Apple Crunch is way ahead! Blueberry Brownie and Carrot Cake are waving from way back 😅 Didn’t see that coming! Dark chocolate lovers, are you even out there? 🧐
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Apple Crunch is way ahead! Blueberry Brownie and Carrot Cake are waving from way back 😅 Didn’t see that coming! Dark chocolate lovers, are you even out there? 🧐
Good morning! ✨ A busy day incoming, but that’s how I like them. The carnations are still doing great! 🌱
Good morning! ✨ A busy day incoming, but that’s how I like them. The carnations are still doing great! 🌱
Autumn chocolate is here. Don’t fight it, you deserve some.
Happy September 1st! I took this picture of my dahlia ‘Edinburgh’ this morning, just before the heavy rain started. A nice start to the meteorological autumn! 🍂 🌱
Happy September 1st! I took this picture of my dahlia ‘Edinburgh’ this morning, just before the heavy rain started. A nice start to the meteorological autumn! 🍂 🌱
Well, stores are now starting to put the Christmas things out so for Halloween to be the new Christmas, I would need to release the collection at the start of July 😂
Summer has finally been staked through the heart. Time for chocolate to rise from the grave.
I love the way they are framing your window!
Fuchsias! Not sure which variety exactly though 😅
Last weekend before September, which means my favourite part of the year is about to start. 🌱
Summer was too hot to spend a whole day wandering through parks and now the forecast says two weeks of rain (I don’t mind a little). Can I please get a few days of mild, dry weather to go on a proper day-long adventure?
Busy morning preparing some spooky figures for the Halloween/Autumn chocolate collection. 🍫🎃
So sorry to hear! Hoping you recover quickly!
PLEASE fill in this consultation, as it is an attack on trans health care, and the gender criticals will definitely fill out in! You do not need to answer all the questions.
Snack time, no interruptions.
The secret is… luck 🤣
I’m back after a small break, just in time to share one of my favourite dahlias that’s blooming right now. 🌱
Thanks for thinking of me! I had some personal stuff going on but it’s all sorted now. I’ll be back soon!
I did in the past but I've let them in the ground those past years and none have died. So not bothering anymore!
Good morning! A bit late and not in its best shape, but the first ‘Café au Lait’ dahlia of the year has finally arrived. 🌱
A sad way to go. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemies.
Congratulations! Things may be chaotic out there, but so many good stories start in chaos. And with that name, he’s already off to a strong start.
Tonight’s read! 📚📖
Good morning! My ‘Hamari Gold’ dahlia still has more petals to unravel, but it’s already enormous! Wishing you all an amazing weekend! 🌱
Maybe I’m a hobbit.
Did I pick enough blackberries? Is there even such a thing as enough blackberries?
The bars will be good at room temperature for three to six months (just keep them in a cool, dry cupboard 15–20°C). It’ also better to avoid ordering if the temperature is above 28 °C at the destination! Freezing’s not recommended unless you’re okay with the texture and taste changing a bit.
While customers in the US might have to pay a 10% import duty when the package arrives, it shouldn’t be the case as orders below $800 are supposed to be exempt. We can never be 100% sure but that’s how it should be.
Hi! Shipping to the US is calculated by weight so you will have to make a basket on the website to check the shipping price!
There are plans for more ruby indeed! But I have to make a few tests before so I can decide what are the best options 😂
This morning will be spent preparing orders to ship this afternoon. This was the last ‘calm’ week before a while. Preparation and testing for the autumn/Halloween collection starts next week! Excited! 🍫
This morning will be spent preparing orders to ship this afternoon. This was the last ‘calm’ week before a while. Preparation and testing for the autumn/Halloween collection starts next week! Excited! 🍫
Well, that Nintendo Direct was extremely disappointing…
Exactly, I don’t think he looks better or worse than before. Just different and not really my problem. And if there are things on which the guy is an idiot (I know there are), they can just write on that specific topic instead.
And I would struggle to listen to the full length of a 45-minute speech 😅
My mind’s starting to work a bit better again, so there’s no reason my wife should be the only one suffering through my stupid puns. Here you go: What did the paper say after visiting the printer? “I’m impressed.”
A shame your first one was an idiot. Hopefully everything will get better now!
It hasn’t been a good year for dahlias because it’s been too warm and dry, so many are late. But the first ‘Hamari Gold’ is finally starting to show herself! And if I’m not mistaken, the first ‘Café au Lait’ will be popping up soon too! 🌱
Sometimes you get used to the medication and don’t notice the effects. Then you stop, and you see there actually was a difference…
Elvanse 70g. That was the dose I was on when I stopped. Might have been better to restart smaller but I seem to be okay! And yes it is hard. I will not have enough pills to last before I can get a new prescription so will try to use them only when extremely needed.
