We’re in a short heatwave. Four days and then back to cooler and some rain. Here are my dahlias. This is the first year I have managed to raise happy dahlias. I started them inside. Maybe that’s the trick here.… Continue Reading
After Portia wrote about it here, and Tom here, I put testing Clinique’s I guess iconic Aromatics Elixir on my to-sample list. I was deeply sceptical so didn’t buy a sample – just put it on my to do list… Continue Reading
I was going to write about the last Replica sample I got but that will wait a week because my brain got stuck on Tom’s idea of teleporting to corporate Posse meetups. And then I was watching the opening ceremony… Continue Reading
I no longer drink coffee on a regular basis and when I do have a latte or cappuccino it’s decaf. Yes, shock, horror! I do love the smell of ground coffee and in a list of top 10 smells this… Continue Reading
I was in town for various things and on a whim (though I’ve been thinking about this for a while) visited the orthodontist that fixed my son’s teeth and made a consultation appointment next month regarding braces for my lower… Continue Reading
Boy, am I tired. I have a trip planned for September during which I go hither and thither around Europe. For much of it I will be visiting places related to my mother’s family. Part way through I am staying… Continue Reading
We’re in waiting mode here. The first part of the election in France, then the general election here on Thursday, and then the second part for France later in July. I have two samples I’m working on but I’ve put… Continue Reading