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Perhaps a little optimistic, but at least it's forecast that it's going to warm up over the weekend! Have a good one!
A little about our stay at Hotel Chocolat, for those who're interested...
For anyone who's familiar with the brand of chocolate "Hotel Chocolat" this is the hotel, restaurant and plantation where it all begins. We were lucky enough to meet co-owner Peter Harris on our stay, a fascinating guy who started the business as a mail order chocolate company and has worked to create something virtually unique. I've not met many true entrepeneurs before, but what I found most interesting is that I got no sense that he'd built this for the money. It seemed much more about creating something very special, realising a dream if you like. It seemed clear that the workers here are getting a good deal. The plantation works to promote agriculture and to help farmers set up their own crops, with a clear focus on education and providing a fair return on the cocoa! If ever you're lucky enough to visit St Lucia, I cannot recommend this place enough. It makes you see your chocolate in a whole new light, and I doubt you'll ever grumble again at paying a couple of pounds for quality bar of dark chocolate once you've seen the work that's gone into it!
~Mary Kay Ash
this is my katie..
we had breakfast down at the beach this morning and then she tried to help me come up with ideas for my canon photo5 box... She is so creative, all her ideas were so outside the square.. i just dont think i could pull them off..
In the end I didnt come up with anything, and i didnt care.. It was nice hanging out blowin bubbles and having some time with a good friend :))
Explored.. #262 Thanks everyone!
people are really very friendly here.... everyone we encountered out near the lake had a nod or a smile or a pleasant hello. i like rural maine folks :)
If Spring doesn't come soon I shall be wearing this skirt with my rip-off ugg boots and fleece - I can't possibly be made to wait any longer...I got it for a bargain £2.50 off of ebay - it's got sparkly bits and bright colours - and I want to wear it NOW!
Perhaps a little optimistic, but at least it's forecast that it's going to warm up over the weekend! Have a good one! A little about our stay at Hotel Chocolat, for those who're interested... For anyone who's familiar with the brand of chocolate "Hotel Chocolat" this is the hotel, restaurant and plantation where it all begins. We were lucky enough to meet co-owner Peter Harris on our stay, a fascinating guy who started the business as a mail order chocolate company and has worked to create something virtually unique. I've not met many true entrepeneurs before, but what I found most interesting is that I got no sense that he'd built this for the money. It seemed much more about creating something very special, realising a dream if you like. It seemed clear that the workers here are getting a good deal. The plantation works to promote agriculture and to help farmers set up their own crops, with a clear focus on education and providing a fair return on the cocoa! If ever you're lucky enough to visit St Lucia, I cannot recommend this place enough. It makes you see your chocolate in a whole new light, and I doubt you'll ever grumble again at paying a couple of pounds for quality bar of dark chocolate once you've seen the work that's gone into it! flic.kr/p/dPqJBH
I gave the saturday booze victim a wide berth today and hitched a ride with Nick. Unbeknown to us summer crept up like some kind of crafty seasonal ninja during the course of the day, it was so lovely on the way home that we decided to have a little afternoon picnic on the bank of the Thames, he went for the poncy sparkling water and I went for the considerably more sensible option of a cadburys mini egg tube. Wibbly 1: Nick 0.