It’s Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday and World Art Day, plus the Universal Day of Culture. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Hermès Brin de Réglisse, because perfumelover67 wore it yesterday.
Reminder: on 4/17, we’re doing edition 5 of the Picture Challenge…
Day 2 of cheap thrills in stock at Target: Humphreys Certified Organic Rose Petal Witch Hazel Astringent. The alcohol-free toner with rosewater also has hyaluronic acid and vitamin E, and is $9.99 for 237 ml. (Other scents, although not all at Target: Lilac, Citrus, Lavender and Cucumber Melon.)
Three garden videos from Arundel Castle in West Sussex. First up, a teaser for their annual Tulip Festival (they planted 80,000 tulips this year), followed by (below the jump) the 2019 rose garden, and then the 2019 Allium Extravaganza.
It’s Tuesday and Loretta Lynn’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
Me: still rummaging around in the Hermès drawer. Today I’m in Eau de Pamplemousse Rose layered with Terre d’Hermès. Tea at the moment is Numi Chinese Breakfast with quite a bit of cardamom.
(And an update: I almost forgot about the swapmeet. We’ll obviously need to put it off again; maybe we’ll try in May?)
Reminder: on 4/17, we’re doing edition 5 of the Picture Challenge…
By now, we’re all hip to the pandemic. We hole ourselves up, register the death toll, panic over our checkbooks, and take our temperatures. I sincerely hope every one of you is healthy, and that your loved ones are, too. Stay home, and take care of yourselves.
But, let me drop my usual blog persona and get real. I live alone, and I’ve been in social isolation for almost four weeks now. I’ve had a varied life, from waitress to congressional investigator, but today my living comes partly from writing and partly from being a shopgirl. Half of my income vanished with the pandemic, and the other half is on life support. I have my moments, and although I’m not at all a cryer, I’ve suffered a few bouts lately.
Yet, I feel lucky. I’m healthy. I enjoy my own company. I live well on a dime, and, better, I know how to appreciate the little things in life…