Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Illustration from The Magical World of Strega Nona Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Illustration from The Magical World of Strega Nona Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Illustration from The Magical World of Strega Nona Letter from Tomie dePaola “Everyone always wants to know just how Strega Nona…
Category: Folk Tales
A Historical Look at Healing Crones–Sometimes Grandmother Witches
I have begun to realize that I am edging toward becoming an old lady. And since I have been a committed gardener and herbalist for years, I chuckle when I think that many people probably believe me to be an Old Crone–A Strega Nona–A Grandmother Witch [Not Usually the Same as a Halloween Witch]. Image…