Smells like Democracy

Well, today is election day here in California and it wouldn’t be an election without drama. The gubernatorial race you likely have heard of already. It’s a weird all-in primary where the top two vote getters will be on the… Continue Reading

Musette in Paris

Paris!  Seems like everyone is going to Paris!  Cinnamon! Portia (upcoming)… and I wanted to go to Paris, too! So I did. Paris KY, that is.  Secretariat’s resting place (one of the few racehorses to be buried intact).   Some of… Continue Reading

X at X

Finishing this early Monday morning. Our heatwave has receded and we’re due rain later. The flowers have really enjoyed themselves. The village has smelled incredible with all the honeysuckle weaving through hedges. Lots of roses and vast swathes of erigeron… Continue Reading

Secret Tryst by Fragrance Du Bois

Hiya Posse, I know you lot in the Northern Hemisphere are warming up weather wise BUT sometimes you need a warmer fragrance for chill evenings or adventures. Also, nothing says dressed up like a rich, thick and luscious patch/amber with… Continue Reading

Hooky for the Holidays

(March here — Tom scheduled this but for some reason it didn’t post! I guess WordPress was on vacation.) Yes, I am a bad person. Well, minorly bad. This weekend was Memorial day and I spent a chunk of it… Continue Reading

Memorial Day and Memories

Hi friends – it’s the long Memorial Day weekend here in the US so I’m out having fun (which I fully acknowledge isn’t at all the point of Memorial Day, but nobody’s going to stand between Americans and their backyard… Continue Reading

DS & Durga Jazmin Yucatan

Happy second May bank holiday and Memorial Day in the US. We are in a mini heatwave. Should last through the week, which is the spring half term week off for school. This means I’ll do stuff early or late… Continue Reading