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Jul 20Liked by Hilary Hattenbach

I am craving Coffee with Molasses Chip! I will get some this weekend and report back. Thanks for heads up.

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Thanks for reading and weighing in, Jennifer! Coffee and Molasses Chip is really the standout flavor. 🍨

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Jul 12Liked by Hilary Hattenbach

Yes!

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Jul 4Liked by Hilary Hattenbach

“cheaper than talk therapy” !!

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😂

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Jul 4Liked by Hilary Hattenbach

Firstly- I am happy to hear that Noodle is better!! Literally whatever it takes. You’re Noodle’s Kahu. That’s an important role.

Secondly, on a mission to try the Coffee with Molasses Chips flavor. Will not rest until it is found.

Thank you for this week’s much needed respite from the news. (wtaf)

xoxo

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Thank you, B!! We're very relieved Noodle is better too. Please report back if you track down the Coffee + Molasses Chip flavor. That sounds scrumptious. Honestly, with the way thing are going in this country, I may just order all four flavors from the website and do a taste test. Why not, right? We have to do what we can to not circle the drain. xoxoxo

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Jul 4Liked by Hilary Hattenbach

That actually sounds like a plan H2. I mean, ice cream makes everything feel better even if it doesn’t make it better. And we need the energy to fight the drain. 🫣

😘

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Jul 4Liked by Hilary Hattenbach

Oh my goodness, I needed all this good news! Maddy gave me missing MoMo flashbacks. So glad you helped her get home! Love to Noodle and his awesome parents!

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Thanks, Karl and sending love back to you and Stephane and the kids. I know you're part of the "keep hope alive" crew too. We have our work cut out for us right now. xoxo

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Jul 4Liked by Hilary Hattenbach

Get well soon Noodle!

In that second picture Maddie looks as if she's just spotted your See's/McConnell's ice cream. So glad there was a happy ending. I once knew someone who lost her cat. It lived wild for years and years and one day she got a phonecall from a stranger who spotted it looking a bit lost and rang the number on the tag around its neck. That does show that you should never lose hope.

I LOVE the original Columbo films and I remember the episode with Ruth G very well. Like the other episodes I've probably seen it several times. What a wonderful outlook on life she had. You are keeping the flame alive, Hilary. Your posts are medicine!

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Aww. Thanks for reading and the kind words, Jules! ❤️ I love the story about your friend's cat that went on walkabout for years and later reunited with its people. That kind of thing likely happens more often than we think, but for some reason, people prefer to bandy about bad news rather than share tales of hope. And speaking of news, I haven't read the headlines yet (easing myself in today) so I'm not sure how your election went. Keeping my fingers crossed democracy and goodness prevailed.

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Jul 4Liked by Hilary Hattenbach

Thanks for your good wishes - polls will close in six hours at 10pm, then we wait for each constituency to declare their results. I have a sinking feeling but I'm trying to stay optimistic. I just hope we have a good voter turnout. 🤞

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Jul 4Liked by Hilary Hattenbach

YES! See’s is indeed “the absolute greatest chocolate on earth bar none” and Bar None should be their latest confection...

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You’re my See’s sister, M and a branding genius!! The Bar None is a great idea. ❤️🍫

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Jul 4Liked by Hilary Hattenbach

I’ll have to hunt down a pint of the Coffee with Molasses Chips because… Molasses Chips. They used to sell them in the Employee Center on the studio lot and I miss them very much. Thanks Hilary! Comfort and healing to Noodle.

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Thanks, Nancy! I love Molasses Chips too. All the flavors sound good to me, tbh. 😀❤️

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Jul 4Liked by Hilary Hattenbach

I love that you give noodle acupuncture! You’re the best dog mom. It made me sad visualizing him stuck there in this fall. I hope he feels better soon.

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Aww. Thanks, Stephanie. ❤️ I know, it was so sad. Poor Noodle. Jared got to him pretty quickly at least. Today he was game to go on a walk around the block so I think he's feeling much better, which is a huge relief.

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Important Update!! I ordered all four flavors of the See's McConnell's ice cream and had them shipped to my house. I've been burned by "limited-edition" specials my whole life—I'm looking at you, Iris Apfel for Zara fashion line! Well, it wasn't going to happen this time. Suffice it to say, all four flavors are insanely DELICIOUS. I guess if I have to rank them, it's Coffee Molasses Chip and Vanilla California Brittle tied for first place. Chocolate with Polar Bear Paw in second place and Banana Cream + Toffee-ettes in 3rd, although Jared would definitely bump the banana flavor and put the Polar Bear Paw last. So there you have it.

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