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Another cycle of life

In nature there are many cycles of life that we need to be aware of because working with nature has always been more effective than working against it. Nature has time on its side and you have to work hard to keep it the way you want it.

Look at weeding, you stop and your […]

That will last you a lifetime

Murphy seems to have a law for every eventuality but the one I’m thinking of is;

What can go wrong will go wrong and it will do so when you least expect it.

There are a couple of linked quotes as well. I like this one from Douglas Adams.

The major difference between a thing […]

The more complicated they make the plumbing..

.. the easier it is to block up the drains. Scotty – Star Trek III

My boiler has broken again. It happens as regular as clockwork and it is usually the same thing, a faulty circuit board.

To me a boiler is simple. It is a big tea pot with a heater at the bottom, […]

An Elementary Herbal Course – Lesson 4 – Antiseptics

Here is the fourth lesson following on from An Elementary Herbal Course – Lesson 3 – Anodynes.

LESSON Four Antiseptics

Antiseptics are agents used for destroying, or inhibiting pathogenic or putrefactive bacteria.

BARBERRY

Botanical name: Berberis vulgaris.

Parts used: Bark of Stem, Bark of Root, Berries.

Therapeutic Properties and Uses: Antiseptic, tonic purgative, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, […]