My college years were spent in Manchester, New Hampshire at St. Anselm College. I was educated as a nurse. You see, my mother said that with a degree in Nursing I’d "always have a job". A Job…..what was she thinking?

I wanted a career, but I the nursing thing kind of worked for me……. I’d get to wear a uniform everyday (and that was a big plus - You see I am what you might call fashionably challenged. I hate shopping) and meet cute eligible doctors. I worked at Lynn Hospital, which is now a Super Stop & Shop - so much for my mother’s big idea of always having a job!

I worked in the Intensive Care Unit, saving lives. I got to use the defibrillator and the doppler and all sorts of neat machines! I worked with great nurses: Joan, Terry, Dal, Paulette. Where are you guys? The doctors were all cute too!

You might think that the allure of fine chocolates or the entrepreneurial spirit distracted me from my vocation as a nurse. Think again. No, it was the 500 diapers a week and 24 bottles of formula per day that took me away from my job. We both stayed home to care for our brood. We made fudge in the basement to pay the bills (and heat the house!) Not bad, I thought. I was well on my way to getting back to my plan: Being with people I enjoyed, having fun, building forts, and catching frogs. Life was good. Everyone was growing up healthy and happy which brings us to just about now.

Winfrey’s Fudge & Chocolates has grown into a rather large small business. We have five retail locations on the North Shore of Boston in Wenham, Hamilton, Stoneham, Rowley and Newburyport. (and soon to add Beverly-again)