With my love for lavender firmly established, it only makes sense that I would want to grow it. However I have not succeeded in such an endeavour in the past. It seems to flourish beautifully throughout the south of France – so what’s my problem? Oh, how to grow lavender in Florida?
It occurred to me that every stick of furniture in my home, every knick knack, every item in my medicine cabinet, every canned good in my pantry, every book on a shelf, every beverage in my fridge and every technology piece in my home required a decision. Every last item has a back story. Every last one. How fun would it be to unwrap those stories and to share what shapes me.
I do not remember her name but I do remember what she represented.
She was 12 years old.
I was 27.
It was the late eighties.
I was living on the Indian sub-continent.