Joanna and the Amish

by the draft-horse lovin’ Musette           Last week, in the Beach Baby post, Joanna and I got into a conversation about appropriate scents to wear when visiting the Amish.  She kindly allowed me to use excerpts… Continue Reading

Top 10 Best Perfumes of Summer

Summer. Summersummersummer. You know what’s weird about summer?  It’s a horse of a totally different color, depending upon where you are and who you are (or used to be).  I spent the last 50o years of my life in an Urban… Continue Reading

Givenchy Roundup

Honestly, I´ve never even considered another Givenchy fragrance, save for March´s and my obsession with that “sexy cupcake”, Organza Indecence. Apparently, all it takes is one rather pushy (yet very sweet) SA at the Bay, and all of a sudden,… Continue Reading

Disappointments

Few things in life are more disappointing than expecting one perfect thing and getting the exact wrong thing.   Consider the gorgeous shoes above.  That’s what I was expecting, perfectly sized up to accommodate for a narrow Christian Louboutin toe box.  What I… Continue Reading

Monsoon Season

  I dropped the Big Cheese off at the airport yesterday for his trip to Thailand, China — and Burma. The devastation from Sunday´s cyclone (15,000 dead was the last count I read) changes his plans, but he´s not sure… Continue Reading