by the Stuffed-to-the-Gills Musette So…the frenzy of Christmas (in the US) is done. Whew! Ours was very quiet, which was great. I have spent way too many years stressing myself into a spasm over the Perfection of the Presentation. One holiday I took a look at it and realized that [...]
By March I rooted around in the collection of vials and decants sitting near my computer, I haven’t done a random candy samples review in forever! Also: I’m thinking we should do another Swapmania, in June, maybe? I promise not to do it on a holiday weekend this time. Would you funsters prefer June or [...]
by Musette When we were in our 20s (back in the Jefferson administration) my galpals and I fantasized about our married coworkers’ lives -a permanent partner for Chinese food and Friday Movies, sex every night, total validation on Valentine’s Day…and the cessation of the ignominy of the Blind Date. One by one, we entered [...]
by the drooling Musette I always wonder why the term ‘diva’ has gotten such a bad rap – maybe it always has come with that faint tinge of Puritan disapproval and I just didn’t notice it (and it wouldn’t be the first time). But I like the word diva. Its Latin origin means ‘goddess’ [...]