ive been giving out samples of the orange-lavender shortbread cookies to friends and relatives, and am pleased at the responses received so far. they aren't the easiest to take to because many would associate lavender to skincare products and aromatherapy. i remember how i got so sick of making the cookies just to perfect the right crunch, consistency and texture. i had to dump so many batches of them and the thought of having wasted so much butter, eggs, sugar and precious lavender was almost painful. but i knew i had to get them right and to be honest, it happened by mistake. but this is another story for another day ;- )
so im really hopeful this project will take off and im confident that it will be a stepping stone to materialise bigger plans that i already have on hand. but of course, this would not have been possible without the support of many friends who have helped in being my guinea pigs, promoters and even mentors :- )

this may prove to be a difficult time to overcome but id like to remind myself with a quote that uncle joo hong had above his work desk.

"whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it" -Goethe