Happy Friday, and happy (almost) Labor Day Weekend! (Also, Blueberry Popsicle Day, plus a few birthdays: Keanu Reeves, Horace Silver, Salma Hayek, Billy Preston). Our community project for today is a repeat from last year: take a break from community projects and wear what you want.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project. (Although really, if you're here, you're participating, right?)
I’m wearing Tauer Perfumes Rose Delight Body Oil.
Reminder: on 9/9, wear a fragrance with a hay note. If you prefer, substitute any old cereal grain, or anything that calls to mind a fall harvest (the Harvest Moon will be on Saturday). (We did a similar project in 2016.)
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2022, where I'll try (but obviously sometimes fail) to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is wild rose [cropped] by Riik@mctr at flickr; some rights reserved.
I’m in Tam Dao. My 30 ml bottle is more than half gone. I’ll go for the big one next time. When I wear Tam Dao I ask myself why I bother to have any other sandalwood perfumes.
Madtownteen started 11th grade today. Half way done with high school. When I took her traditional picture on the doorstep this morning she told me she can’t wait until next year when it will be the last time she ever has to do it.😢 I told her nonsense, I’ll take one when she goes to college too.😂 I’m being a bad mom and pulling her out at noon today so we can take her sister back to college. I only feel slightly bad about it because it’s kind of silly (and that’s a polite way to put it) to have kids start the Friday before Labor Day weekend. I mean, c’mon.
I did the same with Tam Dao — started with the tiny cute bottle, quickly realized I was draining it at record speed, and bought the honkin’ huge bottle. The tiny one is now part of my “travel collection”. 😍
Oh, that’s a great idea! I should just buy the big one now!🤣
PSA (no affiliation) – Essenza in Seattle might still have large bottles of Tam Dao available at 40% off (they are clearing out their inventory since Diptyque is no longer selling in small boutiques). Essenza doesn’t have a great way to buy online so it’s best to email at info@essenza-inc.com or call at 206-547-4895.
I feel bad for the teachers too — I can’t imagine they are able to effectively start lessons today.
Right. I’m sure today is more of a “free” day where everyone just figures out where they need to go and meet their teachers.
That’s a cute story. Have a safe trip to drop off your older daughter!
Thanks sistine! She’s so funny. I told her I made one of those signs I see all over Instagram of kids holding saying how old they are and what grade they are going into. She was like “you did NOT!”🤣
We start the day after Labour Day, but it feels equally ridiculous. When Ockeghem Tween was in elementary school, they went for 1.5 hours on the first day. Now, apparently, in high school the Grade 8s don’t go in until noon on the first day, just to go to their homeroom…except no one has told us what her homeroom is, so I hope they have a good traffic manager at the door. Then she will spend some unspecified short amount of time there and be released.
From what I can tell, the whole first two weeks of school in her high school are a write off. They won’t even have their schedules until sometime late next week. I never have understood why school can’t just…start…on the first day of school.
Love this story! I think it’s ridiculous to start school on any Friday but especially before a long weekend!
Enjoy making those special memories with your girls! Kids here in our area started school 2 weeks ago! Yes, way too early!
Yeah starting school on a Friday is strange…almost like letting go of an employee on a Monday. 😉 Largely unheard of.
Happy first day back to school.
Agree it is a silly day to start.
It always seems odd to me that kids in the US start the school year in September and not January. Is it because of the seasons , so you have long summer holidays then the start of the term?
I think that originally our school schedule was based on the growing season as children were a vital part of farming. I think if kids had October, November and December off now, very few people would appreciate it!
It’s nice that the harvest tradition endures and links to the seasons continue
Absolutely!
It sure is, because no matter where we live, we depend on the harvest season…
Not every school district starts in September here in the US. Some of them begin in August.
Mine started Aug 22!
You know back to school season is back when back to school sales start in June.
I hope you had a good time dropping off your college daughter, setting aside missing her.
So there’s this new line of jar candles at Michaels (https://canada.michaels.com/en/faceted-mini-jar-candle-by-ashland/M20021128.html), and of course I had to sniff them all. One of them is called Lavender and Patchouli, and as soon as I smelled it said to myself, “That’s not lavender *or* patchouli, that’s Lolita Lempicka.” And it is! Not a copy, but instantly evocative of that violet-and-anise scent.
