My six-year-old daughter is a sensualist, which is my explanation for why she´s always covered in a layer of whatever it is she´s experiencing, whether it´s dirt or dinner. Her obsession with insects continues, and right now her focus is… Continue Reading
First, the winner of the shimmer Chapstick is: Kathryn Winner of the Q-tips is: Kathy T. both of you should just click on Contact Us on the left, remind me what you’ve won and send me your address. I do… Continue Reading
Assuming I haven’t been hit by a bus, I’m off to an undisclosed location with the Big Cheese for the rest of the week celebrating our 20th anniversary — which is, in fact, today. It’s hard to believe we’ve been… Continue Reading
On Friday we explored the complicated feelings some of us have for the oh-so-fickle House o’ Guerlain, which has started to resemble Hazel’s House o’ Pancakes in the terminal, cloying sweetness of some of its recent releases. Today hopefully Patty… Continue Reading
Thanks for everyone’s input on the blog setup last week. So. We won’t do jumps, we’re working on the blog ads, and I’m still trying to fix the errant comments box. Also, I know it’s our problem and not yours,… Continue Reading
Okay, as y’all have figured out, we finally upgraded our WordPress after like two years, and we won’t do that again (I think it will automatically update now.) I know we lost the emoticons and folks seem to have gotten… Continue Reading
Every December I come up with some malarkey, outwardly expressed or not, about how things are going to be different in the new year. A friend said something sensible to me recently about our foolish Yankee ways, wherein we transition… Continue Reading