Hey there Posse! A brand new house to me. Discovered on Surrender To Chance and bought because the name looked cool. Van Py Rhum, and I’m most probably sounding it completely wrong in my head, feels good in my brain.… Continue Reading
Well this one has been a long time coming. I’ve actually had the sample of vintage Zibeline that I got from Surrender to Chance for almost a year now, and have been dabbing little pin pricks of it here and… Continue Reading
The weather here in April is changeable – and by that, I mean it could be 70 degrees one day and snowing a day or two later. According to last year’s photos, we had plenty of snow around now, but… Continue Reading
I was planning to write about something else which I had read about in the Financial Times a few weeks ago. Got samples. But once it was in hand … big disappointment. Huge. Instead, we’re doing a newish Uncle Serge… Continue Reading
Hey there Posse! Launch your minds back to 2006 and Mandarine by L’Artisan Parfumeur. At the time they were one of the most groundbreaking houses with a 30 year niche history already. Back then very few could touch them. Olivia… Continue Reading
Well, I happen to be writing this on the day of the eclipse (because sometimes I don’t leave things until the last second.) A minor eclipse fever has gripped the nation, including in Southern California, where we are nowhere near… Continue Reading
The road into the village flooded yet again. I think that was number 20. Then, we had gales for three days running early last week (and we’re due gales again tomorrow). There are two huge potholes on the crossroads into… Continue Reading