it’s been stinkin’ hot these past few weeks and it’s been great because I have been able to fool myself into thinking we’re still in Midsummer, even though the dahlias, those regal harbingers of Autumn, are beginning to bloom and… Continue Reading
March is out for this week so I’m sneaking in to post some winners! I did NOT forget, I promise! I got all caught up in the Love Tuberose review and didn’t want the Rants winners to get lost therein.… Continue Reading
Tuberose. Love it or hate it, it cannot be denied its place in the Pantheon of Flowers. Tuberose is a Beautiful Beast. Consider Colette’s sublime essay (from Flowers & Fruit, one of my favorite Winter bed-books), titled The Gardenia’s… Continue Reading
So. After a couple of years of financial terrorfication, I find myself in a Pretty Decent Place – not Great, mind you – no trips to Paris (at least not right now) but I am able to pay bills in… Continue Reading
Congratulations and Very Best Wishes and MUCH LOVE to our beloved Portia who, this weekend, tied the knot with the fabulous, wonderful Jin. Please join me in wishing them a lifetime of love in health and happiness! You… Continue Reading
sorry – no perfume right now. All I’m wearing is Avon’s Skin So Soft and Cutter’s (on my hair and ankles). Instead, I wanna talkabout Apps and The Internet. O.M.G. You guys. The Internet. It is a marvel of technology,… Continue Reading
SO many things to discuss today, so let’s get started. Winners~ okay, I am instituting an expiration date for WINNAHS because I have too much ‘won’ stuff still sitting on my desk. This is for MY draws only – other… Continue Reading