Well, time sure does fly when you’re having funemployment. Yesterday marked the the 2 year blogaversary of Finding Me in France. Two years! What a magnificent achievement: spending all your free time writing for free. Here’s to me! That’s me toasting myself, and who better to pat my own back I say. I also say that there’s no better way to celebrate myself than stuffing my face with a big load of chocolates.
Now, god knows I loves me a bit of chocolat and I have, on more than one occasion, eaten myself into a delirium, one time almost into a coma in Paris. But today I am eating the best chocolates I have ever tasted and they are not made in France.
Inside this box are chocolates that can only be described as works of art.
The Buddha Beauty (salted caramel encased in dark chocolate), the Bisous (white chocolate lips filled with chocolate ganache and tangerine liquor), the Pineapple (pineapple caramel). These are the creations of Jean-Michel Carre and his wife Jill, a couple who used to live in Semur but now they make chocolates in California.
Their menu is nothing short of miraculous — ginger/lemon and curry/coconut truffles, blood orange caramels, white chocolate ganache with blackcurrant and their signature chocolate, the Calibressan, dark chocolate filled with limoncello liquer ganache.
I have never once thought I’d like to live in California (too many earthquakes and implants) but these chocolates could probably lure me to build a house directly above the San Andreas Fault and have silicone injected into my flabby and flappy bits. If you’re in California (Scott, Kris, Tisha, Dean), they are in Santa Barbara and Carpinteria and for the rest of you, try www.ChocoCaliBressan.com
So, that’s it. Two years in and I’m still talking about eating and my arse. Why mess with a winning formula right? Anyway, today’s the day. I’ve given you two years of foolishness and now a direct line to the world’s best chocolates. The least you can do is come out of the comment closet. I see you all there lurking in the corners of my monthly visitor stats page. Reveal yourselves with a congratulatory comment on my blog birthday. I need something to distract me from ordering a 30 pound shipment from CaliBressan.
Why resist?
Congrats on blogniversary!
Congratulations!
I’m craving a bisous now, thankyouverymuch. Who cares if I just woke up? :)
You had me at ‘salted caramel!’ Happy Second Blogiversary, how time flies. Thanks for bringing wit and humor and calorie-free pictures of chocolate!
Right on, Bobbi! Felicitations. It’s hard to believe it’s been two years. Thanks for the belly laughs. I’m looking forward to many more. All the Best to you and Neil.
Make sure you eat that buddha in an enlightened manner.
Felicitations!
Happy bloggerversary and looking forward to another two years!
Hey Bobbi. I am so enjoying your book right now. Between caring for my four wonderful girls and enjoying my summer off from music teaching I am slowly reading every word. When I find a book that I love I slow down and savour – kind of like those chocolates. I would definitely have to look at those for a while before I devoured every delicious morsel!
Congratulations on your success.
Congrats to you at the two year mark. I certainly envy your journey especially as I too am a burned out professional in the medical field in NB, Canada. I say go forward ever stronger into the chocolate abyss
From a faithful lurker. Congrats on two years on great blogging.
Love the way you weave your words into such entertaining posts.
Keep them going!
Happy blogaversary Bobbi. Keep going, you’re doing a great job.
Congratulations on your two year anniversary. I must admit I have been a lurker for some time now and have been enjoying your witty prose.
xoxo
Felicitations! Love the blog and look forward to the blook. Will look for it when I’m Home in a few weeks.
p.s. La Suisse is shockingly expensive…
Long may your big jib draw… ;)
Two years? Seriously? That was too freaking fast.
Happy blogday. Hand over the Buddha and no one gets hurt.
Hi Bobbi,
I have been enjoying your blog immensely, your writing style is highly entertaining! It’s a little bit of escapism for me every day so keep the good times rolling please!
Carolyn
I think I found this blog about a year ago and I’m always excited to see a new post. Living vicariously through you Bobbi!
Only two years blogging and you already have a book to show for it: proof positive that you are in the right place, at the right time, doing the right work.
The universe has spoken. Congratulations for letting us all eavesdrop on your conversation with the big DoG is the sky.
