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Lavender is one of those dreamy floral smells I can’t ever get enough of. Spending the day walking through a French lavender field is actually a bucket list item of mine, but France is a bit far from us, so we chose the next best thing. This past weekend we drove up to the Sequim Lavender Festival. After walking through the street fair, which had over 150 vendors, we took a tour of the lavender farms in the area. Sequim is such a lovely town with gorgeous scenery. One of the farms we drove by was right by the water and had a view of the New Dungeness Lighthouse.
The farm we decided to stop at was the Graymarsh Berry and Lavender Farm. If you’ve never had the chance to harvest lavender, you must add this to your list next summer. The entire experience was truly incredible. Loxley didn’t last too long because the sun was hot and nap time was was past due, but Finley had so much fun. She kept holding her hand out to the bees and tried to feed them with the lavender we cut.The plants were covered in bees that paid absolutely no attention to us and made the most beautiful humming sound.
Lavender Honey Butter
Since I had lavender on hand and I recently learned how to make flavored butters, I decided to pull out my mixer and put the lavender to use. This recipe is so simple and quick to make. I love the sweet floral taste it adds to the butter and it goes great on lemon muffins or sourdough toast.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon lavender, crushed
1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
Instructions
1. In a small bowl or stand mixer, add the honey and butter. Mix until completely combined. Fold in crushed lavender.
2. Serve softened or chilled. To chill, wrap tightly in plastic wrap and shape the butter into a log. Store in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
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![](https://instagram.fphx1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/123386292_1468218753375515_7163038751812125270_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fphx1-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=111&_nc_ohc=7Dt7tc3oatEAX_DGH9d&tp=1&oh=b1735b2f6c3133981e511cfe8d833b5c&oe=603BF67D "Happy NaNo everyone! I don\'t have the time to participate this year because of chronic time management issues, but I love the energy that everyone is putting out, and I\'m jealous of all the words being written.
\\"Thinking is messy. Writing is thinking turned inside out.\\"
This is something my English professor said in a lecture a couple of weeks ago and I haven\'t been able to get it out of my mind because it\'s basically my life. Things don\'t ever go according to plan. I am always reading more than one book at a time, and can\'t write chronologically to save my life.
I am a messy writer
and thinker
and reader
and lifer
I sometimes get frustrated when I look at my manuscript and I\'ve got chapters 1,2,3,4, and then it skips to 10. Or when the essay I\'m working on is missing its second body paragraph but it has a damn good conclusion. But that\'s just how I function.
I may complain about it, and I will continue to attempt to \\"get organized\\" with the help of my bullet journal, but really, I like the mess. It keeps things interesting, and I\'m learning to accept the madness as part of my process. And when those missing chapters get filled in, it\'s always exciting.
In other news, I\'ve been collecting writing craft books and would love all of your recommendations. What are some of your favorites and must-haves?")
![](https://instagram.fphx1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/119238233_685867065640921_6319490334947599005_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fphx1-2.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=101&_nc_ohc=ecMBcPFMrqwAX9T0sLx&tp=1&oh=543cf4bdf44b49da9b0e2d2d3f9f514c&oe=6039C055 "How are you guys doing?
This is a late post, but we are halfway through September, so I thought I\'d check-in.
To be honest, my brain is feeling extra fickle this week. Kind of like that feeling where you keep opening the fridge because you want something, but you don\'t know what that something is, so you end up eating nothing at all. Now instead of food, apply that to everything. I start classes next week, so I think my head is just heavy with anticipation, and everything feels busy. I keep getting distracted by the silliest things, both externally and internally. Smoke from the west coast fires has taken over the area for a week now, so I have a perpetual headache, and the kids are climbing the walls because they can\'t go outside. I also hoped to be farther along in my WIP than I am at this point, but instead, I\'ve rewritten the same chapter I don\'t know how many times because \\"something is just not right.\\"
If you\'re having a rough week, I just wanted to say that I see you, and I feel you. The optimist in me wants to say that this too will pass, but also, it\'s okay to be frustrated, and it\'s okay to talk about.")
![](https://instagram.fphx1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/118922655_324548418766329_4125889172795121205_n.jpg?_nc_ht=instagram.fphx1-1.fna.fbcdn.net&_nc_cat=109&_nc_ohc=ikVVwpj45W8AX_a3Qi6&tp=1&oh=f4616afda5f2f629ebe8a8a416fcdaf4&oe=6038FC26 "How is the weather where you are? I saw some places were already getting some snow 😱
Our world here is a bit hazy this week. There is smoke in the air from the fires burning through the west coast. My nose and my throat burn, and my heart hurts for the trees and the animals and the people who have all been affected. I\'m hoping for rain and cold air, but it\'s hotter today than it was yesterday, and tomorrow is it\'s only going to get hotter 😭. I\'d very much like it to be October already.
Writing update: I only got 20 minutes in yesterday. I kinda cheated on my tv ban last night 😂 To be fair, it was brother\'s birthday so we watched a movie, which isn\'t technically \\"tv.\\" Anyway, we watched #Alive and it was really good, so if you\'re into zombie movies, I highly recommend it.")
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