My Mums an artist...my birthday present..

How beautiful is my birthday gift from my mum, to treasure forever and always,

How beautiful is my Mum for doing this for me,

Thanks Mum- I LOVE IT!

It takes up prime position in my creative space.

Milthorpe Markets 2012

Will be at the Millthorpe Markets

Sunday April 1st, 2012

About the Millthorpe Markets


The Millthorpe Markets are held twice a year on the first Sunday in April and the first Sunday in December annually. The markets, which have been running since 2005, are hosted by the Millthorpe Public School P&C Committee, with all funds raised assisting to purchase ongoing educational tools for the School.
The markets are well established and have been called "the best in the region" by both the stall holders and the thousands of markets goers who attend each year. Stall holders come from far & wide to sell their produce in the beautiful surrounds of Redmond Oval. Everything from clothing, jewellery, toys, arts & crafts, woodwork, second hand goods, gourmet & fresh produce, cake stalls, plants and christmas decorations are available.
Students & staff from Millthorpe Public School are also on hand running their own stalls, the chocolate wheel and sausage sizzle. There are also coffee vendors & other food outlets located around the oval with a wide variety of food on offer.
There is also plenty to keep the children amused with a jumping castle, rides, face painting & other activities, including the infamous Redmond Oval Play Equipment! Entry to the markets is by gold coin donation with all proceeds going to the Millthorpe Public School P & C. A designated parking paddock is also available, manned by local community organisations

Be there or be Square!

Australian Premium Dried Lavender

Australian Premium Dried Lavender Flowers

 Ready for sale

Available quanties

25g - $3.75

50g- $5.00

100g- $10.00

500g- $42.00

1kg- $72.00

Has it really been 3 months?

Where did that go?

I hope that you all are enjoying my soaps as much as I love making them, and I have made so many! My house smells like a lolly shop, yum - only without the calories!

This year I am making an absolute concerted effort to be kind to myself, to look after myself, to put me first (at times) because I count too. 

Amazingly I am finding that I can still do everything that I was doing before but its not as much an effort.  I am more happy too. (I am hoping that soon I'll have more energy too)

A quick overview of the last 3 months...

Lavender harvest... 10 litres of Lavender oil including our very own grosso!    
                              3500 bunches of lavender hung
                              30kgs of stripped dried Lavenders ready to find new homes- thanks mum for all of your help, it was fun to do this together, I will cherrish the memories.

Planted 400 Angustifolias.

Acheived 97% in my chemistry exam!

Christmas, Family, School holidays, Visitors, Travelling, Being. Weight loss of 8kg, just by taking care of me.

Plus soaping and more soaping!

And so many more.....

2011 Harvest Culinary Lavender

2011 Harvest Culinary Lavender is ready and will be on sale at Millthorpe Markets

4/12/11

 I have just finished stripping the first of our Lavendula Angustifolia for 2011 and will be at market with it, supplies are short due to the rain.

Culinary Lavender

“Unleash your inner chefness”

Lavendula Angustifolia

For baked goods.

-rinse and pat dry before use-

kellsandkangalovelavender.blogspot.com

Kangaroo Flat Lavender Farm NSW 0408643881



Im Back

Yes I am back! back from the brink.  It's been months and months since I last visited you, hope all's well.  For all my absence I have had my head stuck in chemistry books, you say what? Yes chemistry books.  Chemistry is a compulsery subject in Aromatherapy I may have reconcidered my studies had I realised.  And what does chemistry have to do with aromatherapy I hear you say, well I am proud & confident to say that chemistry plays a very important, vital role in successful healing treatments and outcomes.  If you can identify the major chemical constituents in an essential oil you can prescribe a treatment blend that is successful therapeutically and targeted specifically and not just one that smells lovely .  So I had my chemistry exam this morning, it's over and done with and I am feeling creative so stay tuned!

Workless Wednesday

No work on Wednesdays!  That is what I have decided.... Wednesday is work free.... I wish!

Nope I dont think that I can get away with a completely work free day, so I have compromised with myself.

and from this day forth I promise to myself

To workless Wednesdays!!!!

I am in love with this idea!

Where did this idea come from? Well a few places I guess.  I follow Raspberry Rainbows blog and Cat has a wordless Wednesday every week, which I often wonder about but with 4 children living in the house I shant be so lucky to rest my ears for as little as 5 minutes let alone a whole day!

 I rang our accountant a few weeks ago on a Wednesday and the answering machine blurted out that they were not in the office on Wednesdays, that got me thinking ahhh how nice would it be to have a work free Wednesday, I have since discovered thay my accountant doesnt actually have Wednesday free, he just doesnt have clients on Wednesday. Which isnt as appealing I must say!

Wednesday for me is Mothers group day, its a day where we get together talk alot and drink alot of coffee, so I rush around getting my family organised in the morning then chill out for a couple of hours with my friends before coming home again. Very therapeutic!

But..

 I have found that I really struggle to get motivated into achieving much else, it must be the whole coming down thing from all the caffiene consumed.  So I start to put pressure on myself to do something, finish something, carry on with something, start something.  

Why?

Exactly,.. I do enough!! So I pledge to Workless Wednesdays 

For Me!!

So...

 The pressure is off already, I feel good about it. 

Bring on Workless Wednesdays!