NOT JUST THE WINE IS PURPLE:LAVENDER WAFTS ACROSS SONOMA


	NOT JUST THE WINE IS PURPLE:LAVENDER WAFTS ACROSS SONOMA

ellington

7-31-2009 11:36 PM

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lavender, farms, santa rosa

ellington says:

SONOMA VALLEY'S LAVENDER FARMS.

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8-1-2009 5:03 AM

murieleileen

I love lavender, the color and the aroma.

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Not Just the Wine Is Purple: Lavender Wafts Across Sonoma
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<A href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/31/travel/escapes/0731-LAVE_index.html">Sonoma Valley's Lavender Farms</A> 
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