stopping my husband sleeping. His fingers hurt; it was the joints in the middle of his fingers specifically. I would watch him bending and unbending them as he stood by the bed, wondering if the pain would ease so he could sleep. […]