Dia De Los Muertos

Day of the Dead or Dia de Los Muertos, is a Mexican holiday in which people remember family and friends who have passed away.

It's not something I've really celebrated before, but I have lost some close family members recently, in particular my sweet Uncle Lloyd who passed away in September, so it really resonated with me.

As it would so happen, my good friend threw a Day of The Dead party this weekend and it was a great excuse to get dressed up and bake sugar cookies!

I became a little bit obsessed with the cookies. In the top picture, I decorated the skulls using fondant cut-outs. In the picture above, I covered the cookies with fondant, left them to dry for 48 hours and used edible pens to decorate them. Click here for a good recipe for sugar cookies.


Peace & Love

xx

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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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Baby Shower

Last weekend was my little sister's baby shower & we celebrated with an afternoon of cakes, games & laughter.

My very beautiful sister... I love you sis

The cake :)

250 to be precise

The scores on the board

Getting some practice in...

One of my beautiful nieces eating cake pops

I'm so excited about my new niece...

xxxxx

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