Chocolate fantasy ...

<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZe9InhsqINAaZdE0WdyNrm1iQOAo0gIk_gvadlr7TNhK4dTyUu7cWutkeTTGP_xHA5tCLTOlSdkbH9o1Y53FBoHBc6K3h3qthhtWBoF2Ar9W98C4LQRhnRUvwH-fzxdq1D5Y9kjkX7fM/s1600-h/cake.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320308266425845810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZe9InhsqINAaZdE0WdyNrm1iQOAo0gIk_gvadlr7TNhK4dTyUu7cWutkeTTGP_xHA5tCLTOlSdkbH9o1Y53FBoHBc6K3h3qthhtWBoF2Ar9W98C4LQRhnRUvwH-fzxdq1D5Y9kjkX7fM/s400/cake.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 388px;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">For my son’s birthday, I promised him a trip to the <a href="http://thechocolatetruffle.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chocolate Truffle</span></a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >,</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> a decadent shop full of hard to resist confections located in the center of Lynnfield. He had five one dollar bills burning a hole in his pocket, and his goal was to trade it all in for his favorite “food.” This store is heaven-on-earth for chocolate lovers, and the interior design of the store was a feast for this decorator’s eyes as well.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFUNQ5CN-SZX1vXlzFdOyp-lzj4SfHDEpLxZFeTK4HKdBkvmCYsvWQVK7_RqeepyYH7zHvDgbjvoSQ_fkhP18wt_OGqeggfc08k2rjr5Bq62b-JquLTqdmSIiPwvA4folIyoyn0wQStI/s1600-h/trufflebox.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320318116830007698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFUNQ5CN-SZX1vXlzFdOyp-lzj4SfHDEpLxZFeTK4HKdBkvmCYsvWQVK7_RqeepyYH7zHvDgbjvoSQ_fkhP18wt_OGqeggfc08k2rjr5Bq62b-JquLTqdmSIiPwvA4folIyoyn0wQStI/s200/trufflebox.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 200px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3UkvAIjxeZX-xBSv1mRm60S5cTaoPDkEGlwIV15JQFuhk2-pbZjzfjF_WIdOm2U9o5Ex-zIqFgz8Nkyu2uO6zA4mNDcoFRRTDs5TZ-7pUMxGdSTnWk3LfOSLD_oUtQ7QJLU-k1g2pfc/s1600-h/chocolatetower.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320309485050244370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3UkvAIjxeZX-xBSv1mRm60S5cTaoPDkEGlwIV15JQFuhk2-pbZjzfjF_WIdOm2U9o5Ex-zIqFgz8Nkyu2uO6zA4mNDcoFRRTDs5TZ-7pUMxGdSTnWk3LfOSLD_oUtQ7QJLU-k1g2pfc/s320/chocolatetower.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd85VJjYk0ypbe76w7d0Lpo8_CRqEXz5OlGXbHZhRWw_XJW6g9CRQQvJMYZVK7x_Cbn4pO43xkW4myIpX0IYNhGVVAQ8s7CgEe6MygdU6CcDye71bjHC2BYaIAqvVBcjWR0NYSAIZBj9I/s1600-h/peeps.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The Chocolate Truffle has successfully branded itself with chocolate brown and verdant green on most of its packaging and in the interior of its store (other locations include Reading and now Winchester). You can actually notice the eye-catching combination of colors just driving by ... it is stunning! The wall color is my current favorite. We* recently painted a sunny bedroom in our house a similar color – Woodland Hills Green from Benjamin Moore.<br />Check back later for “after</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> photos. </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />* Chris LoConte, my favorite local painter,</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> is<br />“</span><span style="font-style: italic;">neat, dependable, and affordable” ... 781-334-4467</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpKslXL8OvwDyInNPARZHfKfHQekHE-xG5fFidt2FnkNOF8oFj2FB0eFf_9j6AlvtUzi1dMJTNDvwUfn94kxQdYHB3Hg_1R4YGEoBgY5MJ660q9VTeyxGmDeeDMnjRz-wOTRwDTsqW3Q/s1600-h/chocolatebowl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320308606385418898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpKslXL8OvwDyInNPARZHfKfHQekHE-xG5fFidt2FnkNOF8oFj2FB0eFf_9j6AlvtUzi1dMJTNDvwUfn94kxQdYHB3Hg_1R4YGEoBgY5MJ660q9VTeyxGmDeeDMnjRz-wOTRwDTsqW3Q/s400/chocolatebowl.