Sugar Cubes and Sonnets

Sonnet XVII

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,

or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.

I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,

in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms

but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;

thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,

risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.

I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;

so I love you because I know no other way

than this: where I does not exist, nor you,

so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,

so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep. (Pablo Neruda)

Peace & Love

xx

Click here for instructions on how to make these cuties, they are really easy!

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Heart Shaped Sugar Cubes (How To Post)

Heart shaped sugar cubes are the easiest thing ever to make and make really cute gifts.

1. Pour out some sugar into a bowl, around 4 tablespoons per colour, and add just enough cold water to make it the consistency of wet sand.
2. Use a tiny amount of gel colouring of the colour you desire (you can also use a drop of normal food colouring). Mix until the sugar has a consistent colour and then shape using either a cookie cutter or a silicon mold.
3. To get the shape using a cookie cutter, first place it on top of a sheet of baking paper. Then stuff the cutter full of the coloured sugar and smooth the top using the back of a teaspoon. Finally pop it back out on to the baking paper.
4. Once you have finished making all of the shapes, leave them to dry in the fridge (or freezer) for about 2 hours and then they are good to go. You may need to dust off the edges so that you get a smooth shape.

Easy Peasy!

Peace & Love

xx

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