I think that was one of my issues last time. I wasn’t looking for a small help, I was expecting a miracle cure! 😂
I think Ritalin had the weakest effect on me. Elvanse seems a bit better so far, but I still need to see how it affects my focus (which honestly can’t get any worse!). I’d love to be able to study for hours! 😄
Thank you! I tried 3 or 4, but it was nearly two years ago while I was also on antidepressants, which made things worse with side effects. It took a while to recover, so I avoided meds after that. But things have been tougher lately, so I’ve not much to lose trying again.
It is harder to get, NHS waiting lists are more than a few years so if you can’t wait you have to go private and it costs a lot…
Glad that you are in remission!!!
It is sad when things start to get better and they stop. Was it because of side effects or no specific reason?
I am not sure that they didn’t work the first time. I might have had too high expectations which made me ignore the few positive effects.
I just don’t want to get my hopes up because it didn’t work as expected last time. But I’m in a different mental state than I was a year ago, so fingers crossed.
It was a catastrophic day on many points but that pushed me to try my medication again so it might have been a good thing in the end! 😄
The more the merrier! 😄
Back on ADHD medication this morning after a while. Feeling extremely energetic and weirdly talkative. Placebo or not, I’m going to take it as I’ve had a very hard time recently.
Yes!
Stop! Your doomscrolling ends here. Enjoy this cutie. You’re welcome.
Went to the dentist this morning. That’s my social battery drained for the week. Time to recharge.
Yes!
A young deer having a snack, and me lucky enough to see it.
Sunday morning walk.
It's a new law in the UK so only an issue here. For now…
I already have a subscription to NordVPN as I need it for many things outside of the browser 👀
I might be. But also couldn't access dm without verification 😂
I’m sure it is quite easy, I just don’t want yet another company having my Id.
Looks like it's VPN time.
Only proper frogs have a high-standing diploma.
I am stuck since yesterday! Send help!
I finally managed a proper frog stand today after two weeks of trying. Feels ridiculous how happy I am about it!
Having a late ice cream with Ted.
And once again, I failed and had a piece.
Packing chocolate orders while trying not to eat half of them is a full-time job. 🍫
After months of warm, dry weather, it took exactly three days of rain for people to declare that ‘English summer is rubbish.’ Love the consistency.
The Chinese meadow rue has just started blooming! 🌱 Not bad for something that got completely deracinated by storms last year.
Congratulations!!! Is this your last year or are you going for more?
The Chinese meadow rue has just started blooming! 🌱 Not bad for something that got completely deracinated by storms last year.
I am too small so they don’t care 😩
It will be complicated as many big suppliers are not interested to sell to small businesses like me. But I will have to because this is unacceptable.
I replied saying it didn’t look like a document from the manufacturer. Their answer: “The manufacturer as a company do not do extensions, so we were forced to do one internally using our own quality team.” They’re only offering a 25% refund. Are they joking? This is a major company in the field. 2/2
As I mentioned earlier in a comment, they answered my complaint saying, “We have last week received a shelf-life extension moving the expiration to December 25.” The .doc attached as proof didn’t look very professional, it seemed like they had just thrown it together on the spot. 1/2
It is not usable, I cannot sell 5kg of chocolate bars with a two weeks best before date.
Every week I deal with a new level of incompetence. When you’re constantly trying to do things right, it’s hard not to wonder how these businesses are even surviving.
I am trying. They just sent me a reply email with a badly written document attached saying that exceptionally, the shelf life is extended by 6 months on this product. Not suspicious at all.
Yes, probably the case but it is a product that is supposed to have between 1 and 2 years of shelf life so I will insist for the refund.
No but that would not help, it is for my chocolate business so there is no way I can sell anything that has such a short date…
Well, I cannot sell chocolate bars that are out of date in two weeks. Not that I would manage to sell so many so fast anyway. They will have to refund!
Just received a 5kg bag of ingredients from a big supplier. Best before date: 08/08/25. Ok.
Behold! My BurriTotoros!
My favourite summer activity is to wait for autumn.
You just missed the horror then. Since mid-June, we had between 26 and 35°C everyday with almost no rain. It has finally ended a few days ago!
I believe you. Summer in Japan is hell. I would not survive a week with their humidity.
Anything over 24°C is too much for me, and we had days above 30 until the end of September every recent years… so I will not be fully happy before October is here.
A beauty!
It is, and I do! But I don’t recommend ordering when the weather is too warm!
My favourite summer activity is to wait for autumn.
Not an innuendo.
Tiny droplets of rain clinging to my salvia. 🌱
Not one drop!
Thanks for the reshares and support!
No need to apologise! The sun’s been a menace for chocolate. Can’t wait for proper autumn weather! 😄
Well, July has been a disaster for orders. By far the worst month since I started the business. Not really surprising when you can’t ship chocolate for two-thirds of it because of the heat. If you’ve been craving good chocolate, now’s a perfect time to grab some! 🍫
あめ (ame), not amei, but yes.
