Hey, baby. Want to be taken seriously? Stop being a girl.

Anita said “March is MAD” and you were worried about me and she said, no, I meant the month!  But I am, kind of. It blows my mind a little when I think about it — women in the 1930s… Continue Reading

Retro Monday: Elegant Ella

It isn’t often that a new fragrance makes me say “Ahhh.” And I’m not the only one either, I suspect. As diehard perfume lovers, we just have so many choices, and so many of those we DO get around to… Continue Reading

Goofing Off, Part Deux

Well, at least part of the reno follies are drawing slowly to a close. The painters are almost at the point where the building is done. Of course, their idea of this and mine may be slightly different since in… Continue Reading

Vanille Marine by Jean-Claude Astier for M. Micallef 2012

Hi there Posse, Vanille Marine came out the year I started writing about fragrance. My sample came in one of the luckyScent Packs that you can buy of the most up-to-date frags they get in. They come in these very annoying… Continue Reading

Amouage Blossom Love Perfume Review

Amouage Blossom Love

Amouage Blossom Love is launching in 2017.  Disclaimer, I received an early release sample from Amouage. Notes are bergamot, heliotrope, amaretto, ylang, rose, cherry blossom, amber, tonka bean, vanilla and suede.  Reading the note list got me a bit excited… Continue Reading

March is MAD! and giving it away!

Sitting here, typing this post, looking out at a Whiteout World.  Yesterday I was  in the borders, ripping out Creeping Charlie (every little bit counts) tearing out new grass and tying up emerging rose canes.  I worked like a rented mule,… Continue Reading

Comfort Monday: Scents that soothe

Hello, dear Posse folks. It is with a heavy heart that I write this: I have been reaching heavily the past week for my favorite scents that soothe body, mind and soul. We’ve just returned from attending my brother-in-law’s funeral… Continue Reading