Category Archives: candy/chocolate

Yesterday I found these: Seasonal candies rock my world. Today’s field trip took Mrs. H and me out to the hinterlands where Fabric Depot is located. How I love that place. I restrained myself and only purchased two spools of … Continue reading →

Today was my first full day in Portland, and I pretty much did nothing. I did manage to go for a run before it started raining, and it’s really great to run under a canopy of trees. Ahhh, the trees! … Continue reading →

My one major regret from my last trip to Portland was that I passed up the Ritter Sport chocolate bar with cornflakes. I keep kicking myself for doing that, and I had every intention of going back to the German … Continue reading →

Gaile sent me this incredible calendar: Peter finds my candy fixation to be a tad distressing, but even he likes this calendar, which means it can be displayed in public territory (i.e., the kitchen) and not squirreled away in my … Continue reading →

I may not speak German, but I do speak the international language of candy. Today was traveling-German-food-truck day, so I went to load up on some bockwurst and saw this: Click the photo to see what’s inside. I asked one … Continue reading →

I got a little chocolate surprise from the poncho-stylin’ Maggi the other day: How cute are these Chick Chocolates? There are two bite-size pieces per package, and no, they didn’t last long! Merci, Maggi!

I know it is not yet October, but lately I have been all fidgety with thoughts of Halloween. I even had to go to two stores yesterday to see if they had Halloween candy, and today I went to another … Continue reading →

Hey all you pop, soda, coke, kako, tonic drinkers! Mary brought up jimmies, and I adore jimmies, so I thought I should talk about how wonderful they are. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, jimmies are … Continue reading →

Yesterday Peter brought home a paper bag and handed it to me. Guess what was inside? I nearly hyperventilated. Can you BELIEVE it? I’ve been wanting to try Valomilks for a while now! He got these at a little nut … Continue reading →

This blog is quickly degenerating into some big candy fest, isn’t it? Well, hopefully I’ll have some crafty things to share later this weekend, but in the meantime, it’s all about CANDY. Check out what came in the mail today: … Continue reading →