I love your research for this lovely story - when finding plant stories for my podcast, I think the ‘research rabbit hole’ (recently a gooseberry rabbit hole!) - is one of the best bits.
Hi Carol - have you come across Catharine Parr Traill and/or Agnes Fitzgibbon. Sorting my office I came across a book called Canadian Wildflowers and wondered if they might be of interest?
As are most of the Lost Ladies, Adele was an intelligent and talented woman. I will need to check in on her herb books! Thank you for your research and wonderful article!
Thank you for digging up Adele's story (pun intended—lol) and for learning how she gathered lore from her grandmother and carried it across so many borders. It's exactly the kind of history that makes slow, seasonal living feel so rich.
I love your research for this lovely story - when finding plant stories for my podcast, I think the ‘research rabbit hole’ (recently a gooseberry rabbit hole!) - is one of the best bits.
She sounds fascinating
Yes, she does sound fascinating and would have been one to learn from. Glad she wrote two books to share her knowledge!
Hi Carol - have you come across Catharine Parr Traill and/or Agnes Fitzgibbon. Sorting my office I came across a book called Canadian Wildflowers and wondered if they might be of interest?
I haven't but I'll add them to the list.
As are most of the Lost Ladies, Adele was an intelligent and talented woman. I will need to check in on her herb books! Thank you for your research and wonderful article!
You're welcome. Yes, most of these lost ladies turn out to be intelligent, talented, and quite interesting!
Thank you for digging up Adele's story (pun intended—lol) and for learning how she gathered lore from her grandmother and carried it across so many borders. It's exactly the kind of history that makes slow, seasonal living feel so rich.
My pleasure to dig up these lost writers. I agree, she lived a rich life and showed up how to do the same.