My lifelong dance with chocolate started when I was four years old. It was at this age a small piece of luscious chocolate became a daily treat. My Nana always had a large box of See’s chocolates hidden in her lingerie drawer and we would sit together and sample the delights within.

Over the years I wrote essays and short stories with chocolate themes for various elementary and high school assignments. I took my first chocolate vacation to the Hershey chocolate factory in Pennsylvania and to this day I can still smell the fragrant aroma of that warm chocolate! In my thirties and forties, I opened two fine chocolate shops serving specialty truffles, delicious buttercreams, chocolate-enrobed nut brittles and all other delicious things chocolate. I also taught the art of the chocolatier in monthly workshops.

I love finding new chocolate recipes and researching chocolate’s fascinating history and uses. I would have to say - so far my favorite chocolate hails from Belgium. When I was in Europe in the ‘90s, I purchased a memorable box of Belgian chocolates sprinkled with white and colored granulated sugar. Magnificent!

In addition to my chocolate passion, I write fiction and non-fiction for children and am a published member of The Society of Children’s Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). I’m also an accomplished musician and play keyboards for the classic rock and blues band – Vinyl Tap. As an artist, I work with graphite pencils as well as watercolor colored pencils and I find time to fit in some walking. It’s during my walking time that I get my best ideas for articles and stories.

I’m ecstatic about being the editor of the Chocolate site here at BellaOnline. You can contact me by sending me an email or posting in the forum. I’m looking forward to meeting you and reading your ideas, comments and suggestions. Be sure to sign up for the Chocolate site newletter so you can stay up-to-date with what’s new at the chocolate end of BellaOnline.

If you’re wondering about my age, I’m 60, born in 1948. Do I act my age? NEVER! Why would I ever do that? I live in the tall, cool pines of Prescott, Arizona with my life partner, Tom, our beagle Baxter and Miss Kitty.

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