Self-Seeding
We’re about to enter heatwave number 3. Duration of two weeks, it looks like, this time. My jasmine is anarchic and I am pondering getting Chanel in to harvest the flowers. Good way to make a bit of side cash.… Continue Reading
154 Cologne by Jo Malone
Hiya Posse, If you’ve been reading for a while you’ll know that my husband Jin has become a bit of a perfumista himself. He has a collection of interesting things, mostly a few years old, that he has fallen in… Continue Reading
Post B-Day Whining
Thanks to you all for the birthday wishes- you made turning 39 as comforting as always. I’d like to tell you that I did all sort of spectacular and interesting things. I didn’t. I didn’t even have the heat as… Continue Reading
Pretty. Forgettable
My Posse Darlings! Like so much of the world right now, my little corner (in Central Midwest) is under an Extreme Heat Advisory. Unlike Europe, which usually doesn’t have to deal with these extremes, we’re pretty used to it and… Continue Reading
AC UK
I have a friend whose name is Ann Caroline but everyone calls her AC. Every time I hear the abbreviation AC I think of her. Not the machine that makes the air cooler. I mentioned in last week’s post that… Continue Reading
Parfums de Marly Les Extraits
Heya Posse! Last year I dropped into Sydney’s Parfums de Marly flagship store in our historic and beautiful Strand Arcade. Michael is the manager there and I’ve known him for decades. He’s a lovely guy, still deeply connected to the… Continue Reading
I Came, I Saw, I Complained. (What I did on my birthday)
Saturday was the big day, and I did.. nothing. I read a book. Just sat outside and read a book. “Lucia in London”, which I had not read in ages. I also bought a small cake that was on sale… Continue Reading