AS PRETTY AS A WOMAN IN LOVE....

And so this afternoon, I finally finished my "Sugar-paste and Fondant" workshop ..
Have immersed myself in the art of making sugar flowers, because have an insatiable desire to learn new things and also because I love flowers..
Especially daisies ...
They make me happy ..Very happy..
Flowers always, and I mean always, put a smile on my face...

So for the past three weeks..
With a few holidays in between ..
I have made flowers and more flowers..
Roses, Carnations, Asters, Poinsettias, Azaleas, Lotus, Daisies,Lilies Blossoms etc..etc..

 How the petal should look ..
How it should curl or twirl...
I have done ruffles and crimps and borders....

Learned how to make a wedding cake..
NO NO have absolutely no intention of getting married..
This is for the other suckers...ha ha ha ..

Learned how to make caramel..
How to air-brush flowers...
Pipe dots that look like lace, make pretty pieces of lace out of royal icing, make butterflies , that I'm crazy about and basically everything that makes the outside of a cake ...
As pretty as a "Woman in Love"..

Yup..Because a woman in love, looks beautiful because of what she holds inside her...
That her smile speaks in a language you may never understand...
Her eyes light up with embers nobody can extinguish..

And I feel, in the same way, if you can translate , into a form how yummy the inside of a cake is, then well, you have learned some "MAGIC" in life...

Fabian , my teacher is absolutely fantastic...and Magical...
He is patient and always has words of encouragement..
And in these  past 3 weeks , I have not only learned , how to decorate cakes and make them beautiful inside out, but also learnt a little more patience...
Because when you learn Sugar-craft...
you need patience...LOTS OF IT ...

So you see, in my (fantastic or crazy...take your pick) opinion, the out side of a cake is very much like a woman is love...
Very very beautiful, intricate, fragile and brimming with an unparalleled glow..
But if you do not handle her with a lot of love, care and loving attention....
She will crack under harshness or neglect, just like the beautiful sugar-paste flowers or an over exposed Fondant, (which keeps the beautiful essence of the cake protected like a loving arm wrapped protectively around the one you love...)
And all the richness and flavour and essence of love that she holds inside her , will lose some its fragrance and wholesomeness due to exposure to the harsh elements ...

So in my conclusion...
Please do go and learn at least one thing in life , that challenges you and makes you happy..
To me , I'm blessed that I get a chance to explore various roads in my life...
Fall in love..
Drink wine...
Smile...
Believe in magic, only then can it stay alive..
Let water flown under the bridge ...GO...
Laugh, even if no one is cracking any jokes...
And love your self...
And thank the one above , before you go to sleep , for everything...Regardless...

And treat everyone with as much love and care as possible...
You never know , if you ever gonna meet them , ever again...

So yes, I love all that I learnt from Fabian...
And yes I love spending time with flowers...
Now I need to get down to practising , all I learnt...
And put it all to good use..

Till then...
I will stay , happy and smiling...
And will walk a mile..
And will talk , as much as I do...
And make you laugh , like only I can...
And sing my favorite songs...
And chase butterflies..
And put daisies in my hair, smile and squint at the sun..
And sit by a lake so blue...
And wave out to the puffy clouds passing by..

OK I'm stopping ...now..
Or Mini, Jaya and Sandy, will again shake their beautiful heads and and toss their tresses and roll their kohl lined eyes and say, "The girl has lost it"...
Well frankly, "I have"...

P.S. Call Fabian (9820521374), if you want to learn , all this really amazing stuff..