My Week in Moving Pictures, Sunday 29 June 2014

Hi, welcome to Book of Elsa

This week has gone by so quickly it seemed only natural to make a video instead of the usual picture post. Hope you like! :)

xo

Pork Burger Video

Welcome to Book of Elsa,

The response when I posted pics of this meal on Instagram has been insane!! So without further ado, here is the video of how I made it! Enjoy! 
Watch  here.

XO

Week In Pictures - Very Late

May/June Beauty Favourites

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Video does what is says on the tin 

Enjoy! xo

HOW I MISS YOU - Book Of Elsa

HOW I MISS YOU  

by Book of Elsa

I miss the smiles you never had

I miss the clothes you never wore

I miss all the time we would have spent

Playing. Fighting. Loving.

I miss you little boy, like the piece of my heart I never knew I had.

Most of ALL,

I miss the life you didn't have, 

Wondering what kind of man you'd grow to become.

Endless possibilities that weren't to be 

Keep me awake in the dead of night.

Oh How I Miss You... Just like that. 

Sunday, 8th June 2014

ONE ART by ELIZABETH BISHOP

One Art

BY ELIZABETH BISHOP

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;

so many things seem filled with the intent

to be lost that their loss is no disaster.

Lose something every day. Accept the fluster

of lost door keys, the hour badly spent.

The art of losing isn’t hard to master.

Then practice losing farther, losing faster:

places, and names, and where it was you meant

to travel. None of these will bring disaster.

I lost my mother’s watch. And look! my last, or

next-to-last, of three loved houses went.

The art of losing isn’t hard to master.

I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster,

some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent.

I miss them, but it wasn’t a disaster.

—Even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture

I love) I shan’t have lied. It’s evident

the art of losing’s not too hard to master

though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster.

Luxor - Egypt (Top 5 Tips)

Morning Guys! Welcome to Book of Elsa :)

Here are my top tips for travelling to Luxor, Egypt:

1. Bring loads of light layers, so that you can mix and match and layer on cool nights. Also bring a large scarf/shawl to cover shoulders in temples/mosque.
2. Bring a large sun hat!! Goes without saying but...
3. Whilst on excursion take 10 Egyptian Pounds to make tipping easier, the bus driver/guide/servers... it all adds up. Take my word for it.
4. Keep aftersun cream in the fridge for extra coolness following a day in the (very) hot sun.
5. If the one thing you miss from home is tea, might want to bring your own tea bags... Just had water.

PS: don't forget to hydrate. I recommend small quantities regularly!!

Bread - The Staff of Life

Welcome, to Book of Elsa!
For those who visit my site often carbohydrates are a common sight. The truth is, I love them (too much some might say) in all forms... BREAD being very high on the list.
This is NOT my first attempt at baking bread from scratch; this is NOT my 10th attempt either. I can honestly write that I've wasted tonnes of flour trying to achieve the perfect staff of life and that I kept failing. Badly. All I ever had to show for my efforts were badly shaped, flour covered rocks with the texture of sawdust.
Until this recipe here by Paul Hollywood. Anyone, can make this. I promise.
Elsa, XXO

Sunday, 1st June 2014

Welcome back to my blog! Here is this week edition of Week In Pictures, 

Enjoy....

XXO