Succs for Musette

Posse!  I’m not quite suuure how this happened. As you probably know I’m an inveterate gardener.  Bulbs, roses, pretty much anything herbaceous has a 96% chance of not only surviving but thriving in my loving care.  Deciduous?  You betcheruous! House… Continue Reading

Shalimar L’Essence

I am going to try not to talk about the weather to start my posts for a while. The weather is what one talks about here frequently when chatting to neighbours or talking to someone in a shop. The topic… Continue Reading

Wish by Chopard

Heya Posse, Cheap, Cheerful and Delicious? Make you Wish. I’ve got the answer. Available only at the discounters here in Australia nowadays. If we can still get it I’m sure you all can. My bottle was a hand me down… Continue Reading

Thwarted: Erno Laszlo Pop-up in LA

So I spent this Saturday thwarted. I woke up early to go to the bank, which is now in the valley. My accounts had lapsed from non use since they had moved but I wanted to reopen. In any case,… Continue Reading

Vanille des Rois by FOMOWA Paris

As I write this review, preparations are underway for our failing, hundred-year-old plumbing to be replaced. Fortunately, most of the work is happening under the house. Unfortunately, the sole access is a small trapdoor in the bottom of my bedroom… Continue Reading

40 Days and Nights…

Well, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. But, we finally got some significant rain. Now, that’s where we are: cooler, still sunny, but also rain intermittently. Intermittent is good because it means the soil absorbs the water rather than the… Continue Reading

Le Sel d’Issey by Issey Miyake

Hi there Posse, You are definitely in the dog days of summer up in the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s another summer leaning beauty that you may have missed. I remember trying it when it was first released and LOVING it but… Continue Reading