Radically Retired

Silencing the Tempters

Written by

Terry

in

, ,

I love imported chocolate, especially Swiss.

I’m sure that this love of “shocklat” (as my paternal grandfather called it in his Swiss-German accent) is both learned and genetic.

For Easter this year, in addition to my annual Lindt gold bunny, the Easter Bunny brought me a variety bag of Lindt bite-sized Easter Eggs.

I enjoyed the bunny bit by bit for a few days after Easter. I weighed every ounce that I ate and counted every calorie.

Even though they’ve called out to me almost every day from the treat cupboard in our kitchen, I’ve resisted those eggs … on most days.

Yesterday, I finally silenced them.

Comments

5 responses to “Silencing the Tempters”

  1. god.fish Avatar
    god.fish

    Very sensible. After all, chocolate wants to be eaten.

    Like

    Reply
  2. mitchteemley Avatar
    mitchteemley

    Ah, victory is (literally) sweet!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Terry Avatar
      Terry

      Haha! So true, Mitch. Have a great day!

      Like

      Reply
  3. Betty Avatar
    Betty

    My brother recently visited Argentina, and they brought us a box of chocolates. They raved about how delicious the chocolates are. I am waiting to open them when we can share with others. I don’t have your willpower!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Terry Avatar
      Terry

      Many countries have a knack for chocolate making. We even have a few chocolatiers here in Canada who have extremely good offerings. I believe the owners of some of these businesses have origins in another country. The other, Purdy’s has been in Vancouver, Canada since the early 1900’s. From our winters in Texas, we’ve come to enjoy Mexican chocolates too. My take on all of this is that, although tasty too, North American chocolate is considerably sweeter and doesn’t have the buttery texture of that of other countries. You do have willpower, Betty, because you haven’t even opened the box! Have a great day 😊

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply

Leave a reply to mitchteemley Cancel reply

More posts