Tuberose. Love it or hate it, it cannot be denied its place in the Pantheon of Flowers. Tuberose is a Beautiful Beast. Consider Colette’s sublime essay (from Flowers & Fruit, one of my favorite Winter bed-books), titled The Gardenia’s… Continue Reading
Hey, babydolls! This is going to be sort of brief because I am BEAT! I’ve been in the garden, doing Spring Cleaning, for the past 2 weekends (and, to be honest, most evenings until dark). Up and down all 1/3… Continue Reading
Well! So Portia is off to Paris. I am off to Nebraska. Obviously I am doing something Not Quite Right (jes’ kidding – NE is a fine place). Reading about her pending travels got me thinking about Perfume Times &… Continue Reading
OMG you guys! I’ve been trying to figure out how to write this post and it is just a vortex of weirdness. So you’ve been warned. What is it about this time of the year? Tradition would have it that… Continue Reading
It’s a chilly, dreary day here with a hectic work-week that bled into the weekend. I’ve had a bit of What March Had, that soul-crushing exhaustion – but I can see the light at the end of the work… Continue Reading
Wow – this chestal thing is almost gone but it’s really jammed my tastebuds something awful! I mean…I can taste stuff..but I can’t TASTE it, y’know? It’s confusing because my sinuses are largely clear, so you’d think I could make… Continue Reading
I wish I could blame this on the Internet, truly I do. But I can’t. I wish I could blame this on Social Media, the Internet’s Logical Offspring. But I can’t. The truth is, I Am A Stalker. I always… Continue Reading