Proserpina's WunderBlog

Please meet Trotula, one of the 'mulieres Salernitanae'

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 17:20:00 GMT

TROTULA FROM SALERNORecently I read a historical fiction titled “Mistress of the Art of Death” by Ariana Franklin. It is a medieval mystery featuring Vesuvia Adelia Rachel Ortese Aguilar or as one of the characters in the book says “Dr. Trotula, if you prefer, which is a title conferred on women professors in the school”. The school that conferred Adelia the title of Dr. Trotula is the Scuola Medica Salernitana. Intrigued by the idea of a woman doctor pract...
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HAPPY DECEMBER MORNING

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:34:00 GMT

New blog post will come soon, so I hope.The photo describes how I and my computer have been in the last few days:And looking at the photo of Koko gives me a little balance. Certainly brings a smile to my face:Photos taken on Thanksgiving Day by my older son.
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:49:00 GMT

The Quotes were obtained at: http://www.thanksgivingnovember.com/thanksgiving-quotes.htmlThanksgiving QuotesThe term 'Thanksgiving' not only means expressing gratitude towards somebody but it also symbolizes the wonderful feeling of giving thanks. Many scholars have realized the richness of this term and therefore they have expressed their views on 'gratitude' or the 'thanksgiving' in the form of quotes and famous sayings. The Thanksgiving Day is a perfect occasion ...
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PHOTOS POST # 28 - QUOTES AND WORDS TO LIVE BY, OR NOT!

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:43:00 GMT

THANK YOUDO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE QUOTE? DOES IT HAVE A SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR YOU?Since my teenage years I have utilized quotes from my favorite authors, characters, historical figures,the Bible... to apply to whatever situation at hand. Sometimes a quote serves as an admonition, sometimes as advice, sometimes to emphasize or support an idea... And sometimes the quote serves as a precept to live by. I have several favorite quotes, but the one that I give as advic...
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Favorite Poems

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:02:00 GMT

PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS FOR EVERYONE AT FORT HOOD.Robert Frost (1874–1963). Mountain Interval. 1920. The Road Not Taken TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there...
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