"There you are, pregnant & barefoot" said

"There you are, pregnant & barefoot" said Jim, hugging Tia from behind, "What's for dinner?" "I've got socks on," she replied, "and it's not dinner. I'm boiling frogs."

"Constarnit' Woman! How many time's I tells you not to do yure witch's brew before I had my supper!" Tia smiled at Jim, twitched her nose, and turned him into a

big ole bullfrog. "You gonna be a part o'my southern charm tonic Jimbo!" But b'fore she could catch'im Jim hopped on Grandpa Willy's belly & out onto the patio

and disappeared into the holler. He wouldn't come out of the holler no matter how much we hollered. Grampa Willy's willie had gotten excited after the belly flop so he was out with

a lightbulb on top of his head. Holding his Willie Willie Wonka in his Left, he went down the Slippery Slope, into never never land, and ended up in Hershey's Park, on the other e

nd by the Fudge Factory. He saw Rainbow Mountain off in the distance and sighed longingly. Maybe after he returned the Wonkavator key to Willy, he would take a little side trip.

want to pin it on someone else?" He saw his food engineer rival, Nestor, and discretely slipped the Best Chocolate Recipe into Nestor's pocket. "Now HE'LL get all the credit!"

But Nestor knew what was up. Nestor was a good guy, an ethical food engineer. 1 of the few. 1 of the brave. "I gotcha back, dude," Nestor whispered, fingering the chocolate recipe.

Nestor's chocolate creation won the day, and he gave me all the credit. My career in cuisine was back on track. He left town before I could thank him. Who was that chocolate man?