hen night, troubled night, and the long march of owltober

Lovely glittertigger 's hen night at the weekend. Great excuse to visit Hotel Chocolat for tasty treats, although I think we deserve a whole pile of demerits for losing our hen through taxi fail. As we sat in the restaurant waiting for her bold rescuers to redeem her from the gutter where we'd cruelly abandoned her (it was the gutter right outside her house, so not that uncomfortable a...

introducing myself

... And a score card to send in (or you can score on-line). Sorry, I know I am sounding a bit like an advertisement but their chocolate really is excellent. I have been a tasting club member for years. If you are interested have a look: hxxp://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/ (Copy/paste the address into your browser changing the 'xx' to 'tt' when you do so; I did the 'xx' to protect you from spamming).

An Easter drabble

I exceeded the 100 word mark, but what the heck. xP "Oh... oh my god, V - is this what I think it is?" "Why don't you open the box and see?" "Oh, I -- would you think less of me if I said I was a bit afraid to look?" "Not at all. I can be patient." "Now you're laughing at me. All right, I'll open it... Oh, V! It's so beautiful - how did--?" "Allow me some mystery, my dear, I beg you. ...

Well, bugger. Chocolate and Marfans.

Oh, science. Why must you ruin everything? Apparently, the procyanidine in dark chocolate is really good for you - unless you're a Marf. It opens up the blood vessels almost instantly, dilating arteries, protecting against heart disease. Suffice to say, if you're a Marf, dilating, bendy blood vessels are pretty much the last thing you want. The studies I've read don't really elaborate, but ...

... I'm going to let 2008 go with a whimper and not a bang. Stuck at world of work probably until five, coming down with summat and severly lacking the party spirit. It'll come back another day. So an early night with some fancy hot chocolate , single malt and pleasant dreams. Wishing all of you good times.

Hotel Chocolat codes

... Christmas shopping list thanks to Hotel Chocolat and one of the following codes - thought others might appreciate! http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/amazon - for 10% off. http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/storeoffer - for free delivery. Also - Whistles on King's Road, London, are doing a great discount at the ...