Author: Cinnamon

I’m unpacked, we’re definitely in the rainy season, and I really want a holiday. Not on the cards, though. Still, it’s the thing that flits in and out of my head. Even a long weekend to the local dog place… Continue Reading →

Thank you for the commiserations and good wishes last Monday. It was all more than a bit mad, but it looks like (see today’s title from Edgar Meyer’s ‘Simple Gifts’) I’m almost there. The head builder and a load of… Continue Reading →

The featured pic (sorry, not great) is of swans on the estuary. Migration time is starting. For me too. I’m offline till next week (ie, 19 October; writing this Friday). Maybe I’ll have internet Monday; maybe it will be later… Continue Reading →

Almost countdown. A bit over a week till move. I don’t think the electricians remembered to put in the thermostats … I mailed the builder about this. Fingers crossed. (Just to say straight off, apologies for the cheesy pics today.… Continue Reading →

I move back to the house-house in around two weeks. The rental house is not warm. It was ok April through mid-September, but the windows are single glazed and probably more than 20 years old so the wind whistles through.… Continue Reading →

One of my favourite quotes in perfume lore is about Guerlain Shalimar, from Ernest Beaux: “When I do vanilla I get crème anglaise, when Guerlain does it he gets Shalimar”. Had a haircut yesterday. Had to get ok from GP… Continue Reading →

Been feeling twitchy the past few days. It’s the time of year – I like summer into autumn, but it does make me think that it will soon be hunkering down time: shorter days, getting colder, and here getting decidedly… Continue Reading →