Winners and Toads

Happy Spring, everybody!  The weather outside is …weird. 40F one day, 70F the next.  Last Friday I scarpered off to Iowa – no, NOT Iowa (we stayed on this side of the Mississippi) – um…Rock Island (home of the Arsenal and… Continue Reading

Gray hair woes: Touch-up or let it go?

Ah, hair. We love it, we hate it, and sometimes are just “meh” about it. I’ve been fairly happy with mine through the ages, but after several years of fighting gray hair, I’m beginning to wonder if I should just… Continue Reading

Old Versus New: Estée Lauder Youth Dew

Okay, first we will get the latest of the building follies out of the way. This one isn’t even about the painters. This past weekend was pretty glorious after may rainy ones so I took off for a drive. This… Continue Reading

Europe 2017: Jin & Portia’s Big Adventure

Hey there Posse, I have written this post in advance because Jin and I are tripping around the globe again. We’re calling this holiday Europe 2017 and are hoping to see some old friends, some new sites and cities, meet new… Continue Reading

Kitchen Remodel does not lend itself to perfume

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Weird, huh?  With all the sawdust and power tool sounds, trying to concentrate on sniffing anything is just right out. Everything is covered in a layer of dust. I did my master bath a year ago, and it was upstairs… Continue Reading

Hey, baby. Want to be taken seriously? Stop being a girl.

Anita said “March is MAD” and you were worried about me and she said, no, I meant the month!  But I am, kind of. It blows my mind a little when I think about it — women in the 1930s… Continue Reading

Retro Monday: Elegant Ella

It isn’t often that a new fragrance makes me say “Ahhh.” And I’m not the only one either, I suspect. As diehard perfume lovers, we just have so many choices, and so many of those we DO get around to… Continue Reading