Off Topic: Sometimes They Come Back.
Well, I did have a review that I was going to finish up but then I got distracted by,, food! A friend of mine sent me for my birthday a set of two of these new microwave dishes that I… Continue Reading
March Goes Sampling
It was Spanish Market this weekend, the first “normal” one since 2020 was cancelled, and it was delightful – it’s outdoors, in tents, on the plaza and surrounding streets. There are a lot of tourists in town (many of them… Continue Reading
Michael Ondaatje The Cinnamon Peeler
I had a whole post written, with pics, ready to upload. And then I made vanilla butter cookies with rosewater and listened to the decades-gone UK band Free play the song Fire and Water … which put paid to that.… Continue Reading
Three Days Perfume
Hi there Folks, Three days life of a perfumista. I took the photo below because I’d not been keeping up my SOTD on a FB perfume page. So instead of ignoring what I’d been wearing and just adding the latest… Continue Reading
Disco Stew, Too: Halston for Women
Last time I nattered on about the guy fragrances from Halston; this time let’s talk about the ladies. Halston (Now “Halston Classic”) Was released in 1975 according to Fragrantica, with notes of: Top notes are Green Leaves, Mint, Melon, Bergamot… Continue Reading
About Lilies
Posse! Here’s some thoughts about lilies, both the flowers and the perfume. Anybody who’s been on this blog for more than a minute knows I am LilyRidiculous. At last count I have nearly 100 (I know I said 78 –… Continue Reading
The cool after baking
We managed through the heatwave. Please could we not have another one for a good long while. My son’s graduation was really nice – both the AM school ceremony (small-ish – maybe 40 people out of 160 graduating showed up… Continue Reading