Our family pets were a Golden Retriever named Rosie and rescued Jack Russell affectionately known as Dixie Doodle. We shared living space for almost 20 years. Our family of four was made more complete with the antics and unconditional love of these two dogs.
I saw it and in an instant I knew her blossoms would replace my first love. I am referring to the plant I spotted recently gracefully spilling forth from window boxes.
The rich purple-blue flower spikes are so picturesque sitting on a window sill or hanging from a door knob.
My passion for its scent began one afternoon 5 years ago. I walked through a door but not just any door. It was the door of a 300 year old stone villa perched on a hilltop village in the Luberon Valley in Provence.