The Heat is On

Well the heat has finally hit here as well. Not like Paris, not even like Peoria, but it hit 80 F at 10am and it isn’t looking like it will get much better. So I will skip the slightly musky… Continue Reading

Weather Related

Posse!  Like pretty much everyone else on our planet we here in the Midwestern US are having WEATHER!  Near-tornadoes, old trees just giving up the ghost, falling on power lines and making me wish I had a Generac (Portia, et… Continue Reading

The Devil Wears Prada 2 …

And other bits. We’re still in our heatwave. From Monday through the end of the month, things moderate a bit: ie, we look like we’ll be in the high 20s (ie, mid to high 80s Fahrenheit – it almost sounds… Continue Reading

Boss Orange for Men by Hugo Boss

Hey Posse! You’ll know the name Rodrigo Flores-Roux. As close to perfume royalty as such a title could offer. Over 200 perfumes signed by him and counting. Celebrating its 15th year but now only available through the discounters, very reasonably… Continue Reading

Summer Rerun: Tabac Original by Maurer & Wirtz

This weekend I actually did some chores. Cleaning and rearranging stuff and going through clothing to get rid of things that don’t fit anymore. I will also try to keep in check the smug look I will give myself when… Continue Reading

Matching Books to Perfume

Hey everyone, I hope you had a nice weekend. I’ve had a summer cold for most of the past week, so there’s been less sniffage (except for the kind that involves tissues). So let’s talk about summer reading, but with… Continue Reading

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