The kids and I have been back to school for a month now, but Labor Day weekend is the traditional "end of summer" here in the States. It's been a lovely Labor Day Sunday. It was made even better knowing I have tomorrow off, which is indescribably wonderful. Chris had to work today (no fun), so this is how I spent my day:
I watered the Phenomenal lavender because it was looking pretty weak a couple of days ago. We haven't had rain in a very long time and the temperatures have been in the 90's all week long. We recently transplanted a whole bunch of lavender from our vegetable garden to the lavender field, something we should have done earlier or later, but the transplants needed watering all week. There is a 60% chance of rain tomorrow and I am hoping beyond all hope that it will indeed rain and give my plants the water they need.
Here is what the field looks like now:
We will have to see how everything performs over the winter. I have read somewhere that the Farmer's Almanac predicts a colder than normal winter, which is not ideal for lavender. We will see...
More pics from the garden today:
We have six knockout rose bushes growing behind our white picket fence in the front yard. They looked quite pretty this morning.
When I came back inside, I decided to make soap. I made two types, Frankincense and Myrrh and Orange Clove & Cinnamon. It smells positively delightful in our home.
Check back in a couple of days after the soaps are ready to be cut to see what they look like. They will be available for purchase in our Etsy shop around October 6. I may decide to sell my soaps and crocheted goods at a local craft show this fall. We have a few scheduling conflicts this month, so I'm not sure when that will be, but I will let you know.
Thanks as always for reading.
Enjoy the rest of your Labor Day weekend. If you're not American, cheerio and have a brilliant week. ;)
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PEACE
LOVE
HANDMADE SOAPS
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I watered the Phenomenal lavender because it was looking pretty weak a couple of days ago. We haven't had rain in a very long time and the temperatures have been in the 90's all week long. We recently transplanted a whole bunch of lavender from our vegetable garden to the lavender field, something we should have done earlier or later, but the transplants needed watering all week. There is a 60% chance of rain tomorrow and I am hoping beyond all hope that it will indeed rain and give my plants the water they need.
Here is what the field looks like now:
We will have to see how everything performs over the winter. I have read somewhere that the Farmer's Almanac predicts a colder than normal winter, which is not ideal for lavender. We will see...
More pics from the garden today:
We have six knockout rose bushes growing behind our white picket fence in the front yard. They looked quite pretty this morning.
When I came back inside, I decided to make soap. I made two types, Frankincense and Myrrh and Orange Clove & Cinnamon. It smells positively delightful in our home.
Check back in a couple of days after the soaps are ready to be cut to see what they look like. They will be available for purchase in our Etsy shop around October 6. I may decide to sell my soaps and crocheted goods at a local craft show this fall. We have a few scheduling conflicts this month, so I'm not sure when that will be, but I will let you know.
Thanks as always for reading.
Enjoy the rest of your Labor Day weekend. If you're not American, cheerio and have a brilliant week. ;)
***
PEACE
LOVE
HANDMADE SOAPS
***
