Chocolate Days of Old

Not long ago…

The Cow was celebrating Crazy Days

Every day! 

Umbrella Day or Almond Day…

it was enough for a celebration. 

But then, the Cow wandered out

 to the back paddocks

and has been roaming there

 for some time now.

It’s time to bring her back

 for more crazy celebrations.

The first thing needing to be

celebrated has already slipped by,

 unnoticed… uncelebrated

and for that,

I am deeply sorry.

I’ve been told that the

 13th of September was…

International Chocolate Day.

International!

International is the big time

- and chocolate…

I’m always ready to celebrate

 a chocolate day!

And yet, I missed this fantastic day.

So, let’s rewind and recap…

13^th September…

Let’s rewind even further!

1900BC, or… possibly as early as 1100BC

 – seems that’s when we first

started eating cacoa beans.

(Time to thank the Aztecs

and Mayan civilizations!)

 

Hands Off the Chocolate –

the ancient Mayans knew what

they were talking about!

Luckily for us,

the Europeans added milk and sugar…

and chocolate was created!

Forgetting all the reasons we should

 avoid eating chocolate

and embracing all the reasons

 chocolate is good for us

– we know chocolate is linked

 to the release of endorphins…

and we know endorphins

make us feel better…

lift our mood

and are like a big hug…

There is really no argument

good enough to stop us

from eating chocolate – and,

with yesterday being

International Chocolate Day…

it is almost compulsory for us

 to divulge in the deliciousness

 that is chocolate.

Eat up!!