It’s a Malteser Day!

I didn’t know why I got them yesterday at the grocery store, but the Naughty Chocolate Force led me to stock up on Maltesers. The time was about Noon-thirty, and I had yet to eat lunch. You know what your mother always warns: ‘Never do grocery shopping on an empty stomach.’ So I had been fasting. (?)

First, thank you to all who have been concerned and sent us your prayers. We are all safe and sound from today’s latest ‘incidents’. John did have to go into the office today. He has been going into the city since 11th June, and everything has been ‘back to business as usual’. But he has been going in via Blackfriars, which does not experience as heavy a traffic flow as other stations we normally use (Victoria, Charing Cross, London Bridge, Waterloo). He tried to find a station he could use that would make his walk to the office closer, so he wouldn’t be tempted to then connect by bus or the Tube.

He decided to come home early today, before the commuter crunch piled up with delays. So I collected him at our station shortly after 5pm. All the kids are safe as well and we are very thankful. At this evening’s press conference with Mayor Ken, he and the police commissioner, Sir Ian Blair pronounced that ‘London is back to business.’ We have been reminded by several public figures today that London and Londoners have endured and survived over 300 terrorist bombs throughout the three decades since the Troubles in the 1970’s. And we will continue to do so today. Our police and response services have been quick on the draw.

So about those Maltesers. It’s all beginning to make sense. I don’t usually eat these little chocolate malted marbles (click on today's title link to view hilarious advert). They are much like ‘Whoppers’ in the US, and made by Mars. But over here, the Brits describe the crunchy middle bit as: 'Honeycombed malt biscuit balls coated in milk chocolate (more biscuit than chocolate) hence they're "The lighter way to enjoy chocolate" ... They're a favorite with those watching their waistline.'