Rabbit rabbit rabbit! Welcome to November (and Movember, Native American Heritage Month, National Pomegranate Month and NaNoWriMo). Birthdays today: Stephen Crane, Sippie Wallace, Yuko Shimizu, Lyle Lovett. Our community project for today: wear a fragrance that will bring you peace, happiness or good luck for the month.
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.
Peace, happiness and good luck on a November 1 where we're expecting a high of 78F: Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li.
Reminder: on 11/8, there will be a community project, and I'll have it online by Monday. Update...on 11/8, for the 10th anniversary of our Friday projects, we're repeating the first one we did, way back in 2014... think of your favorite fragrance note (or one of them, if you can't narrow down), wear your favorite fragrance that features that note, and tell us about it. (Hat tip to happy888cat who noticed the anniversary! We are quite a few months late, but that's how things go around here.)
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2024, where I'll try (but usually fail) to have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: the 3D POCHI Miffy Silicone Pouch ("The pouch opens like a traditional Japanese coin purse, known as "gamaguchi" and can be open by pulling the ears apart. The item has a flat bottom allowing it to sit on its own, which allows the pouch to be used as a pen holder for your desk or a toothbrush holder. The small size of the pouch will fit into most bags and can be used to carry small items in one place") is $18.95 at Kinokuniya USA. If you want the Miffy pouch without the "body", or a pen case, check out the Miffy selection at Jet Pens.
I went to bed after midnight. And my first words in the morning were something like “No, Kora… Later… let me sleep!” But I did remember to say “rabbit” before getting up.
Wearing vintage Joy for peace, luck and happiness.
I heard back from the third client. I passed their test! There might be some extra steps still before actually getting work. But anyway, I definitely passed 2 tests out of 3 and still have a chance with the third test. Not too shabby.
Sending good luck vibes for the job!
Congratulations on the good work news; I hope it does indeed lead to more work. Hurrah!
Twins! Such good news on the tests—congratulations!
This is wonderful news!
And Joy is a perfect scent for the CP and your accomplishments.
Many congratulations! 👏👏👏
Wonderful news, Glannys!
Congrats on this great news!
Congrats!🎉
Wearing Joy for good news is a perfect combination.
That’s good news and I hope it will soon be 3/3
Not too shabby at all. 🤗 Good luck with your clients!
That is great news, Glannys, congratulations!
Congratulations!
So glad to hear that! Congratulations!
Congratulations!
And you smell mah-velous!
Yay! 👏 Wishing you the best for the third test 🤞!
Thanks, guys!
An update on the clients whose tests I passed. One confirmed the job, so my onboarding should begin soon. The other said that unfortunately another candidate was chosen for the project I applied for, but they still really like my profile and would like to onboard me anyway, so that I could get other projects. I am actually fine with that, because there might be a conflict between the particular projects of these two clients. So it may be for the best.
I had to laugh about what your first words of the day were. I’ve had the same conversation with Teflon kitty. 🤣
Fantastic news about your third client! Congratulations!
Yes, a normal morning of a cat servant. 😺
Thank you!
Hello, tgif and rabbit, rabbit, rabbit!!!
Sotd is Rabbit. I wish to be happy, fun and carefree like the perfume.
Being in November, it also means one thing: Bring out your red, green, silver and gold because according to the Queen of Christmas, IT’S TIME!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpSdD63j7Y4&ab_channel=MariahCarey
Robin, I just saw that we have been doing CPs for over a decade!!! Maybe it’s time that we do a celebratory CP to mark this awesome milestone?
Gosh, that is a long time. Done, I needed a spare project, thanks!
And it is now listed above and on the project page 🙂
I’m feeling philosophical in SL Douce Amère because we hope for — and work for — good things in our lives and the world, but we have to take the bitter with the sweet.
My husband turns 65 next week (I have a few years to go yet) and on his birthday we’re taking a little trip to the city where we met 37+ years ago. We love to travel by train: in Canada it’s nothing to cheer about but it’s only half a day in each direction and it’ll be fun.
That sounds like a great celebration. Enjoy!
Happy Birthday to your husband💐I hope that your trip is all “sweet”🎂
Sounds fun, what a nice way to spend the day.😊
37 years! That’s impressive. Happy Birthday to mr. pyramus, and enjoy your trip. 🎂
Hope it is a wonderful trip, that’s lovely!
Enjoy the birthday trip and happy celebrations 🥳!
Safe travels and have fun on that birthday trip! 🎉
I’m wearing Room Service from my Vilhelm discovery set, mainly because I couldn’t settle on a CP worthy fragrance. It is very pretty.
Good then!
On the road to Belfast with our students. Wearing OJ Ormonde Woman, from an NST split. I am finding it warm and comforting.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/24/kneecap-review-one-of-the-funniest-films-of-the-year-rich-peppiatt-michael-fassbender-belfast?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Have you seen the movie Kneecap? It’s about a Belfast rap band who perform in Irish language. It was quite cool, especially in terms of hearing Irish spoken.
My peace, happiness and good luck scent is no other than Shalimar MI. Who would have guessed 🤣
It’s good to be predictable sometimes 🙂
🤣🤣🤣
I’m joining Glannys in wearing Joy today. I lucked into (see what I did there?) a purse refill spray of the parfum some years ago. It has resonance for me also as my great-aunt’s perfume; she was a tiny little grande dame who would let me, as a child, play with the contents of her handbag. There was never much in there as she was excessively tidy, but the gloves that were inevitably present were imbued with the scent of her perfume. Maybe that’s why I like Cuir de Lancôme so much, the perfume-plus-leather fragrance is a happy childhood memory.
What a nice memory! L’Artisan Perfumeur used to make scented gloves, if I remember correctly. Great find on the Joy parfum.
