Hey, it’s almost Christmas, and this is a cat ornament!!!   My son’s cat, Lynus, who is “temporarily” staying through winter break thinks the Christmas tree is lots and lot sof fun.  The second picture is my new little bulldog, Vinnie, who comes home to live with us in January. He’s the one at the [...]

I think I´m overdue on a post on buying on eBay.  So here it is.  Don´t buy any fragrance on eBay, particularly vintage.  It´s all worthless crap – bottles, even “sealed” ones, are filled with substances like rum or vinegar or sulphuric acid.  Or Angel.  Trust me, you don´t want to take a risk on [...]

I hear much of the country is being socked in by ice and snow right now.  We’re supposed to get some combo of rain, snow, sleet and a plague of frozen locusts, for all the drama the forecasters are conveying.  I’m glad I’m not traveling anywhere further than the kitchen for more hot cocoa. It [...]

Matt and I had a romantic weekend get away in early December – beautiful hotel on the Ile St Louis in Paris, foul weather, and lots of, well, nothing. We ate well, slept well (except for the first night when a rutting couple howled like the eponymous monkeys, intermittently from midnight until 6, due no [...]

First, winner of the Tokyo Le Labo Gaiac 10 sample is:  monkeytoe.  Click on the Contact Us button to the left and send me your address, and I’ll get this in the mail!  You are in for a spectacular treat. What a great name for a perfume – Gypsy Water! Before I spritz it on, [...]