{ Lavender Days }

"There's a few things I've learned in life...

Always throw salt over your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for good luck, ...and fall in love whenever you can." ~ from the movie Practical Magic.

 

Today was our Lavender Wand class ~ taught by Nancy Bauer.

We have been looking forward to this class since February!

 

 

nancy brought us all bunches and bunches of her lavender, essential oils and an herbary booklet...

Nancy also brought along some of her herb-infused goodies ~
bacon/lavender mini quiches garnished with pepper-y pansies,

 rosemary pound cake with lemon herb butter,

and hibiscus and lavender lemonade...

 



 

 I baked honey-sweetened blueberry cornbread with lavender glaze,

and made pink lemonade, pomegranate green tea and fresh mint water.

 

 

 Nancy began our class by telling us a little about the herb,

and showing us how to handle the stems.

 

...stripping the leaves off the stems makes them easier to manage ~

 



we bundled & tied up our lavender bunches,

then bent the long stems back over the flower heads ~

 



"Lavender is for lovers true, Which evermore be faine;

Desiring always for to have

Some pleasure for their paine:

And when that they obtained

have The love that they require,

Then have they all their perfect joie,

 And quenched is the fire."~ (Handefull of Pleasant Delites, 1584)

 



little Minew wanted to come in, but instead Nancy made her a little catnip toy to play with :)

 

 

"My dear, have some lavender,

or you'd best have a thimble full of wine,

your spirits are quite down, my sweeting."

~ (A Beggar on Horseback, 1798)

 

 

 here's what my bundle looks like before weaving...

 

we each chose a length of ribbon to weave into the stems ~
purple, white, brown & black ribbons were used.

 



 

 

Mr.  Peach came out for a visit,

 and approved of our merry-making..

 

 

...here's my finished wand ~

I chose black ribbon.

 

 

I'm very happy with the way it turned out ~
so pretty & simple.

 

 

 

 

 



Minew approves....

 

my Thanks to all who came out today & shared the class ~

my Thanks to Nancy who shared her knowledge...

 

Nancy will be back to teach us how to make wreaths,

...healing salves and sleep pillows!

 

I'll keep you posted on when those classes will be ~

 

Lori from

Notforgotten Farm