I was planning this week to write about the bottle for Hermes Twilly. I mentioned recently that I sprayed this on a blotter and it was fruity-floral and basically forgettable. It wasn’t the juice I’d set out looking for –… Continue Reading
Sunday dawned cold. So, maybe this is actually the ‘real’ start of autumn. We shall see. Lit woodstove for first time since last winter. I had my Covid booster last week (flu jab several weeks ago). We’re almost in corporate… Continue Reading
…and a bit of etc. Saturday afternoon lying in the garden on the park-type bench that moved with me from London and was refurbed a few years ago. We’re having another bit of Indian summer (sun, blue sky, high 70s)… Continue Reading
So, wave bye to September. I woke up Saturday morning, did the general errands required, got home and just felt like a wet noodle. Beyond autumn into winter not being my favourite time of year I think I’m just weary… Continue Reading
Happy autumn? In the comments on last week’s post, Tom noted how annoying some people can be about New York bagels. I don’t think I’m too bad, but I do have strong opinions on them. In any case, this led… Continue Reading
For forty day and forty nights … No, not really. Just overnight for a deluge, like a serious one where the creek is at its banks and the field is saturated. We’re back to wet and grey, though not terribly… Continue Reading
More hot weather… We’ve had a rather strange summer. It’s sort of been, when it’s hot, it’s outrageous for here, and the rest of the time, it’s been cool/grey/wet/humid to the max/windy and gales. This past week was hot. Like,… Continue Reading