Herbal Sherpa #3; Where Herbal Lore and Storytelling Come Together

My Tribute to Elaine Dow; The Parson Capen House

Elaine Dow would always sign her book, “Simples & Worts; Herbs of the American Puritans” and illustrated by David Workman, with the exhortation; Happy Simpling! I was one of those lucky book recipients.

Elaine Dow is on my Herbal Sherpa list of leading trail-blazers for several reasons. The first and most significant is her leadership in merging the stor…