So, there I was, minding my own business, rifling through Carolyn’s newest LuckyScent sample order (with her permission but without my reading glasses on), giving things a nice anonymous low-stakes spritz. And then it happened – that all-too-rare moment of:… Continue Reading
Sorry, folks — gremlins started a dumpster fire (that’s my technical explanation for why the site was down all day) and we had to spray Mitsouko on them until they gave up and went away. Go read Portia’s post! cover… Continue Reading
Hey everyone, I hope you had a nice weekend. I’ve had a summer cold for most of the past week, so there’s been less sniffage (except for the kind that involves tissues). So let’s talk about summer reading, but with… Continue Reading
A couple of weeks ago I asked about linden fragrance recommendations, and y’all delivered! Here’s the first three, which I got from Surrender to Chance, and other samples are coming via … somewhere (Scent Splits, maybe?) It’s been like an… Continue Reading
My morning dog walk now includes a lengthy stop under the two linden trees on the next block. They’re side by side, the only two in the neighborhood as far as I know, and this time of year they’re blooming… Continue Reading
Hi friends – it’s the long Memorial Day weekend here in the US so I’m out having fun (which I fully acknowledge isn’t at all the point of Memorial Day, but nobody’s going to stand between Americans and their backyard… Continue Reading
To quote that famous line from Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “in the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” As a not so young woman, my thoughts of love are currently directed at my garden – what’s… Continue Reading