There is something so vaguely disquieting about having your fridge on the fritz. It started seeming “not quite right” late last week, until it toppled over into the “definitely warming up” category. Calling trusty Sears for repairs, scheduled for Saturday… Continue Reading
Summer. Summersummersummer. You know what’s weird about summer? It’s a horse of a totally different color, depending upon where you are and who you are (or used to be). I spent the last 50o years of my life in an Urban… Continue Reading
Yes, ladies and gentlemen — it’s that time of the year again, when we all put forth our Top Ten Fragrances of Winter. These are scents that may be new, or just new to us — or perhaps rediscoveries or… Continue Reading
Memories, like the corners of my mind. Misty water-coloured meeeemorrrriiiiiiiies, of the way we were. Ahem. I’ll begin again. The act of remembering is less a willed experience, and more a reminder of the deus ex machina nature of our… Continue Reading
I’ve become a big fan of the Amouage fragrances, though I’ll never be happy with their price tag. Though given the way other perfumes are coming up, they are looking more reasonable than they used to. Ubar had been off… Continue Reading
Before getting onto my shopping trip last Friday, I just want to share some travel advice with you. If you´re longing for oakmoss and miserable at its disappearance from our perfumed lives, look no further than a trip to south… Continue Reading
Reviewing Amouage Homage Attar is a skosh painful because this takes spendy and vaults it to a whole new level AND it is a limited edition, so who knows how long they will sell Amouage Homage Attar. Running about $360… Continue Reading