Weather Related

Posse!  Like pretty much everyone else on our planet we here in the Midwestern US are having WEATHER!  Near-tornadoes, old trees just giving up the ghost, falling on power lines and making me wish I had a Generac (Portia, et… Continue Reading →

The Devil Wears Prada 2 …

And other bits. We’re still in our heatwave. From Monday through the end of the month, things moderate a bit: ie, we look like we’ll be in the high 20s (ie, mid to high 80s Fahrenheit – it almost sounds… Continue Reading →

Boss Orange for Men by Hugo Boss

Hey Posse! You’ll know the name Rodrigo Flores-Roux. As close to perfume royalty as such a title could offer. Over 200 perfumes signed by him and counting. Celebrating its 15th year but now only available through the discounters, very reasonably… Continue Reading →

Summer Rerun: Tabac Original by Maurer & Wirtz

This weekend I actually did some chores. Cleaning and rearranging stuff and going through clothing to get rid of things that don’t fit anymore. I will also try to keep in check the smug look I will give myself when… Continue Reading →

Matching Books to Perfume

Hey everyone, I hope you had a nice weekend. I’ve had a summer cold for most of the past week, so there’s been less sniffage (except for the kind that involves tissues). So let’s talk about summer reading, but with… Continue Reading →

Self-Seeding

We’re about to enter heatwave number 3. Duration of two weeks, it looks like, this time. My jasmine is anarchic and I am pondering getting Chanel in to harvest the flowers. Good way to make a bit of side cash.… Continue Reading →

154 Cologne by Jo Malone

Hiya Posse, If you’ve been reading for a while you’ll know that my husband Jin has become a bit of a perfumista himself. He has a collection of interesting things, mostly a few years old, that he has fallen in… Continue Reading →