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">For now, enjoy these “visions of sugar” but be sure to stop in for the real thing. If you are lucky, like we were, you may get to sample one or two ...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbGQcGR5tIOEkP1KpP0xWohWL3zTnP965Al0CgDwiyBvqjOomPineQwQVFTnHtkHLSRrxe0iVU37qZOz5X4Njk4jT6YBK14IZ8tUAvUe1TXS_XvsPZb3I2L4Dk4nJPP9vmykM6zm8R-k/s1600-h/case.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320309658849227026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbGQcGR5tIOEkP1KpP0xWohWL3zTnP965Al0CgDwiyBvqjOomPineQwQVFTnHtkHLSRrxe0iVU37qZOz5X4Njk4jT6YBK14IZ8tUAvUe1TXS_XvsPZb3I2L4Dk4nJPP9vmykM6zm8R-k/s400/case.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 146px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Row upon row of hard-to-make-choices ...</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd85VJjYk0ypbe76w7d0Lpo8_CRqEXz5OlGXbHZhRWw_XJW6g9CRQQvJMYZVK7x_Cbn4pO43xkW4myIpX0IYNhGVVAQ8s7CgEe6MygdU6CcDye71bjHC2BYaIAqvVBcjWR0NYSAIZBj9I/s1600-h/peeps.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320308274340369874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd85VJjYk0ypbe76w7d0Lpo8_CRqEXz5OlGXbHZhRWw_XJW6g9CRQQvJMYZVK7x_Cbn4pO43xkW4myIpX0IYNhGVVAQ8s7CgEe6MygdU6CcDye71bjHC2BYaIAqvVBcjWR0NYSAIZBj9I/s400/peeps.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Chocolate and bunnies .... two of my favorite things!</span><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtJuC6ojUZevpa5L-9JK1PtgwZVPbCcclBWRiSVsTKplK_cC-nxB8GI5j5sOTlvFkUgp86NW7hFlqhED3r0HMvozOvTzf5erQv9SXJX_LxvB7lDwzE_D5doeBUgA35MRfmqh1Fx_eGqM/s1600-h/bunnies.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320308608396205698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtJuC6ojUZevpa5L-9JK1PtgwZVPbCcclBWRiSVsTKplK_cC-nxB8GI5j5sOTlvFkUgp86NW7hFlqhED3r0HMvozOvTzf5erQv9SXJX_LxvB7lDwzE_D5doeBUgA35MRfmqh1Fx_eGqM/s400/bunnies.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />If you are avoiding chocolate these days </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >(not that I would advise it!)</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> be sure to check out their display of calorie-free style-filled gum wrap purses ... so sweet!</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dy4Rue6vhqdSyrmy7XetfzvnJ5_LTMVpTtHIWsy9BdhyyRSBSPecDLpNM8J1MRdD2syrDmxmzssQENKPzpNcC6ujnYkn9to2F0orJBBa6BrbZ5f9y-EVlhCHatSPs9hHWQW944JHS-M/s1600-h/gumwrapperbags.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320308279723210722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dy4Rue6vhqdSyrmy7XetfzvnJ5_LTMVpTtHIWsy9BdhyyRSBSPecDLpNM8J1MRdD2syrDmxmzssQENKPzpNcC6ujnYkn9to2F0orJBBa6BrbZ5f9y-EVlhCHatSPs9hHWQW944JHS-M/s400/gumwrapperbags.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">And if you are a white chocolate fan,<br />you will not be disappointed ...</span><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SvODK0Ltyo5vbTnEMx-saxwoPuMpwUl0ogqUQaW14DGgAE6dYRfM7jGsw-ZRalDO0kkqkj6ugvuFN9PYEjqBUFqC-ZpfzPEd-XQjgqDn7AJGtUK6L8Yb_sIIv9FG20Y5MPlxIfyOqWk/s1600-h/whiteswan.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320309482530024546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SvODK0Ltyo5vbTnEMx-saxwoPuMpwUl0ogqUQaW14DGgAE6dYRfM7jGsw-ZRalDO0kkqkj6ugvuFN9PYEjqBUFqC-ZpfzPEd-XQjgqDn7AJGtUK6L8Yb_sIIv9FG20Y5MPlxIfyOqWk/s320/whiteswan.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 163px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.thechocolatetruffle.com/">The Chocolate Truffle</a><br />586 Main Street<br />Lynnfield, MA<br />781-334-9800</span><br /></div>

Chocolate fantasy ...

For my son’s birthday, I promised him a trip to the Chocolate Truffle , a decadent shop full of hard to resist confections located in the ...

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