Phaedra hummed as she ground the Sunflower seeds and dried petals into powdery form. The brew will soon be ready. A dash of mint, a whisk of rosemary, a toss of thyme, a pinch of cinnamon and a shake of turmeric, it bubbled gently.
The Sunflowers always bloomed with such brightness for as long as she could remember. Her rounded bump also kicked more vigorously whenever she hummed and mixed the herbs.
She smiled as she recalled her days as a child. She would perch on the high kitchen stool, while Nana prepared the different elixirs.
Nana hummed cheerful, dreamy tunes often interjecting with a little explanation here and there, to her numerous questions.
Nana handed out the little bottles to the villagers and advised them ‘to take 2 table spoons of the tonic with a smile, a pinch of gratitude and a shake of a leg.’
They always came back feeling more invigorated and asking for more.
Phaedra has become the medicine woman.
Nana passed on to another realm, but the drying and blending of her Sunflowers still goes on.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
In response to the FFAW photo prompt above. Thank you Sonya for the photo and Priceless Joy for this enchanting platform 🙂
a cooking pot and twisted tales 
This is nice. I like it. 🙂
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Thank you Bun 🙂
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I love your spin on the prompt! It is wonderful Jacqueline. I can easily picture her mixing her elixirs to make the special medicine. You have such a creative imagination!
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Thank you very much dearest Joy 🙂
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Oh! I just realized that you are the 50th entry in InLinkz for the 50th challenge for FFfAW! Awesome!!
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Yayy! I am always hitting the Jackpot 🙂
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LOL! You did!!
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Sweet! I reckon her advice to take the tonic with gratitude, a smile and a shake of the leg helped just as much as the tonic itself 🙂
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I think so too. Take you for visiting and commenting 🙂
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What an interesting take on that picture
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Thank you Diane 🙂
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I love the list of herbs in the first paragraph–so evocative! It’s like I can smell the concoction bubbling away in the pot.
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Your comments make me smile Amy. Yes indeed, that was the idea, to make it evocative. Thank you for taking the time to read. I didn’t see your comment until now that I am cleaning out my spam and saw it there. My regards and have a lovely weekend. Jacqueline
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Good story. Glad Nana had Phandra to continue on her medicinal ways.
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Thank you Mandi. At least the skills didn’t die with her.
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