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Hymne A'Lamour

Special thanks to Grobanites who submitted recipes for the special cookbook pages, and to Jenny for assembling them.

This auction package is a tribute to Josh and his time in France, which helped him to produce some wonderful music, video, and stories, and has shown fans that French truly is the language of love. In France music, food (especially chocolate!) and love go hand in hand.

Who wouldn’t want to spend a day in France with Josh? Well, we can’t give you France (or Josh!) but we can give you the next best thing…everything you need to have a wonderful day!

Start off your very FRENCH day with an assortment of chocolate coffee samples. Included are chocolate créme brulée, chocolate cappuccino, banana swiss chocolate, chocolate almond, peanut butter marshmallow fudge, and chocolate blueberry. (**) Or, try a favorite flavor of Josh’s, Coffee Crisp flavored Nescafé Frothy coffee mix(Janette/almondroca) Keep the ‘froth’ in your Frothy with a Bonjour French Café Espresso frother (Cindy/Lizzie)

Add a French flair to your breakfast table with 4 adorable napkins embroidered with a Josh Smiley, complete with French Beret ( Mary Ellen/mimimel) and a set of tea towels with our favorite French song title, Hymne A’Lamour. (Sandi) and an embroidered Eiffel Tower tea towel ( Cindy/Lizzie).

You will find a great breakfast recipe for Blackberry Coffee Cake (submitted by KristenRe) in the special edition recipe section of the Per Te café Cookbook, made for this auction only. The cookbook also includes a special edition French Themed cover, one of a kind, featuring Josh and signed by the entire Groban family, Josh, Lindy, Jack and Chris.( cookbook donated by JGF with Special thanks to Alice/HiTekGal~ Cover art by Mel/Honeybee) It comes with a matching mini-tote to keep it safe, with the cookbook cover design on the front. ( tote by Brenda/BlackTassel) If you don’t have time to start from scratch, whip something up with your Longenberger Very Berry Baking Mix (Patty/smitty27) and while the berries may not ‘be from Ralph’s’ and haven’t been ‘taste tested’ by Lynne, they will be delicious! Serve your breakfast piping hot from the oven, keeping your fingers and table safe with a set of crocheted pot holders and hot pads, with an added bonus of 2 cozies to keep drinks warm/cold (Darene/oldbutinlove).

Pack up some extra coffee to take along with you in your stainless steel thermos (Janette/almondroca), and ‘design it yourself’ travel coffee mug, ready for you to add your favorite Josh pics (**). Then, plan your day using your custom made Josh notepad ( Celeste/BrazillianGrobie) featuring Josh in his pink shirt.

Next, it is time for YOU to get pretty in pink, with a beautiful embroidered Josh t-shirt (Mary Ellen/mimimel) Also embroidered on the shirt is the song title, Hymne A’Lamour. You will have a choice of accessories with a pink poodle/Eiffel Tower scarf (Sandi), a Josh bandana (MaryBeth), or an embroidered hat w/Josh French Beret Smiley (Mary Ellen/mimimel) You won’t be missed by Josh at the next concert, just tilt your head down and show Josh your ‘Hymne A’Lamour’, embroidered on the top of the hat!

Accessorize with an assortment of jewelry, including a pink and black braided bracelet-(Julie/ShiningStar7), Josh charm bracelet with 12 charms(Leah/Tempeste) plus 2 additional charms to fit it, an I Love Chocolate Kisses charm and a white poodle charm.(**). There is also a beaded photo bracelet, with 2 Josh pics in pretty silver frames. (Heather) Keep Josh close to your heart with a Heart Locket watch/necklace, with a place to keep a tiny Josh pic and the word ‘Love“ engraved on the front(**). For your keys, there is a sterling silver plated photo key chain, with Josh’s name engraved on the front, and a place for your favorite Josh picture inside(Janette/almondroca).

Pack everything you will need to keep looking and smelling beautiful in your Paris Tote bag (Sandi). It comes packed with goodies…an Eiffel Tower/poodle cosmetic bag (Cindy/Lizzie), Le Couvent Des Minimes soaps, balms, hand cream, body spray and candle from Bath and Body works ( Nancy/Spyder), hand made vanilla soaps shaped like bundt cakes and Eiffel towers (Meagan/SingingStar7), Chocolate Fondue Lip Gloss (**), and a custom Josh mini tissue holder (Trish).

After you have enjoyed a day out, get comfy with your unbelievably soft embroidered ‘French Josh Smiley’ blanket (Mary Ellen/mimimel), pink/black/white lap blanket (Darene/oldbutinlove) and 2 custom made French Poodle pillows (Deborah/Debjd). Keep the French theme going with 2 great movies , Amélie ( Alice/HiTekGal) and Chocolat .(Heather). We have even included an adorable Boyd’s Bears and Friends French Poodle, who shows her love for Josh with her rhinestone collar (actually a bracelet for you!) with J-O-S-H letters and even a heart! (**)

No need to worry about chocolate cravings as you watch your favorite movies, we have that covered too! There is a Josh favorite, Hershey’s kisses, and a Hershey Kiss Fondue Pot with forks and warming candle(Sandi), so you can dip anything you can dream of in chocolate! There are Les Crepes Dentelles de Pont-Aven (cookies**), 3 Hershey bars in Josh wrappers(**), and last but not least, ‘Chunk-o-Hunk, The Perfect Man’ chocolate covered popcorn! (Kathy/Momkats)

To end your day on a French note, we have everything you will need to set the mood. Surround yourself with beauty, starting with a gorgeous custom made Josh calendar (Mary/whyknott) featuring images of Josh in some of France’s most stunning locations, and an original drawing (artwork by Claire/ theairupthere) featuring Josh and Amélie. Let everyone know you are not to be disturbed by hanging out your custom made pink shirt Josh door plaque (Celeste/Brazilliangrobie), then fill the air with the smell of one of Josh’s favorite treats when you light your coffee crisp candles(**). Curl up with a great book, also a Josh favorite, ‘Me Talk Pretty One Day’ (Kathy/Momkats) with Bonjour bookmark ( Sarah/PrincessLeia). The theme of love in this basket is highlighted with a copy of the sheet music to the beautiful Josh song ‘When You Say You Love me’, autographed by lyricist Robin Scoffield and composer Mark Hammond (special thanks to Robin, Mark, and Alice/HiTekGal)

Finish off your Josh-filled French day with sweet dreams when you slip on your embroidered sleep mask w/Josh smiley, and matching Hymne A’Lamour bag to store it in (Mary Ellen/mimimel). The mask is also embroidered with the words ‘Shhh, dreaming of Josh’.

Oh La La! You will be the envy of all Grobies with this basket full of one of a kind items! Bid for yourself, or share with family and friends, lots of great gift items in here! Enjoy!

Winning bidder to pay $15 shipping (higher if outside U.S.)

Partial shipping donation courtesy of Heather

Embroidered T shirt made from Alice's lovely picture of Josh

Estimated Fair Market Value of Package: $372. The winner will be mailed a tax receipt letter stating the tax deductable amount, which is the bid amount minus the Fair Market Value of the package.