Lavender

There are a number of large lavender plants blooming by the dining hall, so last night I picked a bunch.

 I hung some of the lavender up in our closet to dry for later.

And with the rest I made lavender syrup. It was super easy. I boiled one and a half cups of lavender flowers in three cups of water, then strained out the flowers, added sugar, and let it boil down for about twenty minutes. The recipe called for three cups of sugar, so it's really sweet and if I make it again I will probably cut down a bit on the sugar, but it's still really good.

We used some today to make lavender Earl Grey iced tea at lunch, yum.