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Ha :-) Actually that was written before she became a herbalist, but I guess the seed was already planted (if you'll excuse the pun!)

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Jan 28Liked by Michael Marshall Smith

I was in University of Westminster in 2001-3 studying a similar degree except I didn’t specialise and went for the Intergrated Health science- complementary medicine course. I had to study herbalism. What years did Paula study?

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Hi! I graduated 2004 so you were the year above me. What’s your name?

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Hi Paula :) my name is Keryl, I studied under Val Bullen and a chiropractor whose name escapes me now, Brian something maybe?!? Lots of wine has drowned a few brain cells regarding this time in my life and, like yourself I think, I fell pregnant after completing the degree, in fact I attribute the modules and university & Neals Yard yoga sessions attended to the conception of my son! A few from my course swapped to herbalism in the second year. (My friend Julie, a nurse from St Thomas’s swapped). There was a guy who was trying to make a post night out recovery tincture, his name was Tony?!? Possibly? My memory for names is not the best. I hung out with Julie, Paul, South African, famous parents. Dawn from North Wales. Maxine, she dated the Qi Gong teacher, beautiful fella with the bluest eyes and Cath, from Somerset, who later moved to Australia with her boyfriend Dave. Unfortunately I lost touch with most of them, as you do. It was a fun course.

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Hi Keryl, I can’t believe it was so long ago. I remember Julie. Val was amazing, the most incredible energy. It was a lot of fun 💚

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It’s a small world :)

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Was trying to reply to a comment of yours on the other piece, but it seems to have disappeared! Was it deleted (about Amis)?

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It may have, sometimes I get self conscious about sounding stupid so I delete.

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