Author: March

I was on the lookout recently for a sweet-sixteen fragrance for my niece. I had some general ideas – and thus far she’s liked what I’ve given her – but I wanted this to be a “classic” from a great… Continue Reading →

I met my perfume gal-pal Louise at our local Nordstrom recently – they’ve redone the beauty area and dedicated a lot more room to fragrances, with all the Tom Fords, more Prada and Hermes, the Le Labo city exclusives, a… Continue Reading →

Hey everyone, happy post-eclipse! We were at around 80% coverage and my entire office trooped outside to watch the highlights. I was surprised and heartened to see so many random folks outside watching it. Was anyone in the “total eclipse”… Continue Reading →

Cripes, I forgot to post — what day is it again?!  A million years ago when I worked from home, I used to feel that disconnect from the standard workweek — wait, is it Tuesday or Wednesday?  So I think… Continue Reading →

Hey all — I’m on vacation.  So here’s a photo of Anita’s ridiculous sunflower that’s eleven feet tall.  (For reference the peach tree is eight feet.)  It makes me think of Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors.  I made the… Continue Reading →

Hey, everyone’s on vacation, right? Let’s talk about feng shui! So I googled something about front door colors for your house and the next thing you know, I’m knee-deep in feng shui. I started reading about the principles of feng… Continue Reading →

Let’s do a cheap and cheerful summer scent – the Russian house Novaya Zarya’s Gvozdika, a straight-up carnation. I learned about this scent from Bois de Jasmin years ago, along with the rest of the history of the Russian perfumer,… Continue Reading →