So of course I am wearing Lolita Lempicka today. It’s a perfect balancing act, candy-sweet pastilles and astringent greenness in exactly equal measure, like a magic trick. It’s an extremely happy scent.
Did you buy the candle?
Nah, I’m not a candle person. I stink up the place plenty without additional help. But I do have to smell new jar candles, just because.
Random candle PSA. A friend sent me a candle from a brand I wasn’t familiar with. Good Medicine candles? Anyway, the Rose Otto one is very fragrant. Says it is “damask rose.” That is probably overstating it. I get rose and that scent we sometime see characterized as “cashmere.” My friend said she loves the Santalum one. Based on just this “rose” candle, I wouldn’t say “high end” ingredients (although the packaging is well done) but worth the reasonable price.
Another random candle rec (no affiliation): Siblings candle. You order online. They send you the wax and wick in a pouch. You melt it and pour it into whatever vessel you want. They must save a lot by not including the vessel, because the scents are *far* more luxe than I’d expect for the price.
Gonna check out our Micheal’s (USA): sign me up for a candle that smells like Lolita Lempicka!
Looking forward to hearing about hay notes! I’m into a second vial of Moon Bloom and it is nowhere near the first. I’ve had both for too long, I suppose, and I got very lucky with the first one!
I knew of a few things I have with a hay note, but the list on Fragrantica is quite long! Tbh, I guess they usually are but this one has a lot of selections that surprised me!
I’m also looking forward to this community project!
It just came up recently, talking to my friend who is getting Sballo in Italy for me. I’ve wanted to try this one mainly because of the reported hay note but it is hard to get here. My friend couldn’t quite understand why I’d want to smell like hay, and I guess I don’t either so our joint conclusion is that I grew up on the prairies so the smell of hay must have a nostalgic draw 🙂
I love the smell of hay, and I guess it’s nostalgic for me as well as I used to ride horses a lot. Sballo is great – I hope you love it!
I have the same association, only I used to ride horses a little. I did love them a lot
Good times!
The smell of hay brings up memories of me riding down country highways with my Dad driving the pickup truck. Lots of nostalgia there.
Good morning and TGIF!
Sotd is Hummingbird.
About yesterday’s tea, I used organic earl grey from David’s Tea and I mixed with a couple damask rosebuds to create my cup!
Today I am drinking Honey Tea from TWG Tea.
You smell wonderful today.
Thanks for the tea info!
Yes,thanks for following up; I wondered about the tea, too. But a special thanks for your Basque Burnt Cheesecake recipe. I finally got around to making it this week, and not only was the recipe very easy to follow, but the result was delicious. I think it will be my go-to cheesecake from now on. Not that I don’t like graham cracker crusts, but I like cheesecake more!
I am realizing I didn’t bring enough perfume for my trip, I only have a couple of samples with me. I am wearing Tauer Maroc pour elle. I guess that is a good excuse to buy a new bottle here in Armenia.
I am really surprised by the perfume choices here, lots of niche, hard to find perfumes at every corner, another thing I am noticing is that I smell perfume much more here. In Montréal, I rarely smell perfume on people.
Perfume makes for a great travel souvenir…
Vee makes a very good point. 😂
I hope you have fun choosing your souvenir perfume!
A good excuse to buy a souvenir bottle or two in Armenia!
OMG. You HAVE to buy perfume–agree with others that it is a wonderful souvenir.
Perfume can be, almost by definition, travel memories in a bottle
Ooooh, tell us more about those Armenian perfumes!
Sounds nice, a place where many/most people are wearing perfume!
I’m bathed in Rose Jam body spray today, thanks to perfumelover67. My sniffer is back at about 10% so I’m going for potency. 😀
The heat has knocked off a bit and I have the windows open for the first time in forever. But my tea is still ice cold lime spindrift.
I’m glad your nose is coming back to itself! 👍🏻
Glad to hear your sense of smell is recovering. You smell great!
I hope your smelling percentages increase exponentially every day ❤️
Echoing your wish for Vee 👍.
Yay for your 10% and onward to 100% soon! 🙂
Thanks for the encouragement, all!
You smell great! Hope that you continue to see progress with your sniffer.
Great news Vee!
