by Charlotte Couse | Aug 28, 2022 | Herbal Medicine, Herbs, Lifestyle
The goji berry tree I planted last year has immediately got to work and is bearing lots of fruit. I picked a handful this morning to eat with my yoghurt. The taste is difficult to describe: they’re juicy and sweet, but with a slight bitter/astringent aftertaste...
by Charlotte Couse | Aug 5, 2022 | Chinese Dietary Therapy, Herbs, Tea
I bought a gong fu tea set from Facebook marketplace and started doing tea ceremonies. I bought high quality tea, brewed it several times in a minature clay teapot, then poured it into a tiny ceramic cup. Once of my favourite teas is Chen Pi and pu’er. Chen Pi...
by Charlotte Couse | Jul 17, 2022 | Tibetan Culture
When I was living in Florence, Italy, I bought a small picture of a Tibetan Buddha in a silver frame from a gift shop. I thought it was just a picture used to sell the frame. It was a depiction of a Buddha with a consort — popular with Westerners as it seems...
by Charlotte Couse | Jun 6, 2022 | Herbal Medicine, Herbs
I found an opium poppy (also known as the breadseed poppy) growing on a bank near my house last year. I took some of the seeds & planted them in my garden. The flowers are so beautiful – but only bloom for a short time. I’m thinking about drying the...
by Charlotte Couse | May 29, 2022 | Herbal Medicine
The last of the bluebells & ramsons (wild garlic). I could really smell the ramsons in the wood in Creech. According to Hedgerow Medicine by Julie Bruton-Seal, ramsons are a good blood tonic, improving the circulation. They can also settle the digestive track,...
