WA – Beautiful Musings

Every summer I visit the lavender farms in Sequim, Washington.
Everything is offered, dried flowers and leaves for sachet, small
bundles of the whole stem with flowers on them that will dry
naturally when placed in a vase or basket, soaps, lotions, and
essential oil for bath, potpourri and sachets are just a few
of the uses. The farms have been there for many years and
visiting is like stepping back into an old world garden.

Bless the bees who pollinate.

“And lavender, whose spikes of azure bloom
shall be, ere-while, in arid bundles bound
to lurk admist the labours of her loom,
and crown her kerchiefs witl mickle rare perfume.”
by William Shenstone The School Mistress 1742

Did you know….

Lavender is a herb in the mint family.
Lavender is edible and can be used in cooking and making teas.
The benefits and use of lavender has been known for over 2,500 years.
In perfume, scented bath oils, and even mummification, the ancient
Egyptians used lavender profusely.
Lavender in water can be used for cleaning floors and furniture.
It is an excellent and aromatic cleaner which can be used for laundry also.
Nurses bathed the wounds of soldiers with a lavender wash, for its
healing properties, during World War I.

Lavender is edible