{"product_id":"apple-pie-musings","title":"Apple Pie Musings","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eApple Pie Musings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e is a gentle, witty, and deeply personal collection of reflections by \u003cb\u003eOntario writer and illustrator Loreen Rice Lucas\u003c\/b\u003e, born and raised in \u003cb\u003eMidland, Ontario\u003c\/b\u003e, and longtime resident of \u003cb\u003eHawkestone and Oro‑Medonte Township\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eWritten later in life—after she taught herself to use a computer at age 80—this book completes her beloved \u003ci\u003eApple Pie\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, following \u003ci\u003eOuthouses \u0026amp; Apple Pie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eApple Pie Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e. The chapters move through the seasons of the year, from New Year’s Day to Christmas, weaving together memories of family, community, work, and resilience in rural Ontario.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eLucas’s life mirrors the history of the province itself. She survived the \u003cb\u003e1918 influenza pandemic\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eGreat Depression\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHurricane Hazel\u003c\/b\u003e, wartime years, and dramatic changes to farm and village life across Simcoe County. She raised eight children in the family home, cared for elderly parents, and quietly made history as one of the \u003cb\u003efirst women in Ontario\u003c\/b\u003e to hold both a \u003cb\u003ereal‑estate broker’s license\u003c\/b\u003e and an \u003cb\u003einsurance agent’s license\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eWhat makes \u003ci\u003eApple Pie Musings\u003c\/i\u003e especially meaningful to \u003cb\u003elocal readers\u003c\/b\u003e is its unmistakable sense of place. From \u003cb\u003eLittle Lake\u003c\/b\u003e, Oro Township roads, one‑room schoolhouses, fall fairs, and remembered neighbours, these pages echo with places many still recognize. Lucas also includes her \u003cb\u003eown pen‑and‑ink sketches\u003c\/b\u003e of historic buildings and greeting‑card illustrations postmarked between \u003cb\u003e1916 and 1920\u003c\/b\u003e, preserving fragments of everyday Ontario life that might otherwise be lost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eWarm, humorous, and clear‑eyed, \u003ci\u003eApple Pie Musings\u003c\/i\u003e is not just a memoir—it is a portrait of a generation that built communities through perseverance, volunteerism, and care for others. For readers from \u003cb\u003eSimcoe County and beyond\u003c\/b\u003e, it feels like sitting at a kitchen table, listening to stories that deserve to be remembered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e: LIke New\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Biblioway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40952023449664,"sku":"28032026_Shelf4_Kent1-03","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/3988\/8960\/files\/A0_799d17f1-3db9-4092-8390-bf6566fbd8a8.png?v=1774673821","url":"https:\/\/www.biblioway.com\/products\/apple-pie-musings","provider":"My Biblioway","version":"1.0","type":"link"}