Happy Friday everyone! I’m going at the “wear what you want” CP with a strong dose of literalism, in Mojave Ghost. I wanted to wear it, but I also Want It. All I have is a dwindling dabber vial and a wish list with this at the tippy-top.
You smell great. I love Mojave Ghost.
Seconding this!You smell wonderful!
Thank you both! And welcome home, sistine.
This is a great scent !!!
I so agree!
I’m back home after two plus weeks taking care of my father-in-law. I didn’t realize how much I would miss my actual house. (I knew how terribly I would miss my husband and dog.)
So I’m extremely happy sitting on the couch drinking tea and petting my sleeping dog. My SOTD is Dzongkha. I felt almost overwhelmed when confronted by my full collection (it’s much easier to choose between 3 scents than from 98), but then it just called to me.
I’m slowly catching up on past posts, but I want to send virtual hugs now to anyone who needs them.
I’m sure your father-in-law appreciated all your help! But it’s always good to be home.
Welcome home!
I love “home” myself!
I love coming home too.
Sending a 🤗 back atcha! What a wonderful DIL you are!
Yay for your homecoming and being reunited w/ your two and four-legged family!
Home is great. Hope you have a peaceful weekend and also that your FIL is doing well.
You are a very good DIL, mon dieu! I totally love coming home too.
In Dzongkha news, L’Artisan has announced it is back in stock. I had a little fright (very little given the global catastrophes, but you know what I mean 😉 ) last month that it was discontinued, as I couldn’t find it on their website, nor at many of the usual perfume websites. Anyway, all is well in the Dzongkga universe. And you smell terrific.
Hope that your FIL is doing well. Welcome home!
Thanks for the hug and if you can stand it, here’s an Alien-scented one back, along with admiration for your time caring for your dear F-I-L! 😀
I’m in a rosy mood today, so it’s SL Rose de Nuit for me. The little decant was looking suspiciously syrupy, so I might thunk it today. 🌹
You smell great!
Yes it’s always a bad sign when decants start to look thick… ehaeh 😉
Happy Friday! I am in Royal Muska – a soft floral musk. It is quite nice.
Around three weeks ago, I submitted my tax registration to Swedish Tax Office. The processing time is long, and they do not have internal regulations regarding Ukrainian refugess, so I am still waiting…
Kora has some digestive problems. On Wednesday she could not keep her food down. She just kept vomiting after eating. It was very scary. 😭She is a very picky eater when it comes to wet food and treats but is much less finicky about dry food. We could not find her usual brand of food in Sweden and switched to another. She seemed to be fine with that brand. Until Wednesday.
Long story short, one of our frends here consulted a vet and even booked an appointment for us. Yesterday Kora was alright on her usual wet food (complementary) and then on another food the vet recommended (thin pieces in gravy). But then she lost interest in the vet recommended food and refused to eat it. And this morning she puked again, this time after a dietary supplement that is supposed to help with stomach issues!
I called the clinic and was told to discontinue the supplement and just to make sure she does not starve until our Monday appointment. Today we slowly gave her another food recommended by the vet, this time a dry one. She seems to like it, and it has not caused voimiting so far. On the bright side, she does not display any other worrying symptoms and behaves normally. She seems to be just annoyed about these new dietary restrictions.
Oh dear, poor kitty! I do hope Kora does all right and gets her digestive system settled into a new comfortable routine. And I hope your tax situation is worked out in a smooth and satisfactory way.
Oh, poor Kora. I’m glad she’s herself other than the eating, though. Fingers crossed you can get this figured out on Monday!
It’s always a bit heart breaking when the pets aren’t feeling well, and can’t tell us why. I’ll keep some good thoughts for her, and for you 🙂
Carole
Is she eating a lot very fast? My cat used to do that sometimes and it would make her vomit. Hope Kora is doing better very soon!
I know what you mean. No, she eats in fairly small portions and at a normal speed. Plus, she threw up about 15-20 times on Wednesday, and she did not eat faster or more than usual.
Sending 🤗🤗 and healing wishes to you and sweet Kora; hope the problem is resolved soon. I know how hard it is when our furbabies aren’t well, especially after all you’ve been through. Please keep us posted.
Hope Kora continues to keep food down and you get some good vet feedback on Monday.
Kora thanks everyone for your good wishes. So far she is doing well.
Glad to hear she is doing well today. Hope she continues to improve.
