In Memoriam
This one isn’t easy to write. My dear friend Susan “Sue” West died last week. Sue had been a treasured friend and a large part of my life for more than two-thirds of it. We met when I started as… Continue Reading
Blame Tom
Knocking it over the Green Monster: Miller et Bertaux green, green, green.. and green
Once again I am cribbing off of other Posse Peeps, this time March, who wrote about this one last week. She forced me to come off my “I am not buying anything” determined resolution for 2025 (which at least lasted… Continue Reading
The Video Store Effect: Parfums de Nicolai St. Honoré, New York Intense and Musc Monoi
I don’t know if y’all have this problem. When I go into a website or a restaurant or store sometimes I just kind of get overwhelmed at all of the choices and sort of shut down. I call it “The… Continue Reading
Oh For the Days: Serge Lutens L’Haleine des Dieux
Back in the day when I was young and silly (ier) I was one of those people who would wait with bated breath for things. The idea of a new iAnything would have me online reading AppleFanInsider.com or whomever who… Continue Reading
Sweets for the Sweet: American Spoon Preserves
I somehow managed to stumble across on the interwebs a product that I hadn’t even thought of in years: American Spoon Preserves. I like, but don’t often indulge in preserves. Doing so means that there is bread and butter in… Continue Reading
Wintery: Frederic Malle L’Eau d’Hiver
The other day on these pages l’Eau d’Hiver was mentioned and I was brutally forced to retrieve the small bottle I purchased at Barneys eons ago (when there was still a Barneys.) It was a 2003 release created by Jean-Claude… Continue Reading
Lube Me Up: Creme de la Mer versus Nivea
Men are said to age differently than women, and I suppose that may be true. Somewhat. I think the reality is that men are given a free pass on aging- women, especially their faces, must remain plump, taut, and dewy… Continue Reading