With the spring equinox, we're back in growing season. I just spent this morning planting potatoes on the allotment. We're off to a good start this year and have peas, garlic and broad beans already planted. I'm still not up to full strength since the op so I have to be careful lifting and moving around. But since we're doing the Charles Dowling, No Dig, the demands aren't too great. I also noticed when I was over there, how much better our soil looks compared to those around us. There is definitely something in the 'feed the soil, not the plant' method, and we've only been at it for 10 months.
Then, I finished the short course, From Brexit to the Break-up of Britain. There are still a few others I might try over the summer, there are a few Forensic Psychology courses that look interesting and there is one on Art and the Mexican Revolution which also looks good.
I always say if I had been born in America, I would have become a forensic psychologist. When I was a teenager, I read a great book called The Michigan Murders, it was actually one of the first books I ever read. I was fascinated by how the FBI Forensic Psychologists were able to profile and help catch the killer and I had a deep interest in the psychology of serial killers for many years. I've read several books on the subject and used to buy a monthly magazine which detailed individual cases.. My interest may have been triggered by the fact that I was growing up in the middle of a conflict where there were many mentally, questionable individuals running about with guns! I always felt that the 'Troubles' provided an outlet for those with psychopathic tendencies. Psychology is a fascinating subject, delving into the psyche and finding out what shapes and drives us. I must see if I can find the book again.