Lavender! An Herbal Love Affair

My love of Lavender goes back seventeen years when I first found my passion for herbs. The early 1990's was a reawakening of the herbal arts and my sister and I had set out on a journey to open an herbal business in Denver, Colorado.

I remember the first time I ran my fingers through a pound of lavender flowers in preparation of mixing an intoxicatingly scented potpourri. The scent lingered throughout the store even after we had sealed our creation in a cellophane bag tied with a ribbon and proudly tagged with our handmade label. The pure fresh scent filled my head and left me hooked on the little lavender buds.

Since that day, Lavender was integrated into my life. I strewed it on the carpet, then vacuumed to leave everything smelling fresh (including the vacuum). I used it at my wedding to be showered with instead of rice. I burned candles and incense. I made countless products containing it, magical potions, sleep pillows, bath herbs and even little decorative lavender hearts. And when my daughter was born we both bathed in a lavender scented herbal concoction recommended by my midwife.

Even though today our herbal venture is closed and I have gone on to new things, I still am an avid user of Lavender. I couldn't start my day without bathing in some fragrant lavender soap or tucking in a little sachet filled with the purple flowers into the folds of my favorite lingerie.