Thank you for the commiserations and good wishes last Monday. It was all more than a bit mad, but it looks like (see today’s title from Edgar Meyer’s ‘Simple Gifts’) I’m almost there. The head builder and a load of… Continue Reading
The featured pic (sorry, not great) is of swans on the estuary. Migration time is starting. For me too. I’m offline till next week (ie, 19 October; writing this Friday). Maybe I’ll have internet Monday; maybe it will be later… Continue Reading
Almost countdown. A bit over a week till move. I don’t think the electricians remembered to put in the thermostats … I mailed the builder about this. Fingers crossed. (Just to say straight off, apologies for the cheesy pics today.… Continue Reading
I move back to the house-house in around two weeks. The rental house is not warm. It was ok April through mid-September, but the windows are single glazed and probably more than 20 years old so the wind whistles through.… Continue Reading
One of my favourite quotes in perfume lore is about Guerlain Shalimar, from Ernest Beaux: “When I do vanilla I get crème anglaise, when Guerlain does it he gets Shalimar”. Had a haircut yesterday. Had to get ok from GP… Continue Reading
Been feeling twitchy the past few days. It’s the time of year – I like summer into autumn, but it does make me think that it will soon be hunkering down time: shorter days, getting colder, and here getting decidedly… Continue Reading
After Patty’s post on By Killian Love Don’t Be Shy I went off looking for a sample. None of my regular haunts stock it. So, I took a deep breath and used a site I’d never heard of with… Continue Reading