The change of season stimulates my desire to complete any outstanding projects and drives me to action. Fall, in particular, stirs up those feelings. The light changes, the days become shorter and a sense of urgency comes over me. Maybe it is primal and I am looking to organize things before hunkering down for a long winter’s sleep. But now is the time to speak into existence those ideas that have been bouncing around in my head for several months.
This past August Marty and I went to Maine and stayed at The Spouter Inn. The place was immaculate and charming as a B&B should be but my favorite part of the Inn was the herb garden right out the front door. Each time we came in and out of the Inn we were treated to the wonderful smell of basil, rosemary and other fragrant herbs. I mentioned more than once I wanted to create a similar garden at our home
Sadly, just thinking about it is not going to make it happen. I don’t have that whole wiggle my nose-bewitched thing to help me out. Happily, I have decided to move forward with my plan and it all begins with the boathouse. The boathouse is at the edge of the lake and at the end of the section of land I am going to transform. I will start by painting the boathouse and work my way up the parcel.
The only difficulty I see with the project is getting started. I want to get Marty involved because he has an excellent mind when it comes to these kinds of projects. But I can see now that the first hurtle will be color…I want lavender. Marty designs sets for a living and he is not afraid of color in that setting. But I know he won’t be so sure about a lavender boathouse. I will post pictures as the project progresses so you can see the color we decide upon.
I would enjoy hearing about your fall projects plus once I get the pictures posted, let me know if the lavender works for you.