My Love Is Like To Ice, And I To Fire - Edmund Spenser

My love is like to ice, and I to fire:

How comes it then that this her cold so great

Is not dissolved through my so hot desire, 

But harder grows the more I her entreat?

Or how comes it that my exceeding heat

Is not allayed by her heart-frozen cold,

But that I burn much more in boiling sweat,

And feel my flames augmented manifold?

What more miraculous thing may be told, 

That fire, which all things melts, should harden ice,

And ice, which is congeal's with senseless cold,

Should kindle fire by wonderful device?

Such is the power of love in gentle mind,

That it can alter all the course of kind.

Why Christmas Is The Worst Time Of Year - Book of Elsa

Why Christmas Is The Worst Time Of Year 

This time of year is hard for me, I don't like Christmas. It only means one thing: spending long periods of time in an enclosed space with Family.

I love my family, I do. Honest. But I've realised after 24 years that I don't like them very much when we are all together. They start to grate at me, my mother constant criticisms, my father asking what am I doing with my life. I don't know is still the answer by the way. And my sisters, well they know how to push my buttons in ways that come 10 pm Christmas Eve all I want for Christmas is to go HOME. sod the presents. 

I would like to add that this is not the familys' fault. The problem lies with me. I've come to realise that I am not a people person and try as I might all other people do is rub me up the wrong way (after awhile).

It wasn't all bad though: watching my nephews open their presents on Christmas morning was pure joy. For that and other small nuggets of happiness dished out throughout the Christmas period and because my mother will never forgive if I don't attend I shall try again next year which I'm told is the spirit of the holidays.

Book of Elsa  

xoxo

My Favourite Brownie Recipe - Book Of Elsa

My Favourite Brownie Recipe 

Made brownies to take over to my mums' on Christmas Eve and this is my favourite recipe. Ever.

By the way you can find the actual recipe here.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 

XO

Prayer - Book Of Elsa

Felling a fraction of the lost 148 souls departed too soon;

I sat crying as pictures came on the screen of shot up and exploded class rooms. 

Men with automatic weapons went into a school, same as the one I attended (and I suspect you attended) and opened fire.

The pain in parents eyes as they now get to bury their children touches close to my own heart. 

I pray that no one need ever feel such loss again, 

I pray The Lord to invite into Heaven 148 souls tonight; because that is all that I can do for them now. 

Please, Please let us be kinder with each other for enough blood has been spilled.

Book Of Elsa 

Making Of: Our First Batch "Oh Naturel" THE BODY BUTTER

Hello everyone! This is our 100th post here at Book Of Elsa and it's a special one...

Very exciting week here because my sister and I made the very first batch of our products ready to sale online (coming soon!). Of course I videoed it all :) hope you like.

Have a great Sunday,

Book Of Elsa 

xo

THE Most Delicious Hot Chocolate of all time - Book of Elsa

THE Most Delicious Hot Chocolate of all time - Book of Elsa

The name says it all, trust me anyone can make this!

Book of Elsa

Mini Marshmallows because they look darn cute but you're free to use whatever you like or to leave them out altogether (but really now is not the time to be healthy)

Squirty Cream needs no explanation but again leave out if you're crazy like that. 

Full fat milk of course :) if you're on a health kick or diet: eat a salad. This is not for you.

Cocoa mix: any mix is lovely but mine is from here