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Cotswold Lavender Farm have kindly agreed to be featured on our blog today to talk about distilling the lavender oil. We always wondered what happened to all that beautiful lavender after it had been harvested. How is it distilled? How does it become that pure essential oil that helps us to sleep or reduces our …
Harvesting your lavender plants at home We love lavender, the smell is wonderfully intoxicating isn’t it. And you can’t beat those fields of purple spreading across Provence as far as the eye can see. We use lavender in our cooking, in beauty products and craft work. Over the next few weeks we will bring you …
Have you been to Moustiers? If you do then make sure you take your camera! Built into the side of the rocks with a waterfall cascading through the middle of this quaint village, it is an ‘instagrammer’s’ dream!! Often described as one of the most beautiful Villages in Provence, Moustiers-Sainte-Marie sits on the western side …
Delicate designs, colours and fabrics. We could browse through the Instagram account of a good fabric shop for hours. French Inspired Textiles. Our love of print and pretty fabrics began in the French markets. Stalls selling floral quilts, linen tablecloths and delicate lace captured our imaginations. It is rare to this day that we would …