Sunday was the first day in a long while of calm warmth. Sunshine. I did a big clear of the garden, took the first walk where I didn’t wear a woolie hat and coat (a fleece sufficing). The news here… Continue Reading
I did one of my flying visits to London Thursday and Friday – to visit with several friends I hadn’t seen in person since Covid. Of course, there’d been contact on phone, online, etc, but we all know that’s not… Continue Reading
The world here is slowly moving towards spring. March can be an all-over-the-place month but at least we are seeing a lot more blossom (magnolia, cherry, in addition to a load of daffodils and other bulbs) – which helps regarding… Continue Reading
This past week has been … a bit of this and that. I found myself only wearing Perfumer H Smoke even though I’ve got four samples sitting on my desk waiting to be worn and thought about (I really like… Continue Reading
We had a brief good weather respite: no rain and mild temps. I was thankful. Gone now though. Another flood meeting is being discussed, but I don’t think I can stomach it. Anyway, February is my birthday month and I… Continue Reading
More rain. Not very romantic. We’re coming up to Valentine’s Day on Wednesday. The day before here is Shrove Tuesday, pancake day. Busy week. British Vogue had an article about scents of seduction with some interesting entries, including Piguet Fracas… Continue Reading
We had a flood meeting in the village hall which turned out to be short on flood info and long on a couple of councillors wanting the village to set up an emergency committee to deal with, well, emergencies: like… Continue Reading