Ffern Winter 25
We had a number of days of ‘real’ winter last week – ie, very cold, and it even tried to snow. A good time to be testing the new-to-me concept brand Ffern. And we’ll get to that. First, though, a… Continue Reading
Happy Surprises of 2024
Hey Posse! Welcome to the future. We are now fully in 2025 but let’s please look back at some Happy Surprises of 2024. Most years I try and get to a Best Of but last year found me overwhelmed by… Continue Reading
Quiet Good Taste: Caswell Massey Number Six, Newport, and Gardenia
Caswell Massey is one of those venerable purveyors that somehow always manage to fly under my radar. Of course I’ve heard of them and have even run across them in other people’s bathrooms but my shaving needs are rather prosaic-… Continue Reading
Home Scent Hits & Misses
Posse! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season! Whatchubeendoin’? I’ve been hitting the sales! Not for ‘stuff’ – well… okay… ‘stuff’ but Stuff, Musette-Style! I lost mah MIND and bought scads of paperwhites because they’re 50% off and we’re… Continue Reading
Let us proceed
Happy, and welcome to the, new year. 2025. It’s been raining – and uncharacteristically cold. However, we had a couple of days of brilliant sunshine and early frost which looked so completely otherworldly and gorgeous. I started this post on… Continue Reading
Decant Demolition 2025
Hey Hey Posse, You may remember in 2023 I tried to use up as many samples and decants as possible in the New Idea series. Though there was remarkable usage I hardly made a dent in the ridiculous amount of… Continue Reading
Happy New Year!
I am actually writing this before Christmas (on the 20th, to be exact) because in an uncharacteristic fit of competence I am not leaving things until the last minute. Not because I am jetting off to someplace for the holidays-… Continue Reading