Iris Detenhoff, the author and publisher of the Moontime Diary, started her working life as a general nurse in Munich before she migrated to Australia in 1987. Her love of nature, interest in health, Astrology, building and Anthroposophy lead Iris to compile and publish a yearly almanac as the Moontime Diary turns out to be. Currently Iris is translating the book:' Ich sah Dich wachsen" by Prof. Erwin Thoma, from German into English. In his book, Erwin writes down his grandfather’s knowledge about managing forests, harvesting trees and building with timber by the moon. Erwin himself has tested and trialed those ideas and brings scientific data which is supporting his grand dad’s traditional ways of doing ‘things by the moon’. Absolutely fascinating!
