Tag Archives: Lavender

Gardener’s Treats Under $25.00

Looking for a great little gift for your favorite gardener? I love bringing a small gift for a host or hostess, and it seems that lately, all my friends are gardeners!  Since I’m never sure what plants, seeds, books or tools they may or may not have {gardeners are famous for having pretty much one [...]

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Loving Lavender

Lavender.  Can you just smell its heavenly fragrance? It has summer & Provence written all over it. While we are going back and forth to various locations for the LA Gift Show this week and into the weekend, our new shipment of drying Lavender arrived. The whole storage room smells beyond heavenly! I love to use [...]

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Everything I Need to Know I Learned in My Garden

Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle…..a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl. And the aniticipation nurtures our dream. Barbara Winkler I never claim to be a great gardener…or any sort of gardener at all, really.  My husband is the gardener, [...]

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Romancing your Closet

At the start of each new year, I try to clean up and refresh my clothing closet. Organize. Donate great clothes that I don’t wear anymore. Re~arrange, buy a few new clear containers for scarves, or shoes. And then…comes the fun! I am blessed with a very small walk~in closet, so I squeezed in a [...]

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Weekly Favorites: French Boudoir Colors

Loving these two colors this week:  Lavender.  and Apricot. {Both were very popular in the early 1900′s.}

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