thehopefulherbalist

Sorry about the lack of activity on Jeni’s blog. The hopeful herbalist has left us. She hoped for heaven and is now there. We miss her. Jeni started radiotherapy the day she posted “Walk in t...

https://thehopefulherbalist.wordpress.com/2017/08/18/home-2/

Easter Monday and the sun shone as if to reassure after the rain-drenched Sunday, that sunshine follows rain, joy after despair, laughter after tears… Catching the sight of the yellow daisies b...

https://thehopefulherbalist.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/a-walk-in-the-woods/

Each moment given, a precious gift… Every sunset a beautiful ending. ~ Thanks for stopping by today, sorry I haven’t been very active recently. Thank you for your kind words, and thank you t...

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Originally posted on Cynthia Reyes : You may know her as The Hopeful Herbalist. She writes gorgeous poetry and prose, and posts lovely photos of life at her home in Scotland. She’s also a blog...

https://thehopefulherbalist.wordpress.com/2017/03/23/flowers-for-jeni-and-family/

Do not say ‘Goodbye’; Goodbye is too final, Too abrupt, Like a small vessel leaving The haven for the storm. ~ Do not say ‘Goodbye’; Goodbye seems an ending –  A sad farewell Where dis...

https://thehopefulherbalist.wordpress.com/2017/03/02/but-do-not-say-goodbye/

Sunshine & showers over Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde, also known as Paddy’s Mile stone as it marks the halfway-point between Belfast and Glasgow. The name may mean ‘Faerie Rock’ in old...

https://thehopefulherbalist.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/faerie-rock/

The pessimist complains about the wind; The optimist expects it to change; The realist adjusts his sails. William Arthur Ward ~ When the wind blows up around Torbole, Lake Garda, those in the kno...

https://thehopefulherbalist.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/leaning-into-the-wind/

When storms come our way, we often feel discouraged, overwhelmed. The waters flow fast and strong; threatening to sweep us away in cascades of white water. But then the rain eases and the angry w...

https://thehopefulherbalist.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/white-waters/

Suddenly the garden is filled with surprise. Every day I venture out there is something new to delight my childlike heart. Snowdrops garlanded with raindrops. Winter Aconite – Eranthis hyemali...

https://thehopefulherbalist.wordpress.com/2017/02/20/garden-of-surprises/

Snowdrops are not innocent: They fight for what they win. Beauty’s what comes out: Blind energy goes in. J B Pick (1921-2015) Had a quick foray to the garden to see the Snowdrops grow – love ...

https://thehopefulherbalist.wordpress.com/2017/02/11/snowdrops-3/