Many, many years ago in pre-famine Ireland, the peasants did not own their homes and rented their cottages as tenants. The dunghil, a pile of household, human and animal waste was outside the dwelling. Social commentators at the time criticised the Irish peasants for piling up all their waste, thinking they must be slovenly and dirty not …. Read More
Month: March 2017
Life, Death and Re-Birth
I am currently preparing for my next herbal health workshop, (taking place on Saturday 25th March) which is about helpful herbs for the menopause years. It occurred to me that what we women experience as The Change, or the peri-menopause, is in fact a time of rebirth. However difficult this time may be for women, …. Read More