Nice memory, thank you for sharing.🙏
Lovely perfume find!
Hi twin!
I’m back in Carthusia 1681 today for the CP. It always brings me peace and happiness, and for luck I actually remembered my rabbits! Happy November, everyone.
Happy November SheriG!
I remembered my rabbits for the first time ever this morning. Probably had something to do with laying in bed before the sun came up wishing my internal clock would get back on track.
SOTD is Tauer’s Au Coeur du Desert because I caught myself craving this one when on vacay multiple times. So delicious! A very happy scent for me. 😃
Hope everyone has a great day!
Sounds like your vacation was wonderful! What is in store for you now?
Well, I just got off the phone with one of my agencies so I think I’m going to do a nursing contract over the holidays. I’m submitting to the hospital system I’ve worked at three winters in a row so hoping there hasn’t been vast changes there…Also, last week I got an offer from the campground I worked at over the summer in Utah which had a significant pay boost, so I’ve decided to go back there. There was a lot of drama there with “missing money” which is why I think they transferred me from my camp host position in a remote site to the office area in the main campground over the summer. Then at the end of the season, I found out a coworker found more than $300 in cash, turned it in to the manager, who strangely couldn’t remember ever receiving the money! To top that off, he also took the “slush fund” money and pocketed that, too. This was the reason I didn’t want to go back next summer. Hoping he’s not back in 2025! Then I will take another international trip somewhere. That’s the next 12 months all planned out. 😃 Very windy, but now you know all the gory details! 😉
Well, glad you have the next year planned. Good for you! I thought maybe you were done with the nursing world, but sounds like you will hang in there for another year. That’s good. We need people like you to advocate for the patients.
Advocating for patients these days means strikes, etc. ICU’s in many hospitals are tripling nurses with absolutely zero help. I don’t work ICU anymore because it’s impossible to take care of critically Ill patients with the current staffing in hospitals. My last contract (that I quit) was PCU and I had a patient that needed to be transferred to ICU but everyone was already tripled there. It’s just insane.
Good luck with your plans!
Thanks!
That’s a good plan with lots of different elements. What’s on your short list for the next international trip?
Well, I’d love to go back to France but I’m open to anything as long as it meets certain criteria. I don’t really have any interest in the far east so that narrows it down quite a bit. Budapest has been on my radar for a long time and there’s a 14 day immersive city trip next fall. I liked both the boarding kennel and the rv storage business I used and will probably use them again so I can leave from sky harbor which I really like. But, the tour group I used (road scholar) are always coming up with new trips so too early to decide anything for sure. It’s fun to plan and dream though…😃
Budapest has been on my bucket list for eons. I am not going anywhere atm so looking forward to seeing where you go next!
These sound like really good plans. And I bet it’s great to be able to go and then to return to T-rex!
Have a happy weekend Deva. I hope T-Rex is relaxing and feeling more safe now you’re back in the van.
She was extra snuggly this morning. I was so happy to get back to her. 🥰
I’m so glad you had a wonderful trip to France. I’d love to go back! Best vacation I ever had – a Viking River Cruise in France with extra time spent in Paris, Nice, and a side trip to Monte Carlo. I totally agree with what you said about the French people , even to how chic even the most casually dressed were, always wearing a scarf – and, yes, I bought several myself! But good to see you and T-Rex happily reunited!
Our guide for this trip also does river cruises so we were picking her brain incessantly! Im not a fan of open water cruises so I’m not sure I’d like a river cruise but it might be completely different. Sounds like you need to make plans to go visit again! 🇫🇷
It is completely different! Much smaller ship, quieter waters, elegant and classy in an informal way – no glitz like the ocean ones, no fancy ice sculptures, etc., you can sit anywhere you want for dinner, only a bit of low-key entertainment, all native guides that tell you more you’d ever find in a guidebook. And the food – extraordinary! IMHO, as someone who’s taken several American ocean cruises, there’s no comparison; I’d go with the river cruise any day.
Oh,
good to know! Thank you! I’m not into all the fancy stuff and could care less about the captains table and getting “dressed” for dinner. Would you say river cruises offer more time on shore for exploration/learning opportunities than sea cruises? There is one in France I’ve been eyeing. Plus, no need to pack/unpack/pack back up, etc…
Fingers crossed that your plans come to fruition!
Glad that T-Rex is back with her person.
Thanks, I’m happy to have her back! 🐕🥰
Rabbit 🐰 x 3
A few drops of Shalimar
Happy Diwali 🪔
Woke up to chai and sheera being cooked in the kitchen
Reading Happy Place by Emily Henry
Happy Diwali, LTSG. Celebrating light over darkness!
We certainly need light in these times. Sending some peace, happiness and love your way 🪔
Happy Diwali in Shalimar! 🪔
Thank you! I just reached for it this morning
I will wear Encens Mythique later for dancing and celebrating 🎉
Ah, that’s a perfect one for celebrating. Have fun!
Happy Diwali!
Happy Diwali, LTSG!
Rabbit x 3 – I remembered!
Tam Dao for me today. Hoping for a peaceful, healthy and happy month. I know much of that is up to me and I will be working hard on it.
Ooh, you picked the perfect one for peace. I should have gone with Tam Dao!
Ditto!
In vintage No. 5 because wearing it makes me feel held between the past and the future. It’s both lovely and comforting🥰
You smell beautiful!
That’s a nice description.😊
What a nice thought. You smell marvelous!
Wonderful choice – “both lovely and comforting”. Exactly what I am always looking for.
Nice description. 😌
I’m currently in Delhi, India where everything smells of hot dust with a light dusting of dust, and as it happens I am wearing a very particular dry heat and dust friendly perfume, Strange Invisible Perfumes Prima Ballerina, with notes of lime, sage, rose and ambrette musk, plus few spritzes of perfume