After my recent write-up of the wonderful Green, Green, Green, I ordered some more Miller et Bertaux samples from Surrender to Chance. As I settled in for a sniff, it occurred to me: I’m way overdue for some fangirling over… Continue Reading
Can I tell you how thrilled I am that my little jasmine plant is blooming? (here’s a photo). I bought the most cold-hardy I could find, which still isn’t hardy enough for our USDA zone 6b location (-5F / -20C),… Continue Reading
The weather is gorgeous, my favorite time of year here – warm, sunny and dry with occasional monsoon season rains. I’m in a good mood and my nose seems to be functioning reasonably well, so I’ve done some random sampling… Continue Reading
I think Maison Francis Kurkdjian launched around … 2010? I remember sniffing them, probably in New York the first time, probably at Bergdorf, and to the best of my recollection, none of them have grabbed me enough to want a… Continue Reading
Today I’m back with my thoughts about the three remaining scents in the Scary Fairy Tales sample set – Pinocchio, The Little Mermaid, and Jungle Book. There were … some plot twists. Jungle Book — forest foliage, fig, pear, muguet,… Continue Reading
As a kid I had a lot of lovely illustrated books, including reissues of some of the (aptly named) Grimm’s fairy tales. If you’ve ever read them, or thought about any old folk tales really, they can be … dark.… Continue Reading
My son Whit visited for the first time last week. He’s a young man now (longtime Posse readers may remember him as Buckethead) and he’s also a camping-gear-loving nerd who works at REI while taking college courses. I told him… Continue Reading