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 →

Summertime!

We will just call this one a rehash, or a trip down memory lane. It’s July and we are now firmly in the grip of summer here in LA. A grip that is not as firm as it is in… Continue Reading →

Five Jasmines

Well we did Gardenia, so this time I decided to cover another favorite (and other verrrry butch note): jasmine. Jasmine is, to me, as emblematic of Southern California as say, lilac or lily of the valley are of New England.… Continue Reading →