Orange You Glad it’s Thanksgiving?

Well, I am glad and not just because of the four-day weekend (well not PRIMARILLY because of it. I do like getting four days off mind you. What I kind of don’t like are thanksgiving food. I don’t really like… 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 →

In Memoriam (again)

Well this Tuesday is going to be the second memorial I am attending. The first was for my friend Terre’s husband who died after a long illness, But she isn’t into the social media thing so I am not posting… Continue Reading →

Falling for Fall (cribbing from Musette)

Reading Musette’s post from yesterday brought it home that Fall is really here. As a matter of fact we are well on the way to winter. So I thought “Tom, you haven’t bored readers rigid with your stories in, like,… Continue Reading →

India and Nepal 2025 (Travel Perfumes)

Heya Crew, Jin and I are off again this week. I’ll be reading all your comments but might take a moment to reply in spotty Indian WiFi. This year Jin wanted to get back to India to see Ghats and… Continue Reading →

Pepper Pot: Serge Lutens Poivre Noir

Oh do you remember the day when we all just lived for the bi-annual release of the new Serge Lutens? What ever happened to that sense of excitement? It was like when Steve Jobs introduced the newest iWhatever. And like… Continue Reading →

Muscs Koublai Khan by Serge Lutens

Hey there Posse Perfume Peeps! I’ve probably talked endlessly about Jin and my very first Serge Lutens Palais Royal yellow room experience with the divine Elvire, I think it was 2013, but it may have been 2015. Doesn’t matter. We… Continue Reading →