In the middle of Sunday afternoon, while rereading a book, I looked up at the kitchen ceiling (the kitchen elides into an area with an arm chair and the dog’s beds, and behind that is my part enclosed work area)… Continue Reading
Ah, those best laid plans. I keep going on about house things that need doing this year and needing to save for a Europe trip in 2026. But life always changes, doesn’t it, even in small ways. The dog had… Continue Reading
I am perplexed by Memo Paris Perfumes. Their output is huge – around 70 fragrances that I can see – and around 11 of those are leather based. It’s a brand I wasn’t particularly aware of, and it was one… Continue Reading
My Word has this new weird thing called Copilot that pops up when you open a new document. I do not like it. Sam I am. I’m not prepared today. I was hurrying the end of January along and distracted… Continue Reading
(*Shameless ripoff of Crosby, Stills and Nash song I don’t like.) We had a named storm last week and what appears to be an unnamed one moving through today and tomorrow. Gales and heavy rain. I wish it would blow… Continue Reading
Today’s post is courtesy of HemlockSillage’s comment/question on last week’s post: What are scents that seem cold and winter-y to you (HS noted Frederic Malle L’Eau d’Hiver and CdG Zagorsk)? I am going to go a bit broader and look… Continue Reading
We had a number of days of ‘real’ winter last week – ie, very cold, and it even tried to snow. A good time to be testing the new-to-me concept brand Ffern. And we’ll get to that. First, though, a… Continue Reading