Friday 20 May 2011

Beauty and rocks

I will own a cat and not fear being called a witch, I will dance and not fear being named a whore. I shall ride my horse and go where I please. I shall sore like a gyrfalcon. I shall live my own life and please myself. I shall be a free woman.
It is no small thing, this, for a woman: freedom.
-
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory

So the other day I was out exploring the
Port Hills and I couldn't help but think about what a beautiful city I live in...as if I hadn't already worked that one out! It reminded me of the nice chat I had with the lady serving me at the chemist today.


Looking down over my new city from Summit Road

Down the bottom of the valley there was some pretty impressive rockfall which I briefly considered taking some photos of but my desire not to hang around was stronger! Most of the time I don't feel fazed by earthquakes (I was in the process of joining the library earlier this week when there was a rather large shake and we all just carried on with life as though it wasn't happening - the guy signing me up didn't even bat an eyelid) but every now and then I get a little panicked and this was one of those moments...and I didn't even require the earth to shake!

But since you are normally here to see some food I will oblige with some chocolate.
Whittaker's Ghana Peppermint chocolate to be exact (man, their new website makes me crave chocolate really bad). This was the chocolate I carried with me on the plane here in case I needed that support that only chocolate can give! One of my old flatmates told me that even the Wilderness magazine says you should not leave home without chocolate so it must be as magical as I always thought!


I totally adore this chocolate. In fact, it is dangerous to have around. I gave a block to my parents once. They said never again. It's that, well, "bad" for us peppermint lovers!! Of course, if you are trying to avoid eating it you could just make
mint slice with it right?

5 comments:

  1. During my travels last year, I never, never got on a plane without fancy dark chocolate. It made me feel so smug to be enjoying it while the other passengers were trying to find the four lone peanuts in their complimentary bag ;)

    So delighted to hear you're settling in!

    (And Skype will NOT log on! Grrr!)

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  2. I love whittakers, particuarly the dark ghana and the almond dark block. Haven't seent the peppermint block before though.

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  3. I love that chocolate - I wish they made it in the little bars too, though maybe for the sake of my waistline its good that they don't. I've got the dark almond to try tonight for the first time, very exciting :)

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  4. Oh, I wish they sold that chocolate here, it sounds amazing. Glad you didn't stick around the rock fall area -- best to be cautious, I think, in situations like that!

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  5. While I am not the hugest fan of mint choc, I do love whittakers!

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