by marilyn | Jun 26, 2019 | For the love of lavender...
Occasionally we find ourselves in a rut. Then the rut becomes a trench and the before we know it, it’s the grandaddy of all canyons. At least it’s a canyon full of lavender which smells good. This time of year is especially hazardous as everything seems to...
by marilyn | Jun 26, 2019 | For the love of lavender...
We were in Astoria, Oregon at the Sunday Market last weekend, same as every weekend from Mothers Day until October. Trying to sell our lavender goods to promote our lavender farm, products and store. We have been doing this market for 4 years now and it has become an...
by marilyn | Jun 26, 2019 | For the love of lavender...
The distillation of lavender for essential oil is in full swing this time of year. The old copper still gets a lot of attention when we run it on the street next to our store in Yamhill, Oregon. The fragrance is amazing and the aroma weaves it’s way all through...
by marilyn | Jun 26, 2019 | For the love of lavender...
I so enjoy the summer mornings during the lavender harvest season. Going out early to the lavender fields. The bees just waking up as the sun covers the lavender with its warmth and diffuse light. Before the full activity of the day begins. While time itself is still...
by marilyn | Jun 26, 2019 | For the love of lavender...
We had a bit of a bee problem yesterday. Of course there are always a lot of busy bees buzzing happily around the lavender. Bumblebees and honeybees alike go from flower to flower to flower in a seemingly endless quest. There are often too many bees to count on every...
by marilyn | Jun 26, 2019 | For the love of lavender...
Having a lavender harvest crew of teenagers is not always easy. Especially in the early mornings when they are silent and brooding. Barely awake, barely speaking, barely functioning at all. Everything annoys them at this early hour and it seems best to give them a...
