A lot to go through and I am bound to say more. But a permaculture approach to life generally I think is excellent. Goes very well with all things HAG here too. See if you can check out Astrid Adler somewhere in Clare. I just love her entire lifestyle and explaining things, and I think you would too, Ali:-)
I think ‘guru’ would be an opposite word to what she is. Most permaculture teachers I have met are still incredibly orderly and text booky. Astrid is instantly permaculture in the way she lives. I think she was born that way. Very confident, very courageous, and also a wonderful harp and fiddle player on the side too.
Wow! What a story of women's madness! I think many of us go a bit mad during menopause. But as to the young women going mad, I believe it is related to being expected to be "normal" (that is, whatever society's idea is at the time). Think of how difficult it must be to be a king's daughter and have to conform to court society. For any woman who's a bit adventurous or not inclined to play by society's rules, it's difficult. I was raised as a minister's daughter, and expected to be perfect in the eyes of the congregation. Ha! It didn't work for me, nor for my brothers. Three out of the four of us were wild. It was very hard growing up with a constantly scolding mother and stepfather.
Haha... I bet you were wild, Robin! I can just imagine! As chikdren, my sister had a friend who was the local vicar's daughter, and she grew up wild too, rebelled against everything I suppose. I dont know what happened to her.
I’ve sort of written and tell an opposite of that through ‘The Handsome Frog’. I’ve never liked the ‘live happily ever after ... in a castle’. Approach. Even my 13 year old grand-daughter appreciates that one :-)
A lot to go through and I am bound to say more. But a permaculture approach to life generally I think is excellent. Goes very well with all things HAG here too. See if you can check out Astrid Adler somewhere in Clare. I just love her entire lifestyle and explaining things, and I think you would too, Ali:-)
Thank you John, I'll look her up. Is she a permaculture guru?
I think ‘guru’ would be an opposite word to what she is. Most permaculture teachers I have met are still incredibly orderly and text booky. Astrid is instantly permaculture in the way she lives. I think she was born that way. Very confident, very courageous, and also a wonderful harp and fiddle player on the side too.
Astrid gave a talk at an event here in Wicklow last spring. She was mesmerising!
She certainly is. A huge mentor.
Wow! What a story of women's madness! I think many of us go a bit mad during menopause. But as to the young women going mad, I believe it is related to being expected to be "normal" (that is, whatever society's idea is at the time). Think of how difficult it must be to be a king's daughter and have to conform to court society. For any woman who's a bit adventurous or not inclined to play by society's rules, it's difficult. I was raised as a minister's daughter, and expected to be perfect in the eyes of the congregation. Ha! It didn't work for me, nor for my brothers. Three out of the four of us were wild. It was very hard growing up with a constantly scolding mother and stepfather.
Haha... I bet you were wild, Robin! I can just imagine! As chikdren, my sister had a friend who was the local vicar's daughter, and she grew up wild too, rebelled against everything I suppose. I dont know what happened to her.
I’ve sort of written and tell an opposite of that through ‘The Handsome Frog’. I’ve never liked the ‘live happily ever after ... in a castle’. Approach. Even my 13 year old grand-daughter appreciates that one :-)