Hey, everyone – short meander today. It’s almost the end of August, such a transitional time of year — back to school, late summer vacation, etc. In D.C. it was sultry and/but the city empties out in August, so just… Continue Reading
You know when you go into a place that smells so good, you wish you could bottle up that aroma and take it home with you? Maybe it’s a boutique that sells your favorite candles, or a florist, or the… Continue Reading
It has been hot this summer — in the nineties, and I don’t have air conditioning. Call me a waaaaaahmbulance. Anyhoo, I was in the library the other day, killing time in their lovely A/C, and I was walloped by… Continue Reading
Today I am (shockingly!) doing a review of a couple of fragrance samples I was sent recently by the lovely Musette. I thought this’d be a fun juxtaposition of two scents – one of which sounds very masculine (while we’re… Continue Reading
It’s a long holiday weekend for many here in the U.S., what with July 4 on a Tuesday (thus, many office workers also got Monday off.) I’m going completely random today, we’ll see if anyone shows up to read this.… Continue Reading
I just got back from a week in Maine with my kids. I’d not clapped eyes on them in person for eighteen months, due to various scheduling issues, which was way too long, not doing that again. I wanted to… Continue Reading
Everything seems to have burst into bloom here recently. I got to thinking about it – flower season is more condensed here, 6 – 8 weeks later in arriving than it was in D.C., so maybe that’s why it feels… Continue Reading