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Heaven ~ June 2008
Initially, I did not swoon over San Francisco. I wanted bigger, taller... more. I don't know what I was expecting, but the city that greeted me was not It. Granted, as we explored more and more of its nooks and crannies (and its many -- and wonderful -- bookstores), it really took hold of me. What a wonderful place!
The one thing I went there knowing that I HAD to do was visit the Recchiuti shop in the Ferry Building. C was not nearly as impressed as I, but then again, I've been admiring these chocolates from afar for quite some time.
I picked up one box for myself, the chocolate bar trio for C, and selected a few tasty morsels for Right Then. C snapped a very silly photo of me licking my fingers as we sat by the pier. What I would give to be able to walk in there any time I wanted one chocolate!!
And then we came home... :-(
When did it become summer here?!? Geez! When Johnnie and I go for our daily walks, I point out all the things I love about this place. The magnolias and gardenias in bloom, the jasmine wrapping delicate tendrils around fences and mailboxes... Otherwise, I wish I lived elsewhere, in a city where it doesn't get so hot, where there are endless places to walk and see, where wine country is a quick car ride away, and where a very sweet chocolate shop is within reach.
So yesterday I cracked open my little green box of heaven, but I couldn't bring myself to partake of its contents. Today however, I had no such compunction. I quietly nibbled on the Star Anise & Pink Peppercorn one like a mouse with a prized cheese and dreamt of its silent companions awaiting similar fates. Mmm... I can't wait!