We stopped at a privately owned Mennonite produce store recently on our travels and I found fresh lavender! I couldn't believe it! My lavender didn't make it this year so I was on the lookout for some to purchase; I thought I would have to settle for already dried, if I could find that! So, imagine my delight when I found a 1 gallon size ice cream tub with 6 freshly cut bundles in it!!!
I looked at the price … $1 per bunch … what!!! I couldn't believe the low price! I snatched up 5 of the bundles, I confess that I wish I had snatched up all 6 of them! I made my way to the area where they had dried herbs and found dried lavender bundles for $2.50 each. You will be happy to know that I left those on the shelf for someone else to purchase!
Now, I had a dilemma, I was 12 hours from home with 5 bundles of fresh lavender and several more days of traveling ahead of us. What was I going to do, I was determined to get my prized lavender home in good condition!
I knew that I needed to dry it so off I went to the Dollar Tree where I purchased this basket …
