♥ A combination weekend... Ugh and Great... ,-)

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I read the first book, on the left, ages ago, and loved it.  Then when I wanted to re-read it, I couldn't remember the name.  -sighhhhhhhh-  I remembered the plot of course, and kept thinking the name was some version of "The Apothecary's Daughter."  I looked in Book Blogs on the Net...  I talked to my library friends, who also love YA lit.  NO LUCK!   "Oh bother..."

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Then!  Somehow!  I found the name!  And, and, and, there is a second book, carrying the story farther.  Hoooooray!

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So basically, our heroine and her father are Herbalists, who were the earliest Apothecaries.  My husband being a Pharmacist, was fascinated by what I told him, of the use of plants, in the book.   Having been a Pharmacist for over half a century, he remembers an earlier time, which was closer to "the old ways."  When not everything "came in bottles" from a manufacturer.    

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So, he read the first book, too.  While I read the second.  And now, he is reading the second.  

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This kind of reading, makes one want to look up more, about the topic.  All about plants and their uses, being this one.  Wow, and Ouch!  The Plant World is powerful!  Something which "Olden Peoples" knew.  But which we so-called-modern Peoples, forget.   WE should NOT forget.

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And of course, since this girl could heal (by knowledge of plants), she had to be careful, not to be looked on as a Witch.  -sigh-  Humans...  They wanted the healing, but feared the Healer.  -sigh-

 On Saturday I was sick, from over-doing the eating of certain foods...  Some things I can eat, in moderation, and taking "L*ctaid."  But a week of over-doing this and that...  And I "PAY".  I "paid" on Sat.   ~~~   So on Sun., I made a Pound Cake for Uncle A. and a G/F plain Cake for myself. 

On Sunday, which was purrrrrrfect early Autumn weather (especially after my "sick" Saturday), 'Uncle A.'  wanted to get me out of the house, and into the fresh air.   :-)   So we took a couple of little rides.  One to the east and one to the west.  To the east, we visited a big farm stand, where apples have been available every Autumn, for as long as I can remember.  And I had lots of Photo Ops.  This big, big pumpkin and Mums above, being one of them. 

Of course, we picked out a bag of Mac Apples, for the first Apple Pie of the season!!!

Usually, people can go "pick-their-own-apples" here at this orchard, and all the orchards in the area.  But the apple crop was so hurt by weather, that there is no "pick-your-own-apples" yet.  ~~~~~   And the pumpkin crop is just being brought in now.

I noticed these Red Hot Chili Peppers, in the sun.  They were so beautiful-a-RED, that I just *had* to snap a picture of them!!!  :-)

This old poster, which they had hanging in the shop, caught my eye too.  Sooooooo, I took a pic.  :-)

And another "Because-I-Can" photo op!  LOL!!!  Now how could I pass by this huge gaping hole of rusted bumper?!?  Rust just *calls me.*  -giggggles-

So as not to end with "RUST"...  -gigggles- 

I'll show a pic of these old fashioned Pure Maple Sugar Candies.  Do any Dear Readers remember them?  Maple Sugar Candy made in little molds?  I didn't get this package, but I did get a single Maple Sugar Leaf-mold-made one.  Very sweet and very rich.  A small piece can last a long time.  :-)))))

It was a purrrrrfect early Autumn day...  Breeze, brilliant sun, blue skies, puffy white clouds...  Perfect day for a ride (or 2) in the country.  :-) 

I love, love, love the area of our Beloved Country, in which I am lucky enough to live!!!

 

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