My calendar says —
therefore, it must be —
today is a day
for Vitamin C.
C is for chocolate
and what could be sweeter?
So Happy World Chocolate Day
to you, dear reader!
If we can find a respite from reality, surely it is in a chocolate moment.
May it be so for you, dear reader.
Oddments 
July 7, 2022 at 12:09 pm
Well, I had my Vitamin C/Orange juice, so now it’s time for chocolate, right? World Chocolate Day! I don’t know who thought this one up, probably some CEO at Hershey’s, but God bless ’em. I will do my best to make him/her proud. Yep, I hear a Hershey’s Dark Chocolate Candy Kiss calling me right now!
Today’s poem is just plain fun Maureen.
July 7, 2022 at 12:18 pm
Thanks, Ginger! It’s amazing, isn’t it, how chocolate does indeed call to us. Dark chocolate seems to have an especially loud voice. And I feel the same way: it doesn’t matter who thought it up, God bless ’em!
July 7, 2022 at 12:15 pm
I have a secret stash in the bottom drawer right next to my desk. Shhh-hh. Our secret.
July 7, 2022 at 12:20 pm
My lips are sealed. If I’m lucky, they’ll be stuck shut by a Milky Way.
July 7, 2022 at 12:31 pm
hahaha!!! 😆
July 7, 2022 at 5:55 pm
I work very hard to avoid a dificiency in this particular vitamin. Thanks for the heads up.
July 7, 2022 at 6:07 pm
You’re welcome, and congratulations on being so health-conscious.
July 7, 2022 at 6:47 pm
I love this post, but you knew I would. 🙂 I just happened to have some chocolate with my lunch today. I must support these special days. Like Dan’s comment too. 🙂
July 7, 2022 at 8:14 pm
It was truly noble of you to support this day. I too made the sacrifice and had some chocolate. Well, maybe more than “some,” but that’s how noble I am. I got a chuckle from Dan’s comment too. It’s good that so many of us care about our health.
July 9, 2022 at 10:39 am
I’ll never think of Vitamin C in the same way again. My sweetheart and I like to have small ‘puddins’ in the evening, more correctly pronounced ‘puddings’, which in England means anything eaten as a dessert – could be sweet (a trifle, ice cream, Eton mess etc) or savoury (cheese and crackers). In our case, it’s a likely to be chocolate ginger biscuit or a small piece of chocolate. Now I can think of it as a health kick, it will taste all the sweeter.
July 9, 2022 at 11:19 am
Of course I had to look up “Eton mess.” What a strange name for something so pretty! I read that “mess” has several explanations, all of which are tentative; my own take on it is that it refers to what has to be cleaned up after making it. I did not know that “pudding” referred to any sweet, and I like that. “Puddin'” is even better. But what a lovely evening ritual! I approve of all such healthy habits.
July 9, 2022 at 11:28 am
‘Mess’ also can mean a canteen.
July 9, 2022 at 11:41 am
Like a U.S. Army mess, maybe. How interesting.
July 24, 2022 at 5:27 pm
I love Eton Mess!
July 25, 2022 at 8:28 am
Though I’ve never had it, I think I’d say the same thing!
July 24, 2022 at 5:27 pm
The world needs more chocolate. Now!
July 25, 2022 at 8:19 am
AMEN!