Glad she is doing well; Monday will be here soon. I hope the vet will have some insight, but even more that Kora will just get well in spite of her vet visit! 😉
Aw, poor Kora kitty! I hope that she is done with whatever was bothering her, and that the vet gets some answers for both of you.
I’m taking things easy after having an emergency root canal yesterday. ;-(. It went as well as such things can,; the endodontist was very nice and also quite cute! It was lucky I could get in before the Labor Day weekend. I was actually able to eat last night. Today there’s just a sort of dull pain, plus my jaw as a whole is sore from being propped wide open for an entire hour (I have TMJ and it’s a problem for such things).
Anyway, I’m about to eat some yogurt and raspberries for breakfast. I’m wearing Max Mara perfume. My bottle is quite old–I’m thinking I bought it at the big Marshall Field’s in downtown Chicago, which gives you some idea of how old. It was probably at least 15 years ago, before I went down the rabbit hole into niche fragrances. I’ve put this bottle along with other “department store” scents like Dolce & Gabbana The One and Armani Mania onto a shelf in my closet, but occasionally I’ll get one out to re-try, and this one has newly intrigued me. Citrus and strong white florals. I don’t pick up on the supposed ginger that’s in it. It’s quite potent and not one to wear around any perfume-sensitive types.
Looking forward to not doing much this weekend, but I’m hoping to join some friends for a birthday celebration of one of them at a Thai place tomorrow night. I can surely eat pad Thai, right? It’s noodles, and soft!
We’re with you on the soft food in my house this week, as Ockeghem Tween got her braces tightened and is demanding all things be soup or puree. Glad the root canal went as well as could be hoped!
Glad everything worked out for your tooth!
I miss the Fields store in Chicago.
I saw an ad on the subway that said “I would rather cheer for the Red Sox then go to the dentist 🦷 “
Sums up how I feel about dental work
I have never smelled Max Mara but love the clothing like
♥️🤣
Glad you got your tooth taken care of so you don’t have to suffer through a long weekend!
Sorry to hear you’ve had to deal with yet another issue; may you heal quickly and may this be the last one! Enjoy your birthday celebration!
I have so many wonderful memories of Marshall Field’s, my favorite department store! I worked there for awhile when I was in college. Macy’s ruined it when they took over.
Very glad you got it taken care before the weekend and think soft noodles should be fine.
I have also seen a cute endodontist once or twice…sadly just for my teeth but it does make the experience more pleasant. 😉
The only thing worse than root canal is emergency root canal. Oy. Glad you are doing okay.
Ugh! Root canals are terrible, and, as Oakland Fresca said, the fact that it’s an emergency makes it even worse. Sorry you had to go through it. Treat yourself with something nice!
*to something nice.
Grammar is hard sometimes.
“Treat yourself with something nice” is perfectly acceptable English where I came from, so you’re good.
Pad thai seems like it would be soft enough. And don’t forget the magical power of ice cream –> soft, and the cold helps numb post op soreness!
Ugh, a root canal is not pleasant! But a long weekend needing one is even worse. Fingers crossed you heal quickly and without complications!
So glad you got your tooth fixed! This hot pepper-loving girl will suggest you get the hot level pad Thai (as a supplement to the cute endodontist). Your mouth will tell your system to release endorphins and your pains will mitigate as your nose runs and your eyes water…maybe?
Currently in Clinique Happy hand lotion.
In copious amounts of Paris-Venise, elegant, pretty, inoffensive.
I’ll post this again today, and again tomorrow if there are still spaces left. I’m hosting a split and still have about 40 mls total I can part with. From Wed:
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Split alert!
I couldn’t wait. So in the offing are the two new Divines: L’été Orange Rouge and L’été Narguilé.
See https://freebox.it.com/2022/08/26/divine-lete-orange-rouge-narguile-new-fragrances/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
I’ve paid in euros, so we’ll see what the final cost is, but roughly speaking, including packaging and shipping to you, it should be no more than $12 for 5 mls, and no more than $20 for 10 mls, and it probably will be less.
If you live in the CONUS, and would like decants of one or both, please email me 1. your name, 2. your handle/avatar name on NST, 3. your address in the US, and 4. how much of either/both you want.
Please do not send me money, yet!
