Perfume Posse

First, I really need to say ‘thank you’  to all of you who took the time to comment on my Bruno post last week.  I’ve read every single one of them – a couple of times.  Seriously.  Your words of support & sympathy mean so very much to me.  I The rest, please…

I don’t know why I’m always surprised to find myself a bit melancholy in Summer.  After all, it’s one of the few times when weather really does allow me to just …stop.  Spring and Autumn usually find me really bustling about in the garden, prepping for planting or putting away The rest, please…

This is my view from my ‘office’ window – I know I’ve shown it before in some iteration or another.  It’s my neighbor’s yard and it’s my talisman, even more so than my cultivated garden, because it’s this view that keeps me tethered to Life, even as Life does its The rest, please…

If I could send Points West some of the torrential rains we’ve been having, I would.  I think we have reached our saturation point: rivers are close to overflowing, my tomatoes won’t need watering for the next couple of weeks (I’m a huge fan of growing peppers and tomatoes with The rest, please…

Hi, everybody!  It’s Musette, here, hosting our Annual  Best Perfumes for Summer post.  Although it certainly isn’t summer here anymore.  We went from stunning 90+F heat to wearing hoodies in the chilly rain.  Great for my garden (I keep moving things around and, yes, BUYING MORE PLANTS (so what!  Gardening The rest, please…

OMGosh!  So….Patty is Miss.  And I, my dear Posse, am Miss MISS!   It’s Tuesday and it sho’ ain’t Belgium.  I’ve been at my desk for the past 12 hours, except for when I had to dash around town, stalking the UPS guy (you’d think I could find him in a The rest, please…

Summer in the Midwest is always so strange.  We start out either blistering hot or freezing cold.  This year we got lucky – a cool ‘real’ Spring meant I got to enjoy the gorgeous lilacs that abound in this area – older than my parents, those bushes kept their fragrant The rest, please…