It’s time to feature another of the lavender farms that will be on tour during the Lavender Festival, July 20-22, 2007. Jardin du Soleil is one of the prettier farms. The fields roll down gentle hills and have large walking pathways. This farm grows some of the larger varieties of lavender and has a “still” to distill esential lavender oils. If you visit their website you can find receipes using culinary lavender. Their website also shows the lavender in bloom. My photo is just beginning to show the wonderful growth we have been experiencing in the last couple of weeks.
If you notice some little white spots on the lavender in the front of the photo…this is the infamous spit bug. They are universal the world over and don’t hurt the lavender…just look disgusting. Fortunately in just a few weeks they will be gone.
Author: lavenderlady
Paint Speckled Raspberries
Normally raspberries don’t come with white specks of paint all over them, but weekend before last, Baby Girl and my Big Boy came to help Grandma paint the new garden gate/arbor…and what’s the big deal about a little bit of paint. My sister told me I was teaching them an important skill…very useful later in life. And to think I thought we were just spending the afternoon together and having a really good time…..Yes, the raspberries are loaded. It should be another bumper year. The bees are having the time of their life, buzzing around.
On the right of the thumbnail, you can see some of my lavender. Tomorrow, I will feature Jardin du Soleil. 
Coralbells
Happy Monday! Coralbells
Just flowers and little things in my garden
I’m back from my trip, sufficiently quilted out, and ready to hit the last two week of school running…well at least with a smile on my face.
The black piece of obsidian is from my old junior high science teacher days. The sand dollars are from a beach on the west end…and the little statue is from a dear friend who was here when I was at war with the bunnies.
So how is your June starting? the good camera is not back yet…and I don’t take this as a good sign. Breaking down and buying a new one is not the problem…the problem is which one in a price range I can afford!
Spinners
When someone tells you there is nothing to do…they don’t live in Sequim. There are many things to do every weekend. Last weekend the grandkids and I stopped by the Shephard’s Festival at McClary Hall. These ladies were demonstrating how to turn wool in to yarn.
The smaller picture is a close up of a gentleman “plying” the art.
I’m back this evening from a 5 day quilting retreat at Ocean Shores with “The Loose Threads”. Did I mention I am good cameraless? I know…enough whining. Hopefully it will be there when I arrive home.
Do you know the name?
Today is Theme Day…and for the first time I am not participating (I’m out of town)…but if you go and see my brother, you can visit the world and see the view from many a CDPBers bedroom window!
This photo wasn’t taken from my bedroom window…but if I had my good camera back…it could have been.
I have this really nice blue flower in my back yard. A friend dug some from her yard and gave them to me. I could ask…but I thought I’d ask you first.
Flying Dormer
For the local viewers…remember the little brown modular home on display, north side of the road, just before you got to Sunny Farms? It’s been for sale for awhile and I happen to notice it was gone just this last week. Well, I know where it is…just down the street! Baby girl and my big boy were here helping me paint the new arbor when we noticed a small crane driving down the street. We went to investigate and were rewarded with this sight!
PS. Word Press will allow me to post over the next couple of days. I need to run away for a few days and de stress. Yesterday I got a ticket for speeding…the first in over 34 years…and the really bad part is I deserved it. Thank goodness my babies weren’t with me.