The Lavender Station

I wish I could …

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:46:05 +0000

… I wish I could fill #Haiti with #lavender … for one night – a peaceful slumber.

Patience is a virtue !

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:10:30 +0000

Thanks for your patience as we upgrade our website … stay in touch as we blog-roll-out our new cyber farm !

It is all very exciting !

Let us know what you think so far …

Loving Wordpress

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:05:48 +0000

Fraternising with Wordpress … and loving it. Thanks.

Blooming News – December 2009, as requested

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:29:40 +0000

The Lavender Station is happy to provide a link to our Blooming News – December 2009 newsletter for your enjoyment.

The newsletter includes a ‘yearly wrap’ summarising some of the activities we have enjoyed during the past year.

Here is the link:

http://bit.ly/BloomingNews2009

Watch this space for the January, 2010 edition – in the “Year of the Tiger”

love lavender !

Tools ‹ The Lavender Station — WordPress

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:44:48 +0000

Tools ‹ The Lavender Station — WordPress.

Functionality check !

Hello world!

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:21:23 +0000

This is my first Wordpress post. Feeling welcome !

Wordpress v Blogger – what are your thoughts?

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:32:00 +0000

Dedicated research into the pros and cons of Wordpress versus Blogger has left me confused. Blogger is quick to respond; Wordpress appears to provide slicker solutions. In Australia, the speed of access is critical to productivity.

Should I persist with a slicker Wordpress trial (slow speed is affecting productivity)? Or, should I stick with a quick Blogger?

I would love your thoughts, please.

Thankyou to Sponsors of the BuyAustralianMade Competition

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:48:00 +0000

Humbled, and delighted, to win the Buy Australian Made Competition, I wish to thank the following sponsors for supporting a nationally empowering campaign.

•MultiTask – Hand Made Soap and Leather Sandals
•Punani – Shorts, T shirts
•Beauty Mate – Mens Cosmetics
•La Mav – Womens Cosmetics
•Juzzie Smith – Music CD’s
•Eyzer Designs – Hand Dyed Scarves
•Screaming Seeds – Blended Spices
•Two Sheep – Lace up Ugg Boots and Slippers
•Angove Family Wines – 1 dozen bottles of wine
•Shower Saver – Water Saving Device
•Qualitops – T Shirts, Polos, Windcheaters for both men and women
•BooBah Swimwear – Swimwear Garments

Each off these companies is passionate about their Australian made product, and BuyAustralianMade is passionate about promoting them.

Thank you also to Alan Johnston, Editor, Manufacturing Monthly for selecting the following words as the winning words.

       Australian Made with hearts and hands

       From beauties rich and rare
       This land abounds with Nature’s gifts
       Sustain yourself … buy care!

In the words of Stephen Gately, Director, Buy Australian Made ” … we are determined to help Australian manufacturing and Australian services compete against imports by making it easy for people to find the Australian made alternative”.

The generosity and value afforded from each sponsor towards making this competition such a succes is gratefully received and acknowledged.

Please visit the sponsor links above in support of Buy Australian Made.

If you would like to check out the winning entry … here it is http://bit.ly/WinningEntry

Twitter thoughts: contemplating the secret’s of Twitter’s success

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:50:00 +0000

With vigour, I have pondered the social networking phenomena, particularly twitter.com, over the holiday season.

Like lightning, it struck me today… (ok, too much time watching grass grow after the rains)… as a result I conclude the following :

“the secret to twitter is the secret”

My quote and it is copyrighted to me !

Let me attempt to explain: as the very essence of a business oft’ lies in it’s “secret ingredients”(thanks Colonel) - recipes, codes, practices, products and/or procedures – like a magnet, the “not knowing” arouses curiosity. Every tweet, particularly those with links, is a tease. This may, or may not, be intentional. It does, however, work.

Behind every 140 characters is a message.
Behind every message is a story.
Behind every story is a curious human.

To at least some modicum, humans are curious creatures: life, business, family, culture, far-off lands, sun or surf. The forces which drive us demand our curiosity.

Knowledge for the hungry - via text, audio or visual; whether information, news, gossip, contact, product or service -knowledge empowers humans.

Twitter got it !

We know what happened to the cat !

In the meantime … what a service to the connectedness of, not only humanity, but of all things!

Thoughts from my office. What do you think?

“A natural product of Australia”

As requested: Blooming News includes 2009 Yearly Wrap

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:17:00 +0000

Visitors and members have requested an alternate online link to The Lavender Station’s newsletter: Blooming News. The newsletter includes a ‘yearly wrap’ of some of the activities we have enjoyed over the last year. Here is the link:

http://bit.ly/BloomingNews2009

If you have any problems opening the link please email us and we will send it to you directly.

Enjoy

Stay tuned for exciting updates in the January 2010 “Year of the Tiger” newsletter … coming soon!