Happy Halloween to those of you who celebrate it! My son is too old/grown-up now to trick or treat, but he will enjoy handing out candy now to the little ones. I have to admit it: I do miss it;… Continue Reading
Oh, happy day –– it’s finally October! And in my neck of the woods, that means fall is getting close. We’ve already had a little taste of it with several nights in the 50s and a day or two in… Continue Reading
Ah, Monday, Monday. After a week of spending lots of $$$, including never-ending plumbing woes and a wonky garage door (man, when one of those big springs breaks, you’d think someone shot off a gun!), plus new brakes for my… Continue Reading
Musette’s recent post about Creed’s Aventus for Her pricked my ears when she mentioned apple and bergamot. It won’t be too long here before we feel a bit of fall, and its focus on apples. In fact, in late September… Continue Reading
Ah, August – the dog days of summer are still going strong here in the Northern Hemisphere. Although I can’t complain too much as here in the southern U.S., we’ve been enjoying a period of on-again, off-again rain showers near… Continue Reading
Many of you already knew this, but the Le Labo City Exclusive fragrances will be available next month at Luckyscent. In light of Saks and Nordstrom now carrying Le Labo (at least online), I had wondered how this would work.… Continue Reading
(Author’s note: This post ran several years around this time, and this year it’s as crazy as ever: son’s first day as a high- school sophomore starting today, his 16th birthday this week, big project due at work, and I’m… Continue Reading