I will want to be paid via PayPal or Amazon, but not until it is confirmed that the bottles indeed have left the seller [update, they have been shipped], and what is the final amount/exchange rate I was charged. I will email you back with the final details and then you can pay me if you still want the decant/s. ;-)! 😉
Lemme know: ann (dotty) eisenberg (at) comcast (dotty) net
I just ordered samples from Luckyscent, being a Divine fan as well. 🙂
Mimosa & Cardamon and Basil Neroli by Jo Malone
I couldn’t decide so I am wearing both
Interesting layering combinations
Glad it is (well, was, I am a day late) working!
Wearing Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Viva La Frida. Description below. I’d call it tart and fruity in the vein of Calyx, but deeper. I love it. Have a good Friday, everyone.
“A lavishly colorful, lush and watery guava and salted melon fragrance. (not traditionally “aquatic”).
The fresh and lively fruit notes are beautifully tempered and restrained by green leaves and salty, thirst quenching nuances. The heart is ‘tropical creamy’ with soft gardenias and jasmines that give way to the sparse and shadowy drydown accord of dry wood and earth.”
I liked that one too. DSH has done some great fragrances the past few years.
Eau des Merveilles on this very comfortable sunny day!
The happiest of birthdays to Keanu Reeves, a lovely, kind and down to earth person. A link to his Canada’s Walk of Fame Award acceptance speech below always puts the biggest grin on my face!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PE5acPXp2ww
Thanks for this – he is adorable! Happy Birthday, Mr. Reeves!
Starting off with a tiny spritz of OJ Tiare, and then will probably switch it up later in the day.
Hope it was a good Friday AnnieA!
Apres L’Ondee on a beautiful sunny day!
Have a good long weekend everyone in the US!
It’s my standby weekend and we already had one emergency case today.Fingers crossed for no others please!
XO’s🌹
Hoping you’ll have some time to yourself this weekend!
Thanks,here’s hoping!🤞🏻🤞🏻🤗
Hoping it stays quiet!
We rarely have emergency surgeries over weekends,so it should be OK!
🌹🤗
🤞🤞🤞🤞
🤗🤗✌🏻✌🏻
I hope you get a quiet weekend J B!
Thank you darling.🤗🌹
No more emergencies! 🚑🚒
🤞🏻🤞🏻🤗
You smell great!
Thank you!
You smell wonderful – I got to know Apres L’Ondee from NST’s wonderful Swapmeets! Fingers crossed you have a quiet weekend!
Thank you!
Have a good weekend MossyBerry!🌹🤗
Un Jardin sur le Nil for me today. Fortunately work looks quiet — my manager, who was supposed to be on vacation from Wednesday on, looks like he’s actually on vacation today. I’m just finishing up a couple of things on the back burner — no complaints.
Happy weekend L!
🌹🤗
Happy Friday! I’m sampling Diaphanous by Curionoir. So far, so good! NZ folks, have you tried this line? I only have this one sample, but am intrigued by the sound of all of them!
I have been to the shop and tried them but didn’t buy any, as they were quite expensive ( 50ml for $250, or something) . I did like some of them, liked the earthiness . I think if I liked rose More as a note I would have got Purotu Rose which was a smoky, earthy rose and really nice. I liked the background story to it too. I should buy one of their sample sets. The bottles are very cool.
https://homestyle.co.nz/a-moment-with-curionoir-founder-tiffany-jeans/
Goodness those are PRETTY!!
Thank you for sharing the article!
Thanks for the reply, Kanuka! Yes, they’re $265 usd for 50ml here. I’m pretty much at the point where I enjoy satisfying my curiosity with a sample, and that’s it. I do like the background story as well, and that was the draw for me.
I’ve tried a couple from a local stockist, but last time I lookef, I couldn’t find them. I almost like Purotu Rose, but it had too much vetiver for me. I made notes that Tobacco was quite sweet, and that Dark Bouquet was a nice floral that needed more sniffing.
This is a great reminder that I should investigate further 🙂
Thanks for the reply, Gaynor! There’s only one US retailer (that I’m aware of) that carries them,and it’s an independent shop that is far away from where I live. If you investigate further, do report back please!
Happy Friday everyone! I am finally home from Louisiana, we got in last evening. I am so glad to see my kitty and to be in my house! My sweet house sitters left everything immaculate, which made homecoming extra nice. So I’m back to my perfume collection, which I missed so much! Wearing vintage Coco today. Like sistine, sending virtual hugs to all that need one, I’m out of the NST loop.
