A lot of lavender

I have been busy in my garden with the arrival of spring, the lavender has been growing so well. I think the secret really is to leave lavender alone to just get on with it, it seems to be working for me here in Sydney. I am thinking about making lavender oil once it has dried, does anyone know how to do this??

More lemons

I have been busy trying out various recipes for lemon curd with the abundance of lemons I now have in my garden. I have made two different batches, both full of sugar but you only need a little amount spread on toast and everything in moderation I say. I got these teeny tiny little jars in the local shop and they look so cute. Does anyone have any recipes for lemon marmalade or lemon pickle?

Lately

Lately I have been taking a lot of pictures, carrying around my dslr and making the effort to shoot every day. I must confess I don't miss instagram at all, I thought I would but I realised it was making me a bit lazy, a quite snap, edit, upload, obsess about 'likes'. I am enjoying taking pictures for the diptychs I am doing with Leanne over here. We have been sending each other pictures based on a theme then we match them up, it is great fun, I highly recommend it if you feel in a bit of a rut with your photography. You can easily make a diptych using pic monkey, I am finding it really hard to shoot in portrait so I just adapt my landscape shots, I know a lot of people only shoot in portrait for a diptych but hey, isn't photography all about breaking rules too?