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
I took most of last week off work – first to help my oldest kid move the rest of her stuff to her new apartment, and then I hauled the four of them to Hersheypark. I love Hersheypark. I’ve been… Continue Reading
This was not the three-day weekend I thought I’d be having. For one thing, it was gloomy and rainy. For another, I ended up spending a fair amount of time helping my kid move into a new apartment. Say, what’s… Continue Reading
I spent a lovely weekend with all four kids – Mother’s Day here in the US – and now it’s back to work and the weather has warmed up in that mid-Atlantic way, going from rainy 50s to sunny 90s… Continue Reading
Someday I’m going to make it to Boulder and visit Dawn Spencer Hurwitz’ shop, DSH perfumes. I’ve loved her scents since I was a newbie – for one thing, it’s easy to get samples – and she’s always got something… Continue Reading
Ugh I have tweaked my foot! A plantar fasciitis flare-up on my left foot. So while I’m propping my foot up, here’s a post. My daughter Enigma moved to a farm a couple of years ago. She’s taken to it… Continue Reading