I am having one of those sense memory experiences. They seem to happen for me a great deal in summer.  It must be the warm air tickling my skin and nose hairs, and rustling up odors and sounds that hearken back to “Dayes of Olde”, as I have taken to calling my life before kids. They range from the sound of a float plane crossing a still, blue sky the rustling of deciduous leaves in the afternoon heat the musky odor of forest dirt, stirred up by a sneaker on a path the blast of cruise ship whistles in the harbor (we have a lot of ‘em here in the summer)

Salt Spring Vineyard Blackberry Port paired with Denman Island Chocolates this week on the Chocolate Apprentice. http://t.co/vMfMlkbt #

Salt Spring Vineyard Blackberry Port paired with Denman Island Chocolates this week on the Chocolate Apprentice. http://t.co/vMfMlkbt

An epic fail while attempting some home made silicone molds this week on The Chocolate Apprentice. http://t.co/N12S6eiK # @ChocArts Thanks for the support – I'm bound and determined to make these work in reply to ChocArts #

@ChocArts Thanks for the support – I’m bound and determined to make these work

An epic fail while attempting some home made silicone molds this week on The Chocolate Apprentice. http://t.co/N12S6eiK

It reminds me of playing with pasticine, and since I love plasticine, I am having a very good time.  I guess I am a little obsessed with molding chocolate these days, and have been exploring various media, with varying degrees of success (including some truly frightening gelatine molded avocadoes). This week, I have acquired some culinary grade silicone, and am searching the house for things which will make suitable casts.

Yum – peanut butter and jam sandwich bars. This week on The Chocolate Apprentice. http://t.co/20MXxlQc #

Time to try my new bar mold – and – some freeze dried goodies for some space age chocolates this week. http://t.co/6SNJe2vc #

Yum – peanut butter and jam sandwich bars. This week on The Chocolate Apprentice. http://t.co/20MXxlQc

Time to try my new bar mold – and – some freeze dried goodies for some space age chocolates this week. http://t.co/6SNJe2vc