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Elizabeth Blackwell’s “Love Apples”
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Elizabeth Blackwell’s “Love Apples”

Desperate circumstances led Elizabeth Blackwell (~1700-1758), a Scottish botanical illustrator, to create A Curious Herbal, a gorgeously illustrated book of 500 medicinal plants. Blackwell’s husband Alexander had landed in debtor’s prison in London, and Elizabeth had to support both herself and their child–as well as […]

March 15, 2021
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Fairies in my Garden
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Fairies in my Garden

I think I am probably dealing better with quarantine than most people. I am very happy staying at home most days. Grocery shopping is not my favorite thing to do on a good day so the less of that the better. What I do love […]

July 17, 2020
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