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Helen Lindsay

Helen Lindsay is a freelance collections care specialist, paper conservator, land conservationist and artist. As a conservator, she provides support for organisations wanting to improve access to their collections. Helen Lindsay has worked for an extensive range of organisations including St Paul’s Cathedral, National Archives of Scotland, UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, […]

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Grasping the Nettle – weeding, cooking and health

Veronica Sekules A boy brushed a Nettle and was stung by it. His mother told him: “It stung you because you brushed it lightly. Next time grasp it boldly and it will be soft as silk and not hurt you.”A fable attributed to Aesop. The moral? ‘Whatever you do, do it with all your might’. […]