The Lavender House

04/06/2026

A handwoven house!
I often get people saying they would only use their basket for the beach, so I thought I would take a few snaps around the house to show just how versatile baskets are.
I have now realised just how many handwoven bits we have and this is only half! (with a couple from the workshop too).
Each one tells a story of where we got it, how long we've had it, where it's travelled to and houses it's decorated. There are some that now have a different job - like the one that's not strong enough to carry any longer, so holds all the wrapping paper. I am sure you all have a basket of doom too 😂
In this house baskets are definitely not just for the beach, how about you?
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05/05/2026

Life behind the first class curtain.
Date for your diary - Wednesday 24th June 2026.
If you like good food, great surroundings and a first class afternoon of fun & laughter then hopefully I will see you beaming back at me on the 24th.
Luckily, I kept a journal of every trip I was part of. Whether a quick three day New York or an eleven day Australia, it’s all there! Drawing on these diary
entries I retell what really went on behind the first class curtain!
Story telling from over 70 countries of adventure, fun, learning to follow your gut and everything in between!
Book through details all on the poster.

15/04/2026

✨ I’m So Excited to Be Speaking in Northampton Next Week ✨.
I’m absolutely delighted to be joining City Ladies Networking Northampton next Tuesday for what promises to be a truly special morning of connection, conversation, and community.
For those I haven’t met yet, my journey hasn’t been a straight line. After nearly 20 years travelling the world as cabin crew and representing global brands, I faced redundancy in 2020 — and with it, a moment that made me completely rethink who I was beyond the uniform.
What followed was a deeply personal journey of rediscovery — reconnecting with myself, reframing my strengths, and slowly rebuilding a life that felt authentic and aligned.
Today, I’m the founder of The Lavender House, where I grow and create all things lavender. I host garden tours, run creative workshops, attend pop-ups, and I’m currently writing my first book — alongside speaking about my journey and the lessons I’ve learned along the way.
Now, I’m so excited to share that story with you.
📍 Event Details
🗓 Tuesday 21st April 2026
📍 Hilton Northampton
⏰ 10:30am – 12:00pm
This event is all about bringing women together to:
✨ Connect with like-minded professionals
✨ Share stories and experiences
✨ Support one another through every chapter
✨ Open the door to new opportunities
If my journey has taught me anything, it’s this: sometimes life changes direction in ways we never expect — but those moments can lead us somewhere even more meaningful.
I would truly love for you to join us, hear my story, and be part of this incredible new community 💜
🎟 Reserve your place here:
https://www.cityladiesnetworking.com/events-northampton/event-one-rg2bh-mx2wm-3ea3j-ee9ap
If you can’t make this date, there are more events coming up in May and June.
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11/04/2026

A very pretty day down on the farm.
It would have been my dad's 83rd birthday today. For many years the whole family-three generations would go lambing together to celebrate and create memories. The sheer awe we all felt with new life coming in to the world- for the meat eaters the best sausages and burgers they could eat and me? I would always sneak birthday cupcakes in and take lots of photos.

26/03/2026

Next up ~ My Lavender growing journey talk. Thank you so much for all the love so far on me getting this info out there 🤍.
Join Jennifer and hear all about her growing journey through three gardens and how that transferred in to becoming a Lavender grower and Founder of The
Lavender House. Learn how to choose, plant, care and propagate Lavender. Followed with tips on how and when to cut, successful drying methods and
troubleshooting queries. All this in the hope of keeping a dense plant, which produces an abundance of flowers and gives a second life to the flower heads.
Jennifer will explain how using Lavender's natural beauty and fragrance she then makes a range of home and self care lifestyle items.
These items can be purchased after the talk.
Jennifer’s workshop and experimental Lavender garden is based in a small Bedfordshire village. It is there that she hosts garden tours and creative workshops..
wwwthelavenderhouse.rocks


25/03/2026

LIFE BEHIND THE FIRST CLASS CURTAIN.
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Luckily, Jennifer kept a journal of every trip she was part of. Whether a quick three day New York or an eleven day Australia, it’s all there! Drawing on these diary entries she is able to retell what really went on behind the first class curtain!
Story telling from over 70 countries of adventure, fun, learning to follow your gut and everything in between.
Also covering themes of; Women in aviation, Cabin Crew training, customer service expertise, resilience, adaptability, decision making under pressure,
unexpected realities of the Cabin Crew role and being part of a “one world community”.
Each talk is bespoke to accommodate the room, event purpose, location and audience type, ensuring it is tailored to suit your needs.
~ If this sounds like the perfect talk for your event then drop me a message. I adore doing these as it brings me right back to all the fun ✈️🌎💺🛄

23/03/2026

My intro stories and all the questions you asked last week were great, so here is my story. I have been meaning to put it all together for some time and finally getting round to writing it makes me so happy!
Next job will be putting it on the website, so any information regarding talks, garden tours and key note speaking will be there when you need it. I will share some parts each day but as always, ask if I have missed something.
After nearly two decades of travelling the world as cabin crew, being a brand ambassador and living a champagne lifestyle on lemonade money, redundancy hit hard leaving Jennifer feeling like her wings had been clipped.
2020 brought a collective grief that life was never going to be be the same again. Along with the shock and sadness the rest of the world was feeling,
Jennifer was also experiencing her own personal realisation, one where she needed to figure a few things out.
What skills did she have? What is her identity? How do you validate yourself? And… will she ever be invited to dinner parties again when the stories run out?!
The journey that the last few years has taken her on, has been one of reflection, to trust herself, to recognise her skills and learn how to frame them.
Acknowledging it’s ok to be scared because in her fresh new world, she had to rely on being herself for the first time. No set role, no uniform, no name badge
to hide behind; although you will still see her in pearls with classic red lips and nails, even in her Lavender garden!
Jennifer is the founder of The Lavender House; a grower and maker of all things Lavender related, she holds garden tours, runs creative workshops, attends
pop ups, is writing her first book and feels extremely privileged to be invited to attend events as a Key Note Speaker.
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02/09/2025

08/06/2025

A classic.
My Father in law passed away six years ago and this was his car. A 1934 Austin 10 as original as you can get. The time has come for us to pass it on to a new owner, someone who will hopefully know more about the upkeep of an old car and have some mechanical skills. Cars like this deserve to be shown and driven.
We got it out in the sun today (one thing we have learnt is no one takes a classic out in the rain!) and took some pics - couldn't resist some lavender and baskets getting in on the act. I mean... the patina on the leather 😘.

11/03/2025