Happy July? We’ve now in theory changed seasons. In this house we celebrated the summer solstice with ice cream from the farm shop. The dog got Dog Ice in chicken flavour. For the past few days, it’s been cool and… Continue Reading
NB: Before we get started, I just have to note that I was mistaken in my post last Monday. Miller Harris is not owned by Estee Lauder. It appears, though I’m not entirely sure from my reading on the net,… Continue Reading
Miller Harris was never really my house. The only fragrance that really hooked me – years ago – was l’Air du Rien (the thing that was supposed to have been done for Jane Birken – of that song and that… Continue Reading
… and something of a week. I’m writing this on the day. I almost never do that, but it’s been something of a week and I’ve chopped and changed what I wanted to write about several times. It’s been hot… Continue Reading
Redux It’s June and it’s beautiful here. I am very very thankful after our awful autumn into winter. But oddly, I am having pollen issues this year. Never happened before. To the extent I’m thinking of going for allergy testing.… Continue Reading
Alityke asked an interesting question on last Monday’s thread which I wasn’t sure was related to Tom or my comment. But given I was planning on writing on the topic anyway I start off with her query. “… are the… Continue Reading
I was living my regular life and then last Thursday night I got a text from someone I haven’t been in contact with for 40 (yeah, really) years. I was so shocked. Someone from secondary school. She was in London… Continue Reading