Morocco 2025 (Portia & Jin Adventures)

Hey Crew! We did the Paris 2025 leg of the trip together so thought you might like to hit Morocco 2025 with us? Usually Jin and I spend some time whittling down our choices for the next adventure. This time… Continue Reading

Gardenia, Again

First off a bit if news: Last week I wrote about Sarah Horowitz’ new scent Super Bloom and hoped she would add it to her line for keeps. Well, looks like she did! Great news! Well having tried one of… Continue Reading

Fairy Tale Fragrances

As a kid I had a lot of lovely illustrated books, including reissues of some of the (aptly named) Grimm’s fairy tales. If you’ve ever read them, or thought about any old folk tales really, they can be … dark.… Continue Reading

Celine Black Tie and some other bits

I had most of this post written and was looking forward to talking about my optician appointment, after Musette’s post on cataracts. But, best laid plans. I gave myself half an hour to drive what usually takes 10 minutes. Unsigned… Continue Reading

Eshal by Neela Vermeire Creations 2025

Hey Posse, Yes, I know Tom did an Eshal post recently but I just collected mine from Neela in person last month.  You all want a second opinion, right? We perfumistas LOVE to get different imagery about the same perfume.… Continue Reading

Spring Fling: Sarah Horowitz Perfect Pairing

Well leave it to me to write about a Spring duo when it’s almost summer and a weekend (I am writing this on Mother’s Day while dog sitting) with temps well into the 90’s. Well better late than never, say… Continue Reading

A Sight

I was going to write about Something Completely Different… Then I went and got my first eye ‘did’ = cataract surgery!    Which was a welcome diagnosis since, less than 2 years ago, I was told I had NO cataracts…… Continue Reading