Wildflowers on the way to Lakewood

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  1. Antlay says:

    Bonjour Ms Puddle

    Albert portait une chemise quand il s’est rendu à Lakewood avec Candy. J’ai consulté les temperatures moyennes à Chicago, il semble que le mois de mai est encore un peu frais, donc cela semble un peu juste pour porter une chemise. Je pense qu’ils s’y sont rendus plutôt en été.

    • Ms Puddle says:

      That’s true… he was only wearing a shirt. Good point, Antlay! However, we really don’t know what Mizuki had in mind when she was writing about this trip. Sigh. 😉

  2. Reeka says:

    Of course it was on spring, and like you, Ms Puddle, I believe it’s around Candy’s birthday. Spring was always special for Candy.

    I think Candy knew much about flowers because she had grown up in Pony’s home surrounding? On manga and anime, that time when Candy and Annie celebrated their birthday, they were “dipping” in flowers. So she might learn it from Ms Pony and Ms Lane.

    The way Candy wrote the sentence “It was a lovely drive to lakewood. ………. . Thank you for admiring me for that!”, I found it so romantic. Playfully romantic. 🙂 Unlike the way she wrote to Terry that she seemed to be thoughtful and a bit careful in words, with Albert she could write down her emotion honestly.

    From all flowers on this post, I like the bluebonnet most. I grew up and have been living in tropical countries, so I rarely witness the beauty of spring. I bet the scenery during their trip to and from Lakewood must be really beautiful. Albert chose the time perfectly. We talked about it some time ago, that I believe Albert somewhat showed his feeling to Candy on this trip, after their intimate moment of remembering Anthony’s death in the woods. Mmmm was it one of your stories that shared the same idea? One thing we know is Candy was crying hard in Albert’s arms at that time. She made his fine shirt soaked and crumbled. Imagine the way they embraced each other then! 🙂 I really wanted to believe that AT LEAST Albert kissed her forehead and top of her head at that very moment.

    And speaking of flowers, yes … from this part of letter we can tell that Candy was a flower enthusiast, a flower lover. And it makes me upset again to Terry for never giving her flowers. Yet, he showered Susanna with it everyday in hospital. Geez! ** sorry, can’t help!**

    • Ms Puddle says:

      Hello Reeka, after publishing the post, I have second thoughts about the timing. If it was near Candy’s birthday, that means Albert took her to Lakewood more than a year after his confession on Pony’s Hill… that seems to be quite long in between… Anyway, for sure it was a trip where they saw flowers everywhere, so likely late Spring or early Summer, when the daylight was long and the temperature was warm.
      You’re right that Candy grew up in a rural area where wildflowers were abundant on the surroundings, so it’s highly likely Candy had learned all that from her foster mothers.
      Like you, I think the way she wrote implies that it wasn’t a letter to a friend. It was a love letter from Candy to Albert. She talked so honestly and amiably. 😛
      However, I think Albert didn’t really “confess” his feelings to Candy until after the “verdict”–what would Candy do with her diary? Yet, I agree with you that Albert must have shown some affection right after their embrace, so tight that her tears had messed up his fine shirt. 😉 Candy’s description conveyed so much love, and she was miraculously healed after that, so I really can’t believe why some people are so blind not to see the power of Albert’s love to Candy.
      I’m sure Candy was a flower lover… you’re right… all those flowers from Terry to Susanna! That’s why I always think he was more tender to Susanna than to Candy! 😉

  3. Ali says:

    Hi Ms Puddle, Albert definitely took Candy to Lakewood after her birthday. In their correspondence from CCFS we learn that he invites her to Chicago for her birthday. In his short reply to the letter in which she’s thanking him for the wonderful time and all the gifts, he tells her that he’s leaving for Sao Paulo . From Sao Paulo he writes to her that he will take a vacation in order to come and see her when he returns. She writes him a short note asking him when he’ll be back and telling him to come quick to her (she is so impatient :D) and next is Candy’s letter describing the several hours spent in Lakewood with him :). I personally think that this occurred somewhere in June rather than May. If there is something I’m missing, please tell me. 🙂

    • Ms Puddle says:

      Hi Ali, nice to meet you here. 🙂
      I used to think that Albert took Candy in the summer according to their correspondence in CCFS epilogue, that everything happened within a few months of the same year (just like what you said in your comment). However, some people pointed out that Albert might have gone to São Paulo for months, and that’s why Candy was getting impatient and sent him a short letter, asking Albert when he would come back.
      But you’re right, it could be June or late June when Albert took Candy to Lakewood. While some flowers Candy mentioned might show their best in Spring, many of them might still be around even in summer. However, nobody knows the answer for sure except the author herself… 😉

  1. September 4, 2018

    […] will discuss some more in Part 2. Meanwhile, I’d like to point you to one of the old posts, Wildflowers on the way to Lakewood. One of the highlights of their trip was that Albert, for the first time, pulled Candy into his […]

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