I’m happy here, don’t get me wrong, but sometimes I’m reminded of odd bits and pieces that are very New York and very much of the time living there. These have a tendency to float into my consciousness when I’m… Continue Reading
Hope Thanksgiving was lovely for those who celebrated. The past week was difficult. Not something I really want to write about but has left me exhausted and drained. So, a short post today. I know I had said I wouldn’t… Continue Reading
We’re promised snow (well, the sort of snow you mostly get here – light, doesn’t last, just makes things slippery and causes trouble) Thursday-Saturday. My plan beyond the fact that I have a myofascial release session booked for Thursday AM… Continue Reading
Was doing my weekend trawl through the Saturday issue of the Financial Times, a very good newspaper that doesn’t only focus on finance, and lo and behold there was an article about Santa Maria Novella, the old style much-more-than-perfume apothecary… Continue Reading
(Pic from Wiki) A few weeks ago, I thought “I need to sample some oud fragrances”. I don’t own any and oud had come up somewhere and vaguely in something I had sampled. I find I like that odd, band-aid… Continue Reading
Time changed here and I’m discombobulated. This is iteration number 3 of this week’s post. I had started to write about YouTube algorithms and which music they present to you (might return to this in the future). And then I… Continue Reading
Out of all the jewellery I own and wear, I probably love earrings the most. Maybe because wearing pierced earrings was hard won. I finally managed to convince my mother that pierced ears weren’t the devil’s work when I was… Continue Reading