We had a brief good weather respite: no rain and mild temps. I was thankful. Gone now though. Another flood meeting is being discussed, but I don’t think I can stomach it. Anyway, February is my birthday month and I… Continue Reading
More rain. Not very romantic. We’re coming up to Valentine’s Day on Wednesday. The day before here is Shrove Tuesday, pancake day. Busy week. British Vogue had an article about scents of seduction with some interesting entries, including Piguet Fracas… Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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