Orange You Glad?

It’s the run-up to Thanksgiving on Thursday here in the US and I am … taking it easy. Glad my days of hosting big family gatherings, with the attendant preparations and drama and exhaustion, are behind me. We’re making Peruvian… Continue Reading →

Frederic Malle Le Parfum de Therese

It’s dark and damp and it was dark and freezing — alternating. Six and one half dozen of the other? My mother used to say that when she had no precise answer to a question and just wanted you to… Continue Reading →

Life Can Be Overwhelming (Off Topic)

Hi there Posse Peeps. We are almost completely off topic today, just a little perfume at the end. Life Can Be Overwhelming. Just existing can sometimes feel like too much. In the last few weeks though I’ve seen how life… Continue Reading →

A Weird Find

Posse!  I have A Weird Find for you (though I wouldn’t be surprised if many of you already know about it). So.  Y’all know I cook – a lot.  And I really enjoy cooking ‘ethnic’ dishes, particularly Asian-inspired foods.  So… Continue Reading →

More Heretic

We’re decidedly in rainy season, though it started fairly late this year. The dog is moulting big time which means vacuuming once a day and sometimes spot checks with the hand vac. Another orthodontic appointment this week, so an excuse… Continue Reading →

Jontue by Revlon

Hey hey Posse Peeps! I’m not sure exactly when Jontue came up in comments recently but there’s been a bottle around here for a while. I probably spritzed it a few times when it arrive and then boxed it away… Continue Reading →

Still Ain’t Got Much

Well I don’t quite know what it is but I can’t just seem to get myself in gear this week. I do have stuff to review but I think the combination of time change/onset of winter/other impacts just sort of… Continue Reading →