Here is a nice reflection on the sweetness of life. Mary and I had to make difficult choices at Reimer’s Candy Shop in Three Rivers, CA. This is a favorite stop on the way both to and from the Sequoia National Park to see the big trees.
Both my husband and I compete to see who can lose the most weight while eating the most chocolate. Right now he is winning. OK he always wins. Here is his advice!
What do you think? 🙂
Hi, I’m Marsha Ingrao, a retired educator and wife of a retired realtor. My all-consuming hobby is blogging and it has changed my life. My friends live all over the world. In November 2020, we sold everything and retired to the mile-high desert of Prescott, AZ. We live less than five miles from the Granite Dells, four lakes, and hundreds of trails with our dog, Kalev, and two cats, Moji and Nutter Butter. Vince’s sister came with us and lives close by. Every day is a new adventure.
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55 responses to “Chocolate Lovers Rejoice”
Ha! I have balanced diet beat! See here: http://russelrayphotos2.com/2012/05/08/eat-chocolate-naked/
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haha 🙂
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Hahaha … and now we have dessert! 🙂 I admit to being a chocoholic. I didn’t go through four pounds of M&M’s while writing my last book for nothing!
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You must write fast! Four pounds is NOTHING!!! Chocolate IS good for our brains, if not our teeth!!!!! 🙂
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If all goes well and we get this place up to what we want, we may start traveling again. Talking about Hershey factory. That will be fun
When we were in Fresno we tried the grape diet, we ate as much as we picked
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I’m glad you had your own place, Jim! hahaha How many grapes did you eat?????? hmmmmmm 🙂
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Not many. There was a vineyard off of clovis ave just passed ( under the 99 ) that had all you could pick for $0.25 per pound. between middle of August and Labor Day. I like them when they were cold.
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WE had a good laugh at your sign. How true. Except my wife said cholate in one hand and a glass of wine in the other..
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Hahaha that sounds cheerful, too! 🙂 Particularly if the wine tastes like chocolate! 🙂
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I don’t think cholate wine would taste very good..
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mmmmm You never know, Jim. I haven’t tried it yet, but you find me one and I just might! 🙂
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You had me at chocolate! No where are those Nestle’s morsels????
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There is one Costco-sized bag in the pantry, and an opened one in the fridge!!!
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LOL, I finished off a bag last night and am resisting the urge to open the next. I really do need to make them into cookies!
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LOL I love that balanced diet, maybe that is what I am doing wrong.
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Always use two hands Leanne! 😄
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I love chocolate but chocolate is bad for my health 😦
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Choctaw is brain food, Wanda! Where did you hear such a lie that it was bad for your health! Only sugar is bad for your health! 😳😜
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Lovely post …. Lovely diet. Good luck with the diet. Please, keep us posted with the progress.
Somebody has said; if there is no chocolate in heaven … aren’t I going there.
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hahaha. Today a friend sent me a funny grave marker post. No chocolate was indicated. We’d better stay right where we are for a while, Viv! 🙂
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Sounds great to me *smile Bring on the chocolate.
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We’ll have a party! Come on over!!!😀
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I would love too *smile … I have said if I win that big lottery – I will travel around the world and meet up with my blogging friends. Nothing large enough yet. *smile
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Haha! Me either!!!
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What a yummy store 😀
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Yes, Ralph, a great place to visit on your trip over here! 🙂
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That’s a plus in my book 😀
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Yes, plus pounds, plus fun, plus tasty, plus, plus, plus! Xoxoxoxo
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Great quote! Love it! Yes to the healing power of chocolate.
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mmmmmmm I feel better just thinking about all that chocolate! 🙂
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I agree!!!!
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And you and I are close enough to take our walks up in Three Rivers. Let’s go! 🙂
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Dark chocolate is my downfall. Trader Joes has dark chocolate covered cherries that are amazing. Another store has dark chocolate with a bit of coconut inside. Can’t resist either!
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Fist pump, Cathy! I have some dark chocolate M & Ms left from my meeting. Want one? 🙂 Nobody even opened the veggie sticks! hahaha. The peanuts were nearly untouched. Grapes, cheese, forget it. I think I have two M & Ms left, and a few cookies. hahaha
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Oh dear, I need to stay away from that shop! You are a bad influence Marsha Lee!
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I know. I just can’t help myself. mmmmm Want another?
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I think the best diet I heard of was the one where you eat as much as you like. You just don’t swallow. I love chocolate but as I get older I find it can bring on headaches so I tend to eat better quality (= more expensive) chocolate but in smaller quantities. I do like the balanced diet idea and for me, white chocolate is a real treat.
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Andrew, I don’t like the idea of not swallowing! I have taste buds all the way down! Then when the candy is sitting in my tummy, I pat my tummy and talk to it saying, “Mmmmmm, chocolate. Wasn’t that good, Tum Tum? Did you like that? Want some more? Soft fluffy little tummy.” And my tummy gurgles and giggles and laughs a satisfied little giggle, as I plop in another piece. 🙂
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I wish I had sweet shops like that where I live! I totally agree with the balanced diet, works well with cakes too 🙂
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Oh yes, cakes are the best! Lots of chocolate fudge frosting. mmmmmm Baby Cakes in Kingsburg, CA mmmmmm
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I just had a chocolate, Marsha. YUM! My favourite food 😀
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No wonder I love your writing. It’s chocolate induced! 🙂
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Hmmm yummy, still it would mean more hours in the gym….. so I shall hold back! Looking at it is ok I guess! 🙂
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YOU GUESS?!!!! It got really yummy chocolates, which you will find out when we go there! Il going to Ontario soon, and there is supposed to be a great place there !
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I shall go on a diet before i visit you then….:-)
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Haha. No need. We’ll go dancing in the evenings!
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oh that sounds great, I am certainly up for that you know how I love dancing.:-)
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Oh, yes, Ute! Our current CCSS president’s wife is a dance instructress. They charge over $150 an HOUR here in LA. I think it’s only about $15 an hour in Visalia. We can take a lesson, then go to the dance afterwards. Then there are other dances as well. The men would love a “Dancing with the Stars” trained dancer to prance around the floor! 🙂
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Ute, see that reflection in the glass. Not pictured in that nasty reflection is that chocolate-filled pouchy stomach of mine on display. I still bought some mofe! What’s up with that? It was heavenly. The best chocolate peanut butter cups in the world. It was like eating peanut velvet covered with silky chocolate. mmmmmm I have to say that I ate so much I got sick. 😦
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Very naughty Marsha, ( I hope you learnt) I do love chocolate but I have enough willpower to say no sometimes. I have to admit I do not like anything with peanuts, I was once so sick after a peanut dish and that was it. SO any other choclate is welcome! 🙂
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Chocolate is a big weakness! I can’t really admit to learning any lessons other than experimenting with new chocolate dishes! If you want me to avoid chocolate, try combining it with mushrooms! That would do it! Have a great day, Ute. You must be getting ready for work. It’s 1:20 here. Time to go back to sleep. 🙂
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A day off today…hurray! Mayday, will go to the gym in 30 minutes…. I have an idea. Chocolate mushrooms 🙂 Wishing you a good night Marsha!
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Haha! That sounds like a sin! Doing mushrooms to good chocolate! Shame on you Ute! What a naughty girl!😁
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Especially if I put on baseball mitts first!
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hahaha Jilanne. You can pile more in that way! 🙂 🙂
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