We really are having beautiful weather over seven degrees today

Miss Lulu is thinking she is very beautiful this Christmas with her new collar

Lavender Shortbread Cookies

Lavender Shortbread

3 cups flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 cup icing sugar
1 pound of softened, butter
1 tablespoon chopped/ground lavender buds

Method:

Cream butter, add sugar mix until creamy. Add cornstarch and flour. Sift for a lighter shortbread. Whip ingredients until fluffy add ground lavender.
Drop by spoon or cookie spritzer onto a cookie sheet.
Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit until light brown.

Creating Magic
on a magical night

Our very fun Winters day.
The boys ate many, many hotdogs

May your day be full of wonderful moments.
Take time to hear the silence.
Then take time to hear hear the laughter, love, and hope of life.
May your day be full of Love, Wonder and Inspiration.

Twin baby boys tonight
A very special Christmas gift

May your day be filled with Peace, Love and Happiness

May your Angels be watching over you

Baby shower day for this little guy

Good Morning
I hope December is finding you all well.
We have a few celebrations this month.
What a wonderful, sparkly, exciting, month December is. Things to celebrate of course are Christmas, Holiday time, some down time for a quiet moment, Winter Solstice, the end of our year and welcoming a New Year.
I have been asked to do a demonstration in one of our stores in town next year. So I have been throwing some ideas around. I will let you know what I decide and when it will be.
I have a few Christmas decorations left if you are interested.
 judy-sue@petitcreeklavender.com

Have you started your Christmas baking? I think I will start this week. Shortbread with a dash of Lavender. Then Shortbread traditional with a cherry on top.

Our Grandson

Decorating, we have been having fun with our house over the weekend. Our decorating would never make a magazine but we sure do have fun.
My oldest son has been home so we have been doing a lot of visiting, the boys have been playing and just good ole fun.
Our tree is done in quite a bit of white and a few bundles of Lavender. I really like it but the pictures just do not do it justices.
I am off to turn down lights, settle the fire and talk some kids into bed time. I hope your night is peaceful.

We went on an amazing drive.

I hope your day sparkles full of fun, love and Inspiration

Peace

A whirl wind of a week...
We have been so busy with new baby, hockey tournaments, visiting, snow, ice and rain. I can't tell how busy it has been.
I have started to put up the Christmas decorations. Not too many but it is still nice. We do have a lot of nice things but add a lot of nice things to a very busy home...
Last night while sitting outside the arena I started to blanket stitch a cute little felt heart. This little Christmas heart is going to be filled with lavender. It will make a nice sachet or I will attach it to a gift, sneak it into a stocking.

I hope you all have a wonderful day.

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Enjoying the Seasons

With

Petit Creek Lavender

Enjoy the changing of Seasons with us as we pass through this wonderful life from our Farm and the Lavender.

With your subscription to our farm letter, you become an exclusive member to our elite group of friends. Friends, who enjoy the finer gifts that Life and  Nature have to offer.

Make new friends with others who share your interest in all things that are lavender ~ we share with you our joys and triumphs experimenting with Lavender farming and family via Facebook and Twitter.

With your subscription, we will surprise you with lovely seasonal gifts, (hint: may smell like lavender) and fun games and prizes.

We will share our tricks of the trade on how to grow lavender and bring the ancient French inspired herb into your life.

 Each seasonal mailing will offer you a unique package that we want to share from recipes, puzzle games, crafts, stories and photographs.

We want you to be part of the excitement and look forward to our artistic and lovingly made packages arriving seasonally in your mail box.

… and for a little secret of what we are working on in our

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Lavender Chamomile bath tea bags…

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I hope your day is special. Stay warm and keep your fire going

Apple and Lavender Streusel Muffins

All purpose flour 1 1/2 cups
Granulated Sugar 1/2 cup
Baking Powder    3 tsp
Salt                       1/2 tsp
Egg                        1
Milk                      1/4 cup
Oil                         1/4 cup
Shredded Apple     3/4 cup  

 Mix all together in a bowl, Stir until moist.
Fill muffins tins 3/4 full

Topping:

Brown sugar 1/2 cup
Culinary Lavender ground 1 to 1 1/2 tsp
All purpose flour 1/4 cup
Butter                   1/4 cup, softened
Mix in bowl rub sugar, flour and butter until crumbly. Add to top of muffin mix
Bake at 400 degrees for 20 -25 minutes.
 Makes 12.

It is a very cold morning and it makes me think I just might start our ice rink.
Yesterday the day was used up by putting together orders. I run between three places so it seems to suck up the day fast. I will be putting our products in a office/print store that is opening up a consignment gift part along side of their present business. I will give you more details when I learn them.
I had a phone call that my son took for me about joining a craft fair but I honestly think I have run out of time. Our first grand baby is due within the next week. We have a huge hockey schedule as usual. Farming is always never ending, plus Christmas planning for my own family. And, yeah my son and his girlfriend will be home in two weeks, I am so excited over this.
Well I must get productive calls to make, boxes to package and Lavender to smell.
Have a wonderful day today.

Good Morning

Today the snow found us not much just enough to warn us winter is upon us. We have been extremely busy around here. I always say ...when it quiets down... or when everything settles.... well still waiting for that to happen.
I will be putting our Lavender products in a store or two in town. I will write a post of the details as soon as I figure it all out.
If any of you are thinking of join our mailing subscription
 send me an email at judy-sue@petitcreeklavender.com
 I really think you will enjoy the quiet moment that you will take to enjoy your Lavender moment.
Today I made the most amazing muffins. Lavender/Apple muffins. Ahh so good the kids loved them.

We have these Christmas ornaments for Sale
Start with the top left (Keys) as One go over until Four
Then bottom start at five and go over to eight.
First person to order will be able to boy the ornament
email me at judy-sue@petitcreeklavender.com
1-$4.95
2-$9.95
3-$3.00
4-$7.00
5-$4.50
6-$9.95
7-$7.00
8-$3.50

French Inspired Wax Sachets
Available for sale. Email me at judy-sue@petitcreeklavender.com

My you all find Peace today.

An early good morning to all of you!
I am sitting up here just after five am in the morning, toasty warm. The fire is going, coffee is on and I am do a bit of catch up.
We have been lucky with our weather, the snow is holding off. As much as I like the snow, I think it is beautiful and fun to play in. I hate the winter driving. So it can wait a bit more for me.
We have been busy with the Lavender business. Quite a few new ladies have joined our mailing subscription with another one going in the mail today. If you are interested give me a shout either here or at judy-sue@petitcreeklavender.com or click onto the web site at http://www.petitcreeklavender.com and go to the changing of the seasons page and join there.
I hope you use a bit of lavender in your holiday decorations, Christmas time is a wonderful way to try a new Lavender Way. or if you do not celebrate still Lavender adds a very nice feeling to your home.
I hope your day is amazing.

Linen Sachets available