Diptyque Tam Dao and Benjoin Bohème

Wow. What a week it was. Last Monday was our first really big rain and wind – unnamed storm – coming through. I guess that was the beginning of rainy season. Another year and again earlier than the previous one.… Continue Reading

So, souvenirs?

Another travel-related post. In one of my first posts about my early September wanderings I mentioned how hard it now is to find items specific to a place that aren’t available online/at home. March noted that she was generally pleased… Continue Reading

Aspects of travel

Happy October. I’m having a bit of trouble getting my head round this. I love my house (particularly after it was refurbed several years ago). But, the vanity in the bathroom needs replacing. It was purchased during the first wave… Continue Reading

Diptyque Limited Edition candle Encre

Happy autumn. It’s pouring rain here with gale force winds through the evening. My weird neighbours’ chimney divested a supporting piece of wood (which looked like it was petrified) into a plant in the back garden this afternoon. At least… Continue Reading

Binet-Papillon Perfumes

So. I was quite excited to write about this brand – and I’ll share the story below. But, on day 5 of my covid infection (ie, Saturday) I sprayed on the last of the Binet-Papillon fragrances I’d chosen to write… Continue Reading

Home …

So. I’ve returned from my trip and I’m really tired. Thus, this will be fairly discombobulated. Just FYI. Oh, and the trip is going to feed posts in different ways for around the next month. First, it was a great… Continue Reading

Hermes 24 Faubourg

I hope this pops up when it should. I don’t own 24 Faubourg. My memory of it is buying a bottle for a friend at Duty Free on the way home from a work trip in Paris. The other memory… Continue Reading