celebrating Manitoba-made Melt Chocolate
Celebrating Manitoba Day on May 12th always gives me a great opportunity to celebrate the growth and diversity of Manitoba-made […]
Learning about Belize cocoa at the Peini Cacao Plantation
I was thrilled to receive an invitation from the Peini Cacao Plantation Ltd. based in the Toledo District of southern
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exploring the Belize City area
Belize City was the capital of Belize until 1970, when Belmopan–a planned community–was made the Belizean capital due to its
Xocodiva Artisan Chocolates of Puerto Vallarta
While eating my way around Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in 2015, as always, I had chocolate on my brain. I was told
finding pleasure in Placencia, Belize
I have to thank my writer friend Lyn Hancock for pointing me in the direction of Placencia, Belize. Virginia and
A visit to the Guittard Chocolate Company
I’ve investigated chocolate in California through two chocolate festivals–the Los Angeles Chocolate Salon in Southern California and the International Chocolate
exploring Punta Gorda, Belize
Our trip to Belize in November, 2018, was full of adventure. As I’d mentioned in this introductory post, we flew
best Manitoba winter festivals
Readers of this blog will know that I am not a huge fan of winter. Our winters can be as
sweet memories of Ottawa
Ringing in the New Year brought back sweet memories of my trip to Ottawa, Canada, when I had the opportunity
2018: a year of transition
Whether your end-of-year celebrations have centred around the Winter Solstice, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or some other theme, I hope your
exploring Belize
In a previous post, I mentioned that many moons ago, I’d been on an incredible snorkelling trip in the northern part
the many faces of volunteerism
This week’s post celebrates the spirit of volunteerism. Volunteers are saluted annually during National Volunteer Week (this year April 18-24, 2021) and
