Nuts! Reverse Squirreling 2

Posse!  The frost is kinda on the pumpkin and the hay is mostly in the barn…. it’s full-on Autumn here, with 30 degree drops in temp, rain… then a 20degree spike in temp – and that warm weather window is… Continue Reading

Not hibernation

Sunday dawned cold. So, maybe this is actually the ‘real’ start of autumn. We shall see. Lit woodstove for first time since last winter. I had my Covid booster last week (flu jab several weeks ago). We’re almost in corporate… Continue Reading

Corpus Equus by Naomi Goodsir

Hiya Posse, I bought a sample of Naomi Goodsir Corpus Equus as soon as it was in stock at Surrender To Chance, early 2022. It sat there while I was trying all the other stuff because I was so excited about… Continue Reading

Farewell Wisdom: The Blind Buy and Patou Adieu Sagesse

“We all go a little mad sometimes..” -Norman Bates Okay, who hasn’t gone a little nuts and just went for a blind buy online. I’ve done it with clothing- sometimes for good, sometimes tragically for not-so-good (do not trust the… Continue Reading

Smells like Autumn

Hi, folks – this was an entirely different post about a perfume moment which was supposed to be light-hearted and funny but wasn’t coming together that way, so here we are. Shorter days mean seasonal anxiety has been rearing its… Continue Reading

Le Labo Myrrhe 55 Shanghai Exclusive…

…and a bit of etc. Saturday afternoon lying in the garden on the park-type bench that moved with me from London and was refurbed a few years ago. We’re having another bit of Indian summer (sun, blue sky, high 70s)… Continue Reading

September New Idea 2023

Woo Hoo! Let’s see how my month went for September New Idea 2023. This month I’ve been trying to empty some of the bigger decants but only managed to drain one 10ml. I kind of cheated a couple of times… Continue Reading