Are You a Perfume Addict?

Not too long ago, one of our perfumista buddies on here bid on a bottle of something on eBay, only to realize after she won that the price was listed in British pounds rather than dollars.  Oops.   So she wrote… Continue Reading

It’s Not All Garbage

Sometimes, a big city can be welcoming, and sometimes it can wallop you with an urban blight that impacts you so profoundly, it makes you scratch your head and wonder why you love that particular place so much to begin… Continue Reading

Red, White, Blue

I´m guessing a lot of people are still away, so today´s a random holiday thread.  I invite you to post in your comments some of your favorite summer things that arouse your senses OTHER than smell for a change {oh,… Continue Reading

Random Sunday: Living This Day

My six-year-old daughter is a sensualist, which is my explanation for why she´s always covered in a layer of whatever it is she´s experiencing, whether it´s dirt or dinner.  Her obsession with insects continues, and right now her focus is… Continue Reading

Pure Grace and Unconditional Love

Finally; words typed on a keyboard into a PC on soil north of the 49th parallel. They look the same, they sound the same, but they are different. I am different. I am Canadian.  I know I´m making much more… Continue Reading

House of Ghosts

Assuming I haven’t been hit by a bus, I’m off to an undisclosed location with the Big Cheese for the rest of the week celebrating our 20th anniversary — which is, in fact, today.   It’s hard to believe we’ve been… Continue Reading

Sorry Folks

Hey, friends — I’m dealing with some unexpected family stuff today, an overflow from yesterday, sorry.   So, hard as it is to believe, there are things that take precedence over fragrance, and today you bear the burden. The weather’s warm… Continue Reading