Monday, May 7, 2012

When Life Gives You Lemons...



My lemonade is branching out.  I've mentioned lavender lemonade.  This weekend, I tried rosemary lemonade, which was surprisingly good and mild.  Visiting friends suggested both mint and cumin lemonades, so these will probably be next.  I'm loving the lavender, but I need to be harvesting most of it for my soaps, and eye and therapy pillows.  Plus, mixing it up keeps it interesting.


Not long ago, I mentioned a tufted titmouse landing in my hair.  And the sweetness of holding a yellow finch fledgling.  Putting on a pair of jeans this weekend, I found the beginnings of a birdnest in one of the pockets.  Being honored by all of this bird energy made me curious.  I  consulted Animal-Speak, which tells me birds have an ability to respond automatically to whatever presents itself, intuitively.  They can also teach us about lightness of being & air/breath.  Finch energy is about new experiences.  Interesting!



This weekend, I switched out all my summer/winter clothes and linens.  Flannel sheets are delightful when it's chilly, but I'm welcoming the return of crisp cotton sheets.  I planted a bachelor button mix this year, and am loving the deep purple one on the bottom right.  May it prosper and spread seed!  Have a wonderful week, friends!

4 comments:

JLK Jewelry said...

Laurie, how did you do your lavender lemonade? We have been drinking lots of lemonade, but not homemade!

How nice having the bird interactions and energies!

Laurie said...

Jennie, I use Heather's recipe: http://beautythatmoves.typepad.com/beauty_that_moves/2011/06/lavender-lemonade.html. I made the rosemary the same way, starting with a simple syrup. I've been using about 1/2 honey & 1/2 organic sugar for the sweetener. Also have used agave.

meredith said...

how wonderful to have so many magical encounters with birds. i have Animal-Speak too and used to look up all my animal encounters there, though i have gotten away from that in recent years for some reason. our phoebes that nest on our house fledged this weekend. it's always so amazing to see them just fly away like that. i expect that the parents will be laying another set of eggs soon. i love lavender lemonade too!

Laurie said...

Sweet fledglings & lavender lemonade. Isn't May grand, Meredith?!