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
Hi friends, it’s been chaotic over here the past week and the perfume sampling fell by the wayside. But the weather’s lovely, so there’s that. Plus I bet you smell delightful; what are you wearing? Here’s something short I had… Continue Reading
I grew up (and spent much of my adult life) in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., which JFK famously described as “a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.”* (In case it’s unclear: that’s not a compliment.) It certainly felt… Continue Reading