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Tag Archives: lavender
More Soaping Here
Well, we are back to making some soap. Our supply from last year has been given away or we’ve used most of it so we’re on to another couple batches. Hubby blogged about it here. We made our first 100% … Continue reading
Posted in body care products, Lavender, soap making
Tagged lavender, lavender goats milk soap, soapmaking
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Harvesting Lovely Lavender
Well, yesterday I harvested two of my Grosso plants and Dave’s Dilly. Now I’m singing the “Dilly, dilly” song again! Even though it was overcast, the bumble bees were a buzzing, but they let me harvest the Grosso. Then on … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, Lavender
Tagged Dilly, gardening, Grosso, harvesting lavender, lavender
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Love that lavender
I started my journey with lavender several years ago. I had purchased and planted seven different types including Provence and Munstead. Several of them were not hardy and are long gone. Figuring I needed a little help with lavender I … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, crafts, gardening
Tagged bugs off spray, crafts, gardening, Grosso, lavender, Melissa
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Lemon Balm Lavender Bugs Off Spray
I seem to always get bitten in the garden. The Plantain Anti-Itch Balm seems to be working on those. Hubby even reported he used it on his tick bites and it has helped heal them. Well, in a perfect world, … Continue reading
Back in the Saddle
Hubby and I just returned from a wonderful 10-day vacation to celebrate our third anniversary and to get away for some rest and relaxation. I’ll tell you more about the trip later, but must say that I’ve never read three … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, Ramblings
Tagged cats, Coop, Friday Night Knitting Club, lavender, lavender pruning, Ramblings, Rooftops of Tehran
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Lavender Bud Denuding
Today I harvested the rest of the Provence and the second Grosso plant. Two more Grosso plants and I will be done with this year’s lavender harvest. I love the smell of lavender in the house. As I was getting … Continue reading
Fresh Lavender Wreath
It’s been real smelly around here lately. I’ve been harvesting lavender. I harvested Dilly Dilly in Dave’s Butterfly Garden and couldn’t stop singing “Lavender blue dilly dilly, Lavender green dilly, dilly …” Dave hadn’t heard of the song sung by … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, gardening, tutorials
Tagged crafts, homemade, homemade gifts, lavender
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First Lavender Harvest
Sunday I harvested my first bunch of 2010 lavender. This particular lavender is Sharon Roberts, an old fashion English Lavender. This is our third year for her, but the first real harvest. Last year with everything going on here, I … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, gardening, Photography
Tagged crafts, gardening, Labyrinth Hill, lavender
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Soap #4 – Lavender Goat Milk
This procedure was a little trickier than the others because of the small amount of water and adding the goat milk. There are several different ways to handle milk in soapmaking. After lots of research I decided to try the … Continue reading
Posted in crafts, Recipes, soap making
Tagged goats milk soap, homemade gifts, lavender, lavender goats milk soap, Recipes, soapmaking
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