Page 63 - Hmmm M the Humdinger Flipbook for HARP Sept 27 2020

I was paging through the book, thoroughly enjoying the audio and

the wonderful noise of HMMM, when I suddenly asked myself, Is

this really about humming? I think this is a book about flowers,

beautifully pressed flowers in rich vibrant colours and wonderful

textures. I was totally taken with them, knowing that the time of

year made me both fixate on and luxuriate in them, all the while

listening to the story. Thinking I had missed a great deal the first

time round, I went back to hear the story again and sure enough,

the flowers drew me again. I wanted to touch the pansies, in

particular, to feel their silky softness and to see how the drying

process had affected them. Pansies are the true jewels of the

flower world, coming out as they do when we are most in need, in

late winter and early spring. The leaves, the bees, the blooms, the

vines, they were magnificent for a late March day.

I found myself impatiently waiting for the time to change the

page, so I could see more flowers. They are exquisite and the true

medicine of this book, definitely alternative and definitely useful,

though I know you have a healing story here about a gifted girl,

considered to be ill, and a wise woman who acknowledges her

gifts. The flowers lifted my soul. The humming was great too.

- Friend, Antigonish, Nova Scotia