Dark Chocolate & Blueberries

Where have these been all my life???!

'uh-SIGH-ee'

or so I'm told

And there's also pomegranate ...and gogi berries (whatever those are) with raspberries

I think we first discovered these at Festival Foods in Eau Claire. Or maybe it was Walmart in Rice Lake. But the last time we were at Sam's Club, we saw that they have much larger bags. We didn't purchase them. But after we had lunch across town, I am not kidding you, KEVIN, who passes up most sweets, turned toward Sam's Club like a homing pigeon, and drove out of our way to return to Sams and get the large bag of Brookside blueberries and dark chocolate.

I have no idea why anyone would make such a foolish decision, for I can eat an entire large bag of those delicious treats just as easily as a small bag. There is no switch in my brain that says, 'Whoa! You've already eaten an entire handful of those chocolates. Enough Already!'  It's like mountain climing...you eat it because it's THERE.  

So take pity on me. I'm trying to avoid those and stick with my one orange mid-evening while Kevin indulges in his 'health food.'

It's not easy.

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In the Backyard - Truck Tire

I can't begin to tell you how much more stuff I notice, since I got my new camera. It's nothing fancy, and is really what they categorize as a 'point and shoot,' but it does give me the ability to walk around, taking pictures of things I like. Believe it or not, I liked this. It's the wheel and tire on an old truck that sits next to our garden. And I see that it's already been decorated for fall: a little nesting material, some moss, rust, and a cobweb. I feel like I stumbled upon someone's little treasure box.

I know some of you, like Jen and Amy and Sandra, find wonderful treasures daily, which you show us in gorgeous photographs. Others comb thrift stores and estate sales for vintage items. I love looking at those things. And others come up with the most clever crafts or jewelry, or items of furniture you restore - or recipes you share with us.

So, what's your favorite treasure of late?

I'm still looking for that 1950s pair of young boy burgandy and black hockey skates - that I wish I'd not given away... probably 10 years ago. And we won't mention the teddy bear.

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