OH NO! I’m in the Bubble Bath

Hey there Posse. Normally my posts are written in advance and I have a couple spare. Life has been so hectic that this is currently not the case. I’ve been nearly sub,erged in a bubble bath for 90 minutes and… Continue Reading

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