Cheap and Cheerful: Acqua di Selva

I actually got reminded of this one from a FacePlace post that a friend commented upon. I’ve never owned this but I know I had smelled and liked it and this past week (first week of August) has been fairly… Continue Reading →

Feeling the Heat: Vintage Balmain Vent Vert

We have been feeling the heat this labor day weekend. Not quite in the hundreds (at least on this side of the hill) but near to, and humid, since we have Pacific hurricanes. This means that expensive beachside properties in… Continue Reading →

Plumbing and a Dab of Shalimar

Hey, friends. The under-house plumbing replacement is ongoing – by last Friday we were on day thirteen of a three-day job. The good news is they finally got the kitchen faucet working properly; it was my complaints about the low… Continue Reading →

Dolly Parton Scent from Above

Now I have always been a big fan of Dolly Parton. Although I am not a big fan of country music there are some exceptions and Dolly was one of them. I thought she had a lovely, pure voice that… Continue Reading →

How they all work me…

Afraid that this week has sort of caught up with me and I have nothing to say. Nothing interesting, that is. I’ll try to be interesting again next week.. Image: Pexels (March butting in with the cover image from the… Continue Reading →

Hot N Heavy: Oils by Attar Bazaar

The heat is still on and seems like it’s going to be here for the month. Which is kind of stinky (sometimes literally) because I am a big fan of “May Grey” and it’s sister, June Gloom. Which should be… Continue Reading →

We’re back up!

Sorry, folks — gremlins started a dumpster fire (that’s my technical explanation for why the site was down all day) and we had to spray Mitsouko on them until they gave up and went away. Go read Portia’s post! cover… Continue Reading →