Christian Dior Oud Ispahan

We had a flood meeting in the village hall which turned out to be short on flood info and long on a couple of councillors wanting the village to set up an emergency committee to deal with, well, emergencies: like… Continue Reading

Ah, sleep

Last week was significantly milder and I had a trip into town for a haircut. I wore the last of the six samples I bought recently. These were not the most successful of purchases. I wrote about three of the… Continue Reading

A bit weird: Isabelle Larignon Milky Dragon and Etat Libre d’Orange 500 Years

Last week it was freezing. Like so so cold. I spent a fair bit of time under what we call the Cape of Doom (a heating pad that drapes over the shoulders, a bit down the back and clips in… Continue Reading

Be my honey

This ended up being a side-by-side post rather than just a review because once I had on what was meant to be the focus of the post I had this ‘oh, is that it?’ thing going. Sadly, I felt a… Continue Reading

Illuminum Moroccan Tuberose

Well, January. I haven’t bought samples in a while so looking at something that came in an xmas box of lovely stuff from a friend. Illuminum isn’t a house I’ve ever paid much attention to. I will say first off… Continue Reading

Onward 2024 …

So, a new year. Hoping for good things. As of 6 pm UK time today (Sunday) I’m officially retired. Anyway, I was thinking about what to do with a first-of-the-year post and decided I didn’t feel the least like looking… Continue Reading

Merry Happy

I thought about doing this tomorrow, and then later today. But we are all in different time zones and, to mess with Robert Frost, “I’ve got things to do and promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep”.… Continue Reading