pass, i dont drink, but thank you all the same @Donchadh. now i think Mother and @Delenn may enjoy that though

*hands @Donchadh the dig in cookie* for thinking of me. thank you looks delicious something light for the grey's

one of my (and my dogs) favorite drinks and another and of course though in all honesty i still mourn the removal of the light brown M&M

i like it. but i prefer molasses bread. even made some of my own a year or so ago

i'm always up for some freshly baked bread

@Andy MacLeod a chocolatey welcome to the tower! thank you for helping out with this event! dip whatever you like in your own personal batch of chocolate! -cross @Donchadh also a hearty welcome to the Tower! and thanks for jumping in on this event. so glad to have new blood around here. for you to practice with. -cross

@Elgee thanks for being the best Mother, i couldn't ask for anyone better to work with. even when you're crazy busy i know you're there. *hugs -your Keeper, Cross @Delenn you are such a trooper. your willingness to delve into things is an inspiration -cross @Leala glad you came back, you've been an injection of life here. look forward to more -cross

@Ryrin @Dar'Jen Ab Owain @LilyElizabeth i love you guys, my adopted green sisters. so glad you are constants. -cross @Jeannaisais my fellow brownie! i've thoroughly enjoyed getting to know you this past year. love watching your art progress and wish you only the very best in life -cross @HeavyHalfMoonBlade ah the little accepted pain in...you're a doll, glad you're here and still entertaining us -cross

oooo my gosh i love mexican hot chocolate! it may sound odd to say but years ago El Pollo Loco had some and honestly it was some of the best i've ever had. every morning i have some brewed cacao and almost always add some cayenne to it. the chili powder is a new one, have you tried that recipe Don?

as for the sunrise, things like that i believe the beauty is in the combination. because the combination is what generates the beauty. the play of the light off the mountain, the degree of moisture in the air affecting the hue, the mists generating rays of light etc. its all things together that make the beauty. strip it away, and yes a blank sky would probably still be beautiful but limited. when it comes to things like chocolate, in a sense its the same but also not. the taste is beauty, but that taste it determined by the application to make it. the type of cacao bean, its treatment, the amount of sugar or milk etc. unless its white chocolate and then its just bad either way. flavor wise, for me, even if i'd NEVER tasted chocolate before, didnt know what dark, milk or white was, and just tasted them i still wouldn't like white chocolate. and thats aside from it not even being chocolate (dont start with your dissection of solids and whatnot Heavy) what we perceive adds to it certainly, but in my opinion with chocolate only by smaller degrees. like would a beautifully sculpted piece of chocolate make that chocolate taste better? eh i dont think so

@HeavyHalfMoonBlade from an anonymous appreciator @Cairosfrom anonymous

to Me from an anonymous i know @Leala from anonymous @Delennfrom anonymous

and we got our first set ready to go out! @Dar'Jen Ab Owain a secret appreciation @Ryrin also from an anonymous admirer @Elgee anonymous appreciation

oh my dear dear lily. clearly i can see its the white chocolate that made you the dark one. 😜 its all becoming so clear now....

the paint on that is good. and thats not usually the case looky a wheel of time one: