I was scrabbling around in the perfume box for something I hadn’t worn in a while. Had completely forgotten I own one of the 15ml bottles of Le Labo Patchouli 24 and was just delighted to pull it out. This… Continue Reading
I love the story behind Grace Slick’s writing of the song White Rabbit. It’s a combo of deep psychedelia, intellectual engagement and unfettered creativity. Maybe have a watch of the Jefferson Airplane video at Woodstock to see what I mean.… Continue Reading
I had a ‘significant’ birthday yesterday. It was fine and weird as many significant things are. The ‘proper’ celebration will be at the end of March, when another trip up to London is required. Hotel, restaurants, maybe some retail therapy… Continue Reading
Happy almost Valentine’s Day for those who mark it. As this post is going up on the 13th I have to say ‘almost’. I sent my son a box with chocolates and sleep socks, but Valentine’s has never meant a… Continue Reading
Last week was … well, it was. The weather was crap and the dog kept waking in the night wanting to patrol his garden (apparently the demons were out). Result was that I slept badly, was cold a lot of… Continue Reading
The first sentence of Sana Jardin’s ‘Our Story’ section on its website reads: “Our mission is to harness the power of commerce for social good”. I’m not going to repeat everything they present in this section except to say the… Continue Reading
It’s cold and sunny here. Makes a change from grey/wet/foggy/meh. Our flying trip to London was fun. Everyone masked on train (bar a very odd woman on way back) and most people on public transport (yes, we took the tube).… Continue Reading