Dormancy. It's a word not often used in conversation, but could well describe our collective lives these last couple of months. In this sense, we've been quite similar to our lavender plants. During the winter into spring, lavender is in a dormant state -- resting up and waiting out until it explodes into spikes in anticipation of its purple glory. As our lavender is greening up and sending up spikes, we too are emerging out into the world again, tentatively and carefully at