March’s Top 5 Perfume Genius Scents En Passant triggered my thinking about Perfume Genius.  For the purposes of my list, I defined Perfume Genius as a combination of notes, or a scent effect, that makes me stop in my tracks and go:  whoa!  That right there is pure fricking genius.   You will notice the [...]

I met the Big Cheese right out of college, shortly after my mother had died. I was definitely not In The Mood for Love but he wooed me and all these years later we are still together, and parents of four, a fact that makes me quake with laughter. Anyway, in that long-ago time his [...]

I finally had to get the roses and other things in the ground this weekend while I was under the weather from some unknown something or the other that seems to require a healthy dose of sleep to get past.  That was fun. Me and my husband (both in the same condition) digging a couple [...]

I had to take Number Two daughter to the doctor this morning for a sinus infection (what is the problem this year?) In the waiting room I was perusing Ladies’ Home Journal (I think) and there was an article about fragrance: finding your signature scent, EDT versus EDP, etc. Anyway, they asked, how many fragrances [...]

Just got back from out of town with too little sleep, so I will either post much later today with the winner of this week’s drawing or it will be tomorrow morning.   My apologies, and thanks for your patience!