Paris 2025 (Portia & Jin Adventures)

Hey there Posse Peeps! Phew. Home is very quiet again after gallivanting around the world and then having a very special guest in Australia for a few weeks. Paris 2025 in the very early springtime was glorious. Yes, it’s everything… Continue Reading

Happy … spring? Winter? Spinter?

Hey everyone! Well it was in the 70s, until it snowed (again) on Saturday, melted yesterday, lather rinse repeat.  Our official last frost date is mid-May, which I abide by; I had a friend who pushed it last year and… Continue Reading

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

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

In the shower, and in the garden

I’ve enjoyed the recent posts about “smell-good” scents, including all your comments. Here’s some more meandering on the topic – next time will be reporting back on recent lemmings. Here’s one lemming caught and released — I got ahold of… Continue Reading

Moving On

Hello, friends – as you read this I’m in the process of moving. The property was sold and things were up in the air; I was told I had to move, then that I could stay, then — nope! —… Continue Reading

A Nose for Every Flower

Everything seems to have burst into bloom here recently. I got to thinking about it – flower season is more condensed here, 6 – 8 weeks later in arriving than it was in D.C., so maybe that’s why it feels… Continue Reading