Candles

For the longest time I had convinced myself that I didn’t like candles. I guess I had a fear of flames, especially when left unattended. But that changed because of the Posse’s LA Sniffa- I won a candle in one… Continue Reading

Happy New Year!

No post for this week- I hope you all have a wonderfully happy, healthy and prosperous 2016. Photo of New Years fireworks in Taipei, Taiwan from Huffington Post.

Happy Holidays!

I figure that because of the holiday you are (I hope) spending time with your family, logical family or friends or just enjoying a day off. I’m doing a “spring” cleaning in expectation of my BFF “Bitsy” coming in for… Continue Reading

Off Topic: Chicken Soup

Well, the old sniffer is out of commission this week due to a cold. One of the few upsides of this is that I get to indulge in one of my favorite foods: chicken soup. Now, I now I am… Continue Reading

No Post- Thanksgiving Holiday

I went to the Auto Show, ate enough turkey and stuffing to sink a boat and am wearing MKK. Hope (if you celebrate it) that your turkey day is great.

Old Friends: Serge Lutens Mandarine Mandarin (and others)

One of the houses that I feel most closely reflect the inner me is Serge Lutens. There are several of them that I love and are wonderful when the whether is cooler: Muscs Kublai Khan is maybe number one in… Continue Reading

Old Favorites

Well, the temps have temporarily dropped here in the lovely Hills of Beverly (as much as they ever do- there’s a warning that it could freeze in Hesperia, but we are more warned that we will need to put the… Continue Reading