Ginger, Whisky, Marmalade – Fall with Jo Malone

It’s that time of year – daylight savings just ended and it’s dark at 5pm. Time to get hygge with the teas, the candles, the flannels on my body and bed, etc. This seems like the perfect time to talk… Continue Reading →

All Saints, Pumpkins, Big Moons

I’m not religious, but I do mark Halloween – and the equinoxes/solstices (stolsti?). Finishing this up on Halloween afternoon (my favourite holiday of the year … sigh). Went to the farm shop’s pumpkin fest. Boy, were there a lot of… Continue Reading →

Nirvana French Grey Elizabeth and James

Hey Crew, Elizabeth and James Nirvana French Grey “is a chic and mesmerizing fresh floral with an aphrodisiac allure. Notes of honeyed neroli mingle with wisps of clean lavender, then slowly melt into a sensual musk for a truly unforgettable… Continue Reading →

Not this week…

I am down with the flu this week and nothing is working, nose-wise. So I am sitting here whorfing up hairballs and drinking enough tea to turn Boston Harbor brown. Or browner. I will be back next week Image: Wikimedia… Continue Reading →

Goose Egg

  My darling Posse It’s HARVEST! here in the Midwest and I was going to say ‘I Got Nothin’… but I do have a few things.  To wit:   I have THE most inflamed sinuses – my upper sinuses and… Continue Reading →

Tree, No Tree

So, Sunday the weather sort of calmed down, meaning sunshine, with a sharp shower every once in a while. This was after Friday and Saturday madness (storms Austen and Boelo – yup, two named storms in two days). Just gales… Continue Reading →

Tabac Sahara by Guerlain Absolus Allegoria 2026

Hey Crew, I might have blind bought myself a bottle of Tabac Sahara when I grabbed L’Heure Bleue 2026. It was a good deal from overseas and I think I got free shipping for spending that amount. They arrived about… Continue Reading →