Welcome home!
Thanks cazaubon!
Yay for a homecoming that involves a cat! 🙂 🐈
Thanks She-ra! 😻
I’m not going anywhere but I would like to borrow your house sitters!
Welcome back. You smell fantastic!
Thanks lillyjo! They are a few young women from our congregation who would love to be sharing an apartment but there is a big housing shortage in our area, like many other places, so they really enjoyed playing house.
Welcome back home! Bet your kitty is happy to see you.
Thanks, Jalapeño!
Glad you are back home and you smell fabulous! We also have the most wonderful house sitter who loves our kitties. I’m happy to take your virtual hug and here’s one back!
Thank you, MossyBerry!
In Muresque, inspired by Springpansy🌸
I can’t believe the calendar says September already – time to put away the coconut & white floral scents and bring out the spicy and woody fragrances that are my favorites. But the day still says summer – hot and 🌞 – so I’m going light on my spices and woods in my SOTD, Theorema Leggero edt; I think I like this one better than the original edp.
Looking forward to celebrating my grandtwins’ birthday this weekend – how can they be 15 and HS sophomores already? I never regretted retiring early to help care for them – we’re the only family nearby – so many wonderful memories of times shared. And my sweet granddaughter touched my ♥️ last week when she texted me to ask for my oatmeal ‘recipe’ because no matter how hard they tried, theirs was ‘no match’ for mine! I guess there are worse things to be remembered for than one’s oatmeal 😀.
Also looking forward to a visit or two to the Taste of Polonia this weekend – I’m going for the pierogi but staying for the 🎶; several of our favorite musicians will be performing there.
Wishing everyone a great weekend ahead!
I hope you have a wonderful celebration and a lovely weekend.
Thank you. I will treasure every moment! Enjoy your reading time at the library. 📖
I had my first taste of pierogi in Pittsburgh. Delicious!
Happy Birthday to your grandtwins!
Big heat wave in SoCal, and living at the beach we rarely need it so no AC. It’s a long one too, 10 days straight. Sweating it out in Goldfield & Banks White Sandalwood, which has a fair amount of rose in it, so I layered it over B&BW Rose Vanilla lotion.
Sounds like a good layering combo. BBW has a new rewards program finally. I need to check out the new fall offerings.
What? I did not know about the new rewards program, but maybe it’s for the better!
That sounds like the perfect scent. I like a lot of Goldfield and Banks for their easy wearability. Keep cool. Hope you have a relaxing break.
Hope that you get a break from the heat soon.
Oy about the heat wave; I hope this is the last of it!
Jovoy Fire At Will today.
Happy Friday and looking forward to 3 day weekend for Labor Day in the U.S.!
Enjoy the long weekend!
Wearing VC&A Un Air de First which I’d basically forgotten I have. It has become staple for me when I tripped over it a few weeks ago. Really quite beautiful.
My little kitty turns 20 this weekend, she is such a joy to me and I feel so lucky for her longevity. She doesn’t do much these days but is so affectionate and still seems happy.
Aww, how lovely!
Enjoy that sweet kitty 😺! Several of mine made it that far, what a blessing! My 2 older ones 😻😻just turned 7 already, my baby 😻 is 4! Time sure flies!
That is so sweet.
I have been contemplating adopting an animal,but current apartment and “life” is not really ready for that yet.
Next year.
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JB, I hope you find the right one – a kitty fluent in Afrikaans might make the end of a rough shift better. And you don’t have to cook for them – canned dinner all the way! 😉
Hahaha!
This sounds perfect!
I love a good “meouw” in Afrikaans!🤭🤣🤣
😀
Happy birthday to your sweet kitty!
Wow, 20 years is impressive! Happy Birthday to your little furry one.
That’s wonderful about your kitty! My oldest now is 17 and then two are close behind her at 15. Unfortunately they all seem to have become rather crotchety old ladies who make life difficult. One is very snappish, one is loud and demanding, and one is terribly skinny but always wants to go outside where, despite there being shelter very close by (shrubs, neighbors’ garages, etc.), she stubbornly sits smack in the rain and gets soaking wet–causing all of my neighbors to regard me as an animal abuser. Oh my. They all try my patience, to be honest. I try to remember how it must feel to get that old (I’m more able to imagine it every day now, ha ha!).
