De Profundis – Uncle Serge gets grief right

“The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one’s heart—hearts are made to be broken—but that it turns one’s heart to stone.” (from ‘De Profundis’ by Oscar Wilde) Full disclosure:  there are very few Serge Lutens I… Continue Reading

Leaping and Hopping!

Hi, eerryyone!  ‘Tis moi, Musette, filling in for Cinnamon today~  Leaping and Hopping!  That’s the temps around here – yesterday it was 81F – and a solid 81F at that – none of this ‘feels like’ stuff.  A lovely, warm… Continue Reading

Happy Labors! Musette’s Musings

Ah, Labor Day.  Such a bittersweet holiday, celebrating the labors of the average working person as well as the end of Summer.  If you’re sitting down, drinking a beverage and looking at this goofball post on your device, stop for… Continue Reading

Smells like…. a burger?

Hey, Posse!  How do you feel about your home smelling like … a burger (or some other chow)?  I’m not talking about vanilla or citrus smells – what I call ‘food-adjacent’ smells – rather, it’s actual food items we’re going… Continue Reading

A Glancing Light

It’s August…and the light is shifting, turning to a ‘glancing light’… light is hitting surfaces at acute angles and shadows are sharper.  It’s this, even more than temperature, that lets me know Autumn is just around the corner. A few… Continue Reading

About Lilies

Posse!  Here’s some thoughts about lilies, both the flowers and the perfume.  Anybody who’s been on this blog for more than a minute knows I am LilyRidiculous.  At last count I have nearly 100 (I know I said 78 –… Continue Reading

Brown Girl Jane – a Giveaway

Hey, Posse!  No, Brown Girl Jane isn’t my (yet another name) for my late, beloved Girl.  First off, she was blonde, not brown and second… no.  What Brown Girl Jane is?  Welp!  It’s a new (or new to me) line… Continue Reading