Changing weather and Guerlain Samsara

We have been having a bit of weather here. It’s been like a roller coaster. The first day of Autumn hit with temps hitting 105 degrees Fahrenheit. Usually in SoCal no matter how warm it gets during the day it’s… Continue Reading →

Betwixt

Posse!  It’s Betwixt Time here, where the weather seesaws and swoops from blistering late-Summer type days (today is supposed to be 90F!!!) to mid 50s by midweek!  The mornings are cool, as is to be expected, and the afternoons can… Continue Reading →

A Little Bit More Lush

Well, we’ve crossed over into ‘proper’ autumn. Colder, damp, though sun here and there. First time lighting the woodstove this past Saturday. Gathering up the eucalyptus tree’s shedded bark which makes good fire starter. I am slowly cutting back the… Continue Reading →

Truth or Dare Naked by Madonna

Heya posse. You’re all headed into deep Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Woo Hoo! Such a fabulous time of year to start getting out some lovely warming ambers. I think it may be my favourite time of year to be… Continue Reading →

Serge Lutens L’Innommable

Hey friends – this is March, we moved things around this week. Quick write-up today. I got my decant of Serge Lutens El Attarine and I … am still deciding how I feel about it, but I can’t say I’m… Continue Reading →

The Time of Year

Happy October. It’s still warm middle of day here but looks like that stops soon. I got my annual pumpkin. It’s actually a white ghost ornamental gourd so not edible. But, it’s lovely. This was a hard week post-wise. I… Continue Reading →

Oddities: Erno Laszlo After Shave

Now, we all know that good old Erno was and is a skin-care legend with the black soap and many splashes of water. It was a mainstay on the dressing tables of well-heeled (and dressed, and moisturized) ladies and quite… Continue Reading →