The Holly and the Ivy

By March This post is, eventually, about perfume.  Also it’s the usual March meander.  Consider yourselves warned. When you’re a kid, whatever your parents do probably seems normal.  I was raised in the Lutheran church, mostly because my mother didn’t… Continue Reading

Rivertown Road

In my many, jumbled boxes of photos lie many, many photos of rivers.   Most of them are bends.  I have always loved bends in rivers – even if you pass that bend several times a day, if you allow… Continue Reading

Candle-lirium

(By Ann) Candles get a lot of play in the winter, especially during the holidays. In the past, I’ve been more of a diffuser and reeds girl, but now I’m looking to expand my candle repertoire. My kind of candle… Continue Reading

Andy’s Advent Calendar Giveaway!

  Today is our day for Andy Tauer’s Advent Calendar Giveaway! Just make a comment on today’s post, and I’ll be randomly picking a winner tomorrow (Sunday 12/18/11).  Once we have the winner, I’ll send all your details to Andy,… Continue Reading

Fleurage Perfumes, Part 2

Yesterday on Perfume Smellin’ Things I wrote part one of my impressions of Australia-based perfume House Fleurage.  Today I’ll finish up. First, the Chypres: Chypre is written of as being from a 14o year old recipe.  It doesn’t smell like… Continue Reading

Oops, I did it again!

Crap, sorry guys!  I got busy on another project this afternoon that kept going and going and going, I just looked up to see that it’s 11, and I got, well, really, nothing.  I have to say, working with graphics… Continue Reading

Shake it shake it, Salome

Salome, I always wondered how it must’ve felt to have someone (a king!) lust after you so hard that they would do anything you ask, if only you would dance the dance of The Seven Veils….and you, humiliated and vengeful… Continue Reading