Serge Lutens Écrin de Fumée and Cannibale

Last week, for some reason, I rewatched the Bourne films, including the weird sort of related one with Jeremy Renner rather than Matt Damon (that one did not work, but I guess that sometimes happens when you decide to patch… Continue Reading

Tauer Perfumes Golestan

Right, last week, I made noises about a load of samples dropping through the door. And they did. I received three samples from one provider plus a large sample set from a house I am not familiar with. I was… Continue Reading

August Things

After feeling that vagueness with regard to posts, we’re on warp speed for August. I received a small lot of samples yesterday and boy do they contain food for thought. A sample set should drop early to mid next week.… Continue Reading

Tommy Hilfiger Tommy Girl

Happy end of July. The rain receded here by the end of last week … for a bit. I wish we could send a bit of our weather to places that are suffering in the heat. In the meantime, I… Continue Reading

Really not much at all

So, it’s Sunday and it’s stopped raining. But it’s seriously humid. Just put the dog’s fan on. We’ve had rain on and off over the past week, with temps around 20 C / 70-ish F. The lawn is back to… Continue Reading

Tuberose side by side

Our weather has cooled and we got some torrential rains last week. It’s perfect for really heady florals. I’m wondering if I’ll see tuberose in my wooden box this year. I got one blooming tuber a few years ago but… Continue Reading

Food, Glorious Food?

I’m waiting on something that will result in a side-by-side post, but it’s not here yet. So, instead, I’m getting on the bandwagon and doing a post related to food. This arises out of a few things over the past… Continue Reading