I believe Luciaphil is right.  The scientific name for lavender is Lavandula Angustifolia.  It comes from liliac or violet petals. How I got on this topic is beyond me but I think it had to do with Vicky's scent or how lavender became associated with homsexuality.  Am I right or wrong again?  If Murphy's Law is correct I'm probably wrong. In any case..its a nice, sensual scent.  So pleasing to the senses.   And I love Cole Porter songs!! 

Oh yhea..I love Maggie too!!  ..and Josette..and Rachel...There were alot of gay moments on the show but I could say the same thing about Star Trek too and Starsky and Hutch.  Who cares?  Its all that stuff that made it so very special.      

My dad got me Hollywood Babylon..I think back in the 70's when I wasa young one in high school.  Great Reading!  Now Collinwood Babylon Wow That's a thought.  I wonder if there would be any mention of any nude pics?? I guess yes if a book of that nature took after HB.  It would make for some great reading though. 

Thanks Midnite.  I'll get in the habit of previewing too before I post!   

I never understood those fireplaces..no matter how long a room was unoccupied there was always some fire going on in one of those magical fireplaces.  I only witnessed Ben Stokes "light one" in one episode and he was only setting firelogs down but really he was simply kneeling by the fireplace. [spoiler]The Old House was unoccupied after Barnabas was cursed and when Josette enters into her bedroom at the end of the Leviathan Story there's the old fire going.[/spoiler] They must have had some type of magical powers those fireplaces.  But the supernatural was what made DS so special.

Wow Taeylor, I always enjoy reading your comments because you seem so honest in your convictions.  I feel the same way about DS.  I just love this gothic , romantic story.  I have had to put it away though for a few weeks because it was consuming me in the summer when I'd watch 10 episodes a day.  Now I'm back to teaching and can't dedicate that amount of time to watching it.  I love DS I think because it helps me escape from routine stuff.  Does that make any sense?  In any case, I do hope you are on some road to recovery and that any pain you feel is minimized through proper medical help.  (Julia..where are you?) Long Live DS!! 

You are right Magnus Trask about Buzz couple of weeks..but is time in Collinsport, Maine the same as time in the real world?  I mean RT and PT and going back to 1795 and going to 1897..1840..I don't know if Buzz was around for a couple of weeks or maybe a few months.  I really wish I could go back to 1967..'68,'69 so that I could go hang out in front of the ABC studios.  I would have begged my mom to take me there. But I was too young and not in the state of NY (still not there) so I guess her answer would be a resounding NO! Now I'm trying to get my girls to go to a festival with me and there answer is a resounding no!!  I can't win.  In any case Carolyn was a bit annoying during the Buzz weeks? months? year?  So does anyone know if time is the same in DS as real world time or is this even relevant?