Next Lavender Fair:  Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Deaonna Crowe won the Lavender
Cookie Contest again!!!
 

Myra, steward of La Paix, welcomed the over 300 guests.  Photo by Helen Caldwell, Apprentice 2001.

Michelle Luddy, accompanied by Rita Brockway on flute added her beautiful harp music to the ambiance.  Helen Caldwell photographer

Joan Beard B.A. speaks to an entranced audience on the topic of wild edible and medicinal plants.  She also gave a walk and talk through La Paix's many gardens and woods, identifying the useful plants.

Helen Caldwell, photographer
 

While Joan was giving her talk, Melissa Dennison was doing a workshop on Making Herbal Soap and Ben and Stacey McKean were giving a program in the TV room on Building their Straw Built Home.  Each time slot had at least 3 different workshops/talks/demos taking place.
 

 Chuck Klein came with his baby boy to celebrate with Art & Anna Digman.  Myra, shown here making baby faces (I guess that's what you call it) and Art participated in a WV Public TV Outlook show produced by Chuck on Dowsing and the Labyrinth at La Paix. Helen Caldwell, photographer.

Joan shows one of the many plant samples she brought to share with her delighted audience.  Alan Rowe, of the Culture and History Dept., W.V. views from the far right.  He was extremely instrumental and helpful in helping to make La Paix Herb Farm a National Historic Landmark.

Helen Caldwell, Photographer
 

Among those pictured, from left, Dot Montgillion, Justin Wizard.  In foreground, Michelle Luddy, harp, Rita Brockway, flute.

Helen Caldwell, Photographer

Maureen Rogers of the Herb Growing and Marketing Network (left) gave a talk and demonstration on The Chinese Tea Ceremony and growing tea plants in West Virginia.  She recently returned from a business trip to China and plans to go again this Fall. 

Mike Plybon returned again to give his excellent chair messages and my friend from high school, Lynnda Skinner Kratovil, returned to be first on his appointment list.

Photos by Helen Caldwell

The Japanese Pavilion was ready for Maureen's Chinese Tea Ceremony and Luncheon guests.

Helen Caldwell, Photographer
Myra Bonhage-Hale, Editor

The shop was open for business early and was staffed by Wanda Champion-Jordan, Helen Caldwell and yours truly.

Photo by Helen Caldwell

Elaine Ferry stood in for Melissa Dennison while she taught Making Lavender Soap.  Melissa brought many beautiful plants and soaps.  She sold out of the lavender plants by Noon.