Few notes capture spring as brightly and beautifully as lilacs. I have three lilac bushes around the front of my house that I’ve been nurturing for years, and they are surrounded by those monstrously big old-fashioned iris. Lilacs have that… Continue Reading
The worst days for me in writing are when no sample, perfume, idea, season jumps out at me and seems to want to be written about – there’s just this great big empty space where my brain used to be.… Continue Reading
I’m not entirely sure when I first knew for sure that I was deathly, panic-inducing afraid of edges. Could have been when I was about 7 and my indulgent brothers and sister snuck off the top of the chicken house… Continue Reading
I have a confession. Natural perfumes tend to not do it for me (hanging head and scuffing feet). Not because they lack artistry or creativity, but it is the ingredients that tends to not set with me very well or… Continue Reading