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This was #24 in the China Bayles series, but the first one I‘ve read. The author did a good job of filling in pertinent past information, so I never felt lost. I enjoyed the mystery, and the bits-and-pieces way clues were revealed. I will read more of this series. Set in April in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, this was a last-minute substitution for #SeasonalCozies. Hoopla snatched my original choice back after I‘d only read 2 chapters! 🙃
I‘ve been #hyggehourreadathon all day with this magnificent book! My used bookstore find!! It‘s amazing!! We‘ve kept the waffle iron going all day today … zen #litsolace
Happy Sunday!!
My favorite book for herbs 🌱🍃🌿🌱
#LitSolace #SpringEquinox
#Fridaynightshare favourite Spring -Non-fiction book.
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pick3.5/5⭐ Contains woo-woo like flower essences, but the other plant information is useful. The safety precautions are thorough. The book covers identification, wildcrafting methods, herbal medicine preparation methods, and recipes with very easy instructions. Some of the information, like which constituents are extracted best in which mediums, is stuff I've had trouble finding in other herbalism books. Includes further reading and resources.
so-so3/5⭐ The design of the book pages is cute and pleasant. There are tons of recipes for every part of the body in a variety of applications. I would have liked more information about what the individual ingredients do so that I could make informed substitutions and customizations if I couldn't get a particular component, especially since many of them are not common. There are some warnings but they're not complete.
Just taking 15m of baby dude's nap time to do more herb related reading but not directly school related 🤪 This is actually a surprisingly short (sweetly so for me) book by just one of the many important herbalists today. I'm loving the illustrations.
And just found out vanilla beans take about as long to mature as the human gestational period. Weird.
pan2/5⭐ A weird combo of proper contraindication/safety warnings, false info, & bizarre/unrealistic foods to avoid (e.g. oranges, black pepper). The sources are just a list of notes in the back with no access dates or in-text indications that they exist. The supplements/herbs sections include info on what they supposedly do but not quantities/frequencies. I feel overwhelmed & like I don't have an action plan for actually implementing anything.
so-so3/5⭐ A very concise introduction to growing and using herbs in a variety of applications. The instructions are sparse but easy to follow. The author acknowledges that “natural“ doesn't mean “safe“ and includes warnings. The crafts don't impress me much, but this book is good for a beginner working with herbs.
My favorite nature book !
#midwintersolace #naturalitsy #fridaynightshare
Sorry so late!!! We FINALLY ended first semester today, while starting second…
Oy.
Then we went to craft and connect at the bookstore. 🙃
It is our last #fridaynightshare for #midwintersolace I can‘t wait to see tha nature books chosen.
