Color of the Week: Greek Islands Blue

Seen around my town in shades of Greek Islands blue on this rainy Sunday.....

Mr. (not so) Goodbar

I love milk chocolate. Real milk chocolate. So sweet and creamy with a nice melt and texture in my mouth, courtesy of the real cocoa butter in the recipe. So imagine the HORROR (Oh, the horror!!) of finding out that Hershey's has changed the formula of some of their most beloved products. They no longer use cocoa butter in my go-to in the afternoons for a little pick up: Krackel, Mr. Goodbar, Milk Duds and Kissables, among others. They are using greasy yucky vegetable oil instead. It's choco-NOT! It's MOCKolate!

I knew a few weeks ago that something was different in my bag of Hershey's miniatures that I keep stashed at the office (well, its not always the same bag , it gets replaced at least twice a week...or it was, anyway...not any more!). A waxy consistency and a weird aftertaste. Then I saw a spot on the Today show about the outrage and found this at Candyblog that confirmed it. Seems its all about the money.

What can we do about it? Send a message to Hershey's here and let them know how you feel about them messing with perfection!

I'm...Barcelona Cool

Yesterday I was mostly nice. Today I am uber (or mucho?) cool. Barcelona cool. I took the "what's your style DNA" test at mydeco.com twice and both times it told me I was Barcelona cool. So I must be.

I was in Barcelona 2 years ago around this time of year. It was wonderful and very stylish. I mentioned a few things about our stay here. To be considered Barcelona cool is well, very cool. Even if it was a computer-generated-based on limited choices-not very valid-expression of coolness. And it told me I was Barcelona cool twice.

Thank goodness I don't have to own a pink and orange chair to be Barcelona cool.

I'm Very Nice.....Mostly

I love random acts of kindness---both giving and receiving. Operation Nice is a great site that posts stories of RAOKs and offers some "tips" on how to make someone's day special. Very nice.

But I have to admit.....sometimes I count Parody, Sarcasm and Mockery as three virtues. Not so nice. Here are two sites that always make me laugh at someone else's disaster (OK, no one got hurt...I do draw the line at laughing at injury!). WARNING: sometimes these sites contain "adult" themes and language!!!! Check out the party disasters at Sorry I Missed Your Party and cakes gone very wrong at Cake Wrecks.

Color of the Week: White Bright

Crisp clean white seen around my town and my house this week:

Scova Notia

In about three weeks the Mister and I will be taking off for eastern Canada. Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec City. I can't wait.

I have started mentally packing for our trip and journaled about it yesterday in my new sketch/journal.

Isn't it funny that when you start to focus on a place or a

person or a something that you suddenly become very aware of that thing in the world and start seeing or hearing it all over the place??? Is there a term for that phenomenon? That has happened to me lately with Nova Scotia.

When looking up the artist in the cute video I posted the other day, I discovered she is Leslie Feist and she was born in NOVA SCOTIA. And while watching HGTV's Extreme Home yesterday, the cool featured home was in...NOVA SCOTIA. Here's a photo and I will be scouting the coastline to get a glimpse when we are there.

Will Knit for Dinner

I am so making the knitted lobster. You may get one for Christmas from me if you are very good.

Sushi anyone? Always fresh....

Everyone loves pizza!