Mother’s Day

So this past weekend (as you are reading this) was Mother’s Day. I am writing this more than a week before, so I will tell you what I will be doing rather than what I did. I am going to… Continue Reading

It’s The Pits!

My son Whit visited for the first time last week. He’s a young man now (longtime Posse readers may remember him as Buckethead) and he’s also a camping-gear-loving nerd who works at REI while taking college courses. I told him… Continue Reading

Manly, yes, but I like it too.

Well, I have been trying a new face goop. Supposedly for men, likely because it’s beef tallow (ignore the twee Japanese honey aspect- this is MANLY moisturizer. For Manly Men who eat beef, wear leather, and don’t hang out at… Continue Reading

Cheap & Cheerful: Tesori d’Oriente Mirra & Hammam

And it’s Blame Musette time! She wrote about the white musk body cream of this line and I had to go to the dreaded Amazon and order. The wrong thing. I just ordered a bottle of perfume that looked like… Continue Reading

Happy … spring? Winter? Spinter?

Hey everyone! Well it was in the 70s, until it snowed (again) on Saturday, melted yesterday, lather rinse repeat.  Our official last frost date is mid-May, which I abide by; I had a friend who pushed it last year and… Continue Reading

LUSH(er) Life: Lush Dirty Springwash and Posh Chocolate

So most of you know that in addition to being nutty about scent I am also a bit nutty about cars. So much so that I have over the years been a correspondent for the Autoextremist (an online publication that… 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