Looking Back: Serge Lutens Daim Blond

I know we have talked about Daim Blond recently in comments and oddly when I opened the perfume cupboard this AM it was staring me in the face. Last night was chilly, which is perfect for this one. As perfect… Continue Reading

Rainy Days and…

You didn’t think you would escape me talking weather too, did you? No we have not had anything (knock wood) like the spectacular storms lashing the Midwest with torrential rain, tornadoes, and Kardashian-sized hail while the East coast digs out… Continue Reading

Allergies, Too

I know I tend to follow the leader here on the Posse for inspiration- you would too if you had this crew. They write about something and I am lemming my way to the internets, Apple Card in my teeth,… Continue Reading

Rainy Day

Well, the rains came finally. There’s a line in the beginning of “Sunset Blvd.” that’s something along the idea that the rains come in February: A big package of rain that floods the streets and causes traffic to back up… Continue Reading

Welcome 2026

I welcomed 2026 with the tail end of the flu. It was not pleasant. It also rained for pretty much the whole week. Depending upon where you are this could be an okay thing unto a bad one (if you’re… Continue Reading

God Said Ha- Xmas edition.

First off let me say that I have never seen Julia Sweeney’s one woman show about both she and her brother being diagnosed with Cancer. It’s apparently a great show; I’d always assumed that the phrase was something like “at… Continue Reading

Winter is here?

Well, it is for the rest of the USA if not the world (above the equator, naturally.) Were I still in NY or the Midwest this would entail pulling out winter clothes and winter scents, and on holidays like Thanksgiving… Continue Reading