We first went to the wrong car park at Camp Hero in Montauk, but we didn’t know it. In front…
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Nature trails in the Hamptons, USA.
Munn Point boardwalk on Billionaire’s Lane.
There’s a boardwalk on Munn Point where wild birds find haven. A nature preserve on the bay side of a…
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SoFo So much nature fun for kids
If I had to choose the best place to visit with kids in the Hamptons it would be SoFo ……
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Shadmoor – War and Bluffs
Where the glaciers once stopped are ocean bluffs in a place called Shadmoor. Near Montauk. A nature preserve named after the…
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Nature Detectives Ponds Marshes
A walk through a forest is magical for kids when they’re nature detectives. And an amazing setting for these young…
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![A secret of my garden is that here and there it is filled with fruits, flowers and herbs that have medicinal and culinary benefits. I know I’m rather fond of flowers’ common names, but also getting clues from their Latin names. Borage, Sage, Pot Marigold (Borago officinalis, Salvia officinalis, Calendula officinalis)…all have Latin names ending with ‘officinalis’ meaning ”of the apothecary shop.” Early pharmacies or apothecary shops were known as officinas🌿🌱🌺
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We have two lemon trees that provide fruit all year round. 🍋Lemons are ‘Citrus medica’…medica meaning useful as a medicine or curative. I’ve sprinkled rose petals on cakes and in baths. I also have Aloe vera in my succulent garden area in case we need it for sunburns. I have Rose pelargonium shrubs flowering in the garden all grown from little cuttings.
[Gifted Book] And now I also have lots of skin care recipes to try out, many which include ingredients in my garden or kitchen, after being gifted this book by the @herbalacademy … I think the Gardener’s Hand Cream recipe will be a must for me! (see my Story )
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This has also given me a wonderful flashback of when my now teen-wild-twins were toddlers. We lived in London and my favourite retreat with them was driving over and spending a morning wandering around and sitting on one of the lawns at the Chelsea Physics Garden of which I was a member…it was originally founded in 1673 by Apothecaries to grow and study key medicinal plants. There was always a magical and peaceful feeling there – and without fail it had a surprising curative effect on my twins as they always laughed quietly and played beautifully there!](https://wildabouthere.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)