I was planning to write about something else which I had read about in the Financial Times a few weeks ago. Got samples. But once it was in hand … big disappointment. Huge. Instead, we’re doing a newish Uncle Serge… Continue Reading
The road into the village flooded yet again. I think that was number 20. Then, we had gales for three days running early last week (and we’re due gales again tomorrow). There are two huge potholes on the crossroads into… Continue Reading
Today’s post was going to be on a sample I’ve been … sampling. But it’s not working. The perfume never settles well enough on me to write something useful or interesting. In fact, it makes my eyes hurt and makes… Continue Reading
We’re three days into the long Easter weekend. In the past when I’ve posted around Easter time I’ve added pics from the village of tableaus – eggs, chicks, bunnies, baskets. This year, except for Saturday it’s been either wet (which… Continue Reading
This is the last of the samples/decants from my (fairly) recent parcel and it’s nice that things are finishing with a sort of bang … because Cuir Cannage is both very good and a bit unsettling. But … it appears… Continue Reading
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