Old lady cats sure can be cranky!
Happy Birthday to your dear kitty!
We celebrate Labour Day on the 4th Monday of October (24th this year) to honour the 8 hour day which was ‘won’ in 1840 by a carpenter called Samuel Parnell.. it became a holiday in 1890. I read that Oregon was the first US state to mark Labor Day (1887) so to blend carpentry with the NW states I am wearing Olympic Orchids Woodcut for all the workers. Not planning on much work myself as it is Saturday and I want to go to the library and read books. Have a happy weekend!
Happy reading day!
Hows Spring looking so far?
XO’s
How interesting! I thought the only other Labo(u)r Day was May 1st.
I looked up Australia and was really surprised: some states mark it in March, others in May and some in October.
Saturday morning! This is the moment I contemplate the joy of a weekend stretching out before me with time to do so many things. Then I quickly find myself in late Sunday afternoon wondering how that happened so fast and how I got so little done.
I’m contemplating Aqua Allegoria Figue-Iris for this morning. It’s spring-like, with a little warmth.
I hope you have a great weekend. Still a bit chilly but not too bad.
Sampling Masque Milano’s Ray-flection today
You’ve gone through a lot of samples! Do you like this?
It’s a bright and pretty mimosa that I like but don’t love
Watching the cats nap in sunny spots or on their kitty condos while I take care of some household tasks. No special plans for the long weekend, and that’s exactly how I want it.
SOTD = back in Box of Eels EdT.
Lazy and with napping cats around in sunny spots, sounds ideal to me!
And me!
They looked so happy today, hanging out in the sunbeams! 😸😸
Sounds great to me!
I’ve got plans to make at least one kind of chili during the long weekend. Means that there will be plenty of tasty leftovers as a result! 😋
I guess this is what waterdragon calls pootling around!
Heh, quite possibly! I wonder how she is doing.
It seems appropriate that I am starting the Labor Day weekend with a concurrent start to a leave from my job! Got some health challenges I need to handle before they become dire. But, as they say in Monty Python, “Oi’m not dead yet!” Or even close.
I’ve been wearing Chanel No. 19 all week to give me strength as I slowly extricate myself from the grip of an inexperienced boss, and provide all the tools my small team will need to carry on until December. I’m fortunate that my husband reminded me last weekend that this week at work could get very weird. It has. But not on my team, all of whom have been very supportive. Tonight, I switched my SOTD to Ormonde Woman, for no particular reason except I wanted to revisit it. It’s really lovely! Happy weekend, everyone!
Feeling a big “ahhhh” for you. ‘Tis quite funny to start your leave on a holiday weekend; bodes will I think! You smell wonderful for this occasion.
Thanks!
Good luck with your leave!
Thank you! You smell great in No 19 too, btw.
Congrats on making it to the end of this work week without tearing your hair out! Enjoy your leave, and best of luck dealing with the lurking health issues.
Thanks! Yes, I was committed to preserving my hair, lol. It is intact!
My daughter and I are twins today in Ilio hair perfume.
I was busy with errands and laundry all day but managed to sneak a visit with my new grand- nephew. So cute and tiny! Plus he smelled good!🌞
Woohoo on the nephew visit! And how nice that you and your daughter are fragrance twins! Do you find that the hair perfume lasts long?
I can actually still smell it in my hair and my daughter’s hair! It doesn’t project but wafts nicely with hair movement.
Huzzah for getting a visit in to your new nephew!
He’s awesome!
SOTD = Chanel No.19 EDP
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I worked a half day today and started the weekend early!
It feels like fall in the evening these days and I am absolutely loving it. 🍁 🍂
I managed to update my Apple Watch vis-a-vis the weather up by randomly pressing parts of the watch screen. Who knew that the icon that looks like you’re copying something actually fixed the issue?
If you had a signature scent, No. 19 EdP would be it!
Yay for fixing your Apple Watch issue! Sometimes it takes a while for my smartphone to realize that hey, the sun set about 20 minutes ago. Technology.
I use the randomly pushing buttons trick all the time!
Glad the problem has been solved.
No. 19 twins, though I was in the EDT! You smell great!