The Indoor Garden

My nose is on strike* – allergies? Dry climate? Ancient mummy curse? Who knows. So today you get a brief (well, brief for me) natter about plants. Specifically, houseplants. If that bores you to tears, no worries, please come back… Continue Reading

Duped!!!

Posse! It’s a wonder I have any money at all!  I’m in thrall to so many fabulous things because of this community ( Uriage lip balm, perfect for our sub-zero temps, #BlameTom for Tree Hut ( and more on that… Continue Reading

It’s the Little Things

When I started this post last week, we were headed for a brisk 1 degree morning, -14F real feel (that’s -17/-25C). We’ve had an unusually warm fall/winter and my silly daffodils were up in the front garden and getting ready… Continue Reading

Bready or Not?

So, this gal I watch on YouTube* was doing a section on weird fragrances and she mentioned Knead, which was done for the Auntie Anne’s brand by the folks at Demeter (makes sense) and is allegedly a dead ringer for… Continue Reading

The Little Things

Hey, Posse – roaming off-topic today. Let’s discuss those favorite small items that add ease and/or joy to our lives that aren’t fragrance. This topic was prompted by Musette waxing poetic about these Salux body-scrub cloths, which prompted me to… Continue Reading

Hey there, Sugar!

Hi everyone – I’m heading to Maine on Wednesday for a week with the kids, which is exciting. In the meantime I got a fig perfume in the mail that is … not very interesting, so let’s talk about another… Continue Reading

Late August Ramble

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