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The summer has been warm, the spring was dry and the lavender is ready to cut earlier than normal. It’s not a quick job, cutting back the plants, drying the lavender then separating the grains from the branches, but oh boy! it’s worth it.
Yesterday my first batch was ready to put into sachets. I used pieces of old linen, filled with fresh lavender and decorated with a simple bow. A timeless pleasure.
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32 comments
I can smell the lavender from here. Such a beautiful project.
MMMM,smells good!!
groetjes gerrie
Lovely! I want to take a deep breath.
We adore lavender and wish we could grow it here. All of our attempts have failed so far. We can almost smell your lavender now!
XO Angela and Renee
Oh if only we had the scratch & sniff blogger technology! Looks lovely,
e
You are very lucky Sharon with your lavender.
Ours is brown and black because of the drought this year and very early flowering. I cut already some in late June will you believe. Left a good amount for our guests, but now they lost there beautiful color, not the scent fortunately. Normally I cut my Lavender not before end of August or even September.
Really, a funny year!
Best wishes for a sunny weekend.k
Look at you. Lovely hand-made lavender sachets made with your own lavender! Martha Stewart has nothing on you, girl! 😉 Beautiful pictures. I can smell it all the way here, in the Pacific Northwest! Veronique aka French Girl in Seattle
The sachets are beautiful, Sharon…well worth the work! 🙂
XO,
Jane
What a great harvest! And your sachets are adorable. Lavender always reminds me of my friend Barbara, who fills her house with the scent and it's always so peaceful and fresh there.
Lovely! I treasure the lavender my cousin sends from France!
Mine is just about ready too Sharon…..Your sachets are lovely…..xv
Sembra di sentire il profumo!!!
Adoro la lavanda!
ciao da Daniela
Italia
I too would love to be able to grow lavender here. Next best thing – admiring yours! ;)Sharyne
The scent…mmmm…
Do you place one under your pillow?
Are they in your shop, Sharon?
Love it. I am attempting to harvest my lavender- I purchased some ready made sachets when I was in Provance two years ago. They still have a little smell left.
SHARON:
I TOOK A DEEP BREATH AND COULD ALMOST SMELL YOUR LAVENDAR FROM CHICAGO!
WHAT IS IT ABOUT FRENCH LAVENDER?
MARY ANNE
I love lavender reminds me of being a young girl & making perfume & potions out of it haha. I love lavender sachets in the drawers to keep things fresh
I smell it from here.
I simply adore lavender! I have it in my flower boxes outside my business back doors! love the fragrance coming through the doors!!
Gorgeous pictures, love Lavendar!
I love lavender. Umdianocampo.blogspot.com
Thank you for this post. This morning in Texas we are having our first rain in a long, long time. My lavendar plants (except for the three in pots by the backdoor) are lost, cooked in the heat and drought. You have reminded me lavender is worth the effort, there is nothing like it. Time for me to start preparing for new plants. Where there is life, there is hope… cJoy
Watched a movie based in Italy, they kept lavender in the window sills to keep the scorpions out? Scorpions in Italy surprised me.
Gorgeous pictures, i love Lavender thanks for sharing
All of our attempts have failed so far. We can almost smell your lavender now!
Everything about your blog and postings is perfect. I know that our Fall Brocante tour will make these images come alive for our guests.
Love the french clock with both the numbers and the numerals on. If I had something like that I might be able to get my children to figure out roman numerals! The hands look brilliant too, quite jealous of your acquisition there =)
Hi,
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I love French antiques, I love that cloak in your photo. Unfortunately I do not really get to travel as much as I want anymore running my business takes up alot of time. I can not remember the last holiday I had 🙁
Loveday Antiques & Furniture
Some gorgeous items on display.
Your blog and pictures are so interesting and beautiful – we might have guests who would like a day' s (or more…) shopping! (www.gitesgazon.com). Should I refer them to you?
Anne Holford
Haras du Gazon
Great blog! thank you so much for sharing this. this
is such a beautiful house and calming place to live