Panacea is a solution or remedy for disease and illness. Poison is the opposite of panacea BUT poisonous plants also contain healing properties! Medicine has come a very long way over the many centuries. Today I’d like to share with you some of the old medicines that can harm but they can also heal. Throwback Thursday’s: Panacea & Poison For centuries healers and medicine …Continue Reading
Throwback Thursday’s: Laundry Day
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Once upon a time, so very many years ago, laundry day could almost literally be an all-day affair. Things were once very different when it came to washing and drying our clothes. There wasn’t a long list of scented detergents, nor were there settings on washing machines. Heck, at one time we were the washing machines, and the air and sun took care of the drying. Laundry Day: …Continue Reading
Throwback Thursday’s: Remember The Milkman
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This Thursday, we bring you a throwback that’s not really so far back, but maybe just far enough back that you may not remember it. This week, we're remembering the milkman. If you’re too young to remember the door-to-door delivery of this precious product well…just keep reading. And FYI, this home delivery is making a comeback. Throwback Thursday’s: Remember The Milkman Once …Continue Reading
Throwback Thursday | Midwifery: Caring For Mothers Then And Now
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Midwifery is a practice and tradition that has been carried through many years. I suppose you could say that it’s the art of caring for a woman during her pregnancy. The midwife is responsible for helping birth the child and the aftercare. Midwives were typically women but male midwives weren’t unheard of. Many families still choose to have a home birth rather than to deliver …Continue Reading
Throwback Thursday’s: Home on The Grange
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No, you didn’t read the title incorrectly nor did I write it incorrectly! This week’s Throwback Thursday takes us back to the late 1860’s. It wasn’t long after the Civil War ended that The National Grange of The Order of Patrons of Husbandry was founded. Throwback Thursday’s: Home on The Grange This Fraternal Agricultural Organization was founded in 1867 in order to advance …Continue Reading
