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. … Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
I´ve been fighting allergies since February, trying various cures. Then a nasty head cold that morphed into one of those sinus infections that make my molars feel like they´re being squeezed by the roots, which I guess they are, followed… Continue Reading
From the Italian fashion house of Gucci comes Gucci Eau de Parfum, a 2002 floral Oriental fragrance. In the development of this fragrance, the perfumer reinterpreted classic perfumes of years gone by. Sensually sweet, expansive essences are threaded through the… Continue Reading
There’s a smell, and I’ve always thought it was timothy hay, but never really knew for sure. We would be driving down the country roads with the windows down in the old beater pickup at one certain time of the year,… Continue Reading
The Big Cheese’s mother passed away last night. Being me, I already had a post pre-loaded for today. But my heart isn’t in it. Of course my failure to post would annoy her (I am laughing and crying as I… Continue Reading
March´s Top Five Best Perfume for Mom This post makes me feel a bit wistful. My mother died when I was fresh out of college, and I would love to be giving her some new fragrance. But I´m also happy… Continue Reading