Happy Blogoversary!
Here’s to another year (or ten) of giraffe arses, delectable chocolate, fabulous scenery, and general brilliance.
Congratulations and San Francisco is where the real people in California live. We have it all!
Lurker–well I have been called a few things in my day, but lurker–sounds very dark and 50 shades like.
Happy anniversary Bobbi!
Wow! Time does fly! Im still hoping to move to France. For now California is my home and I know Calibresan chocolates very well! All the best to you! Congratulations!
Congratulations Bobbi! I wish you continued success in all of your endeavours. Chocolate is a very powerful behavioral modification reward- so keep eating chocolates because you seem to be doing everything right!
Heather
Happy blogaversary!
Two years… Wow! Time flies when you’re having fun! Looking forward to the next chapter in your journey.
(Those chocolates look fabulous, as do the ones on the link you posted.)
Dear Bobbi-a little birdie told me you may be blogging these chocolates that I know so well, also I recognize that special packaging from our dear friend Anne. Happy Happy Anniversary on your blog and your book. Merci for sharing ..from one ex-frustrated Semuroise to another ! Jill
Jill, your chocolates are a revelation! Merci bien…
Jean-Michel gets all the credit, I am only the “official taster “! Can you imagine !! Jill
Congrats on blogniversary!! That means its been two years for me reading your blog….I followed you from the very beginning and enjoying every minute of it!
Happy Anniversary for SURE.. wow, in two weeks it will be 2 years since we met at the Super Shoppers home. I will be staying there in just 11 more sleeps. MAKES me want to just run up to SB and get those babies to take with me.. I have had the before and they are nothing short of PERFECTION…. just like you Bobbie. Small world that you found the makers of the best in the world and they live so close to me…:))))
Congratulations on your 2 year Anniversary! That is a lovely milestone for sure. I completely agree with your means of celebration, as well. Thank you so much for sharing your source with us!
Congrats to you, Bobbi and also to your great support team (Neil and Co.) who help in bringing your wonderful blog to us! Keep it coming! As someone near and dear to me says, “Have it about ya me maid!” :)
Well I for one am a fan of your book and your blog which I read, mind you, while sitting on my arse and drinking the odd glass of wine and now you have me craving chocolate. Congrats and thanks so much for keeping me entertained.
Thanks to all for the lovely messages! It’s been fun wasting time with you.
That Buddha looks like he’s been on a sugar binge for the past 24 hours.
Congratulations! You continue to inspire.
Quietly reading every blog….hope the next couple of years are just as much …or more…fun.
Cheers !
Late to the party but with sincere good wishes on your second anniversary. As Vivian said, you’ve already done a book and in such a short time – listen to the universe :)
Those are simply gorgeous chocolates.
Happy Blogiversary Bobbi! Here’s looking forward to more witty posts about chocolates, arses and other witty things! I always start blog days with a smile! Thank you!
I have an idea. Send me the thirty pound box of chocolate. It would be domestic shipping.
Congrats on your blogiversary!
Happy, Happy Blogiversary!
Many good wishes as you start your third year, Good on ya Missus. Have been reading you since day one, and really enjoyed the book. I have a feeling “that we ain’t seen nothin yet”.
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HAPPY BLOGDAYVERSARY! Those chocolates look delicious. I’m glad they’re in your possession not mine.
On vacation and catching up on the blog. Another post about chocolate sent me scurrying to my father-in-law’s pantry looking for Chocoeur,an inexpensive but stil tasty French chocolate, only to find half of a ten pound Toblerone ;-)Is it a sign?
Gorgeous chocolates! I’ll take the pineapple-always my favourite shape. Congratulations Bobbi for your two years of purposeful and enlightened blogging and we will all be coming back to read about your arse/choc exploits!
Happy Two Year Anniversary. :D I love your blog and I’m so glad you’re still writing. I know that now that you’re a published writer you hang out with Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt and all the most glamourous people all day long but it’s so good that you still give back to the little people. ;-)
Those chocolates nearly made me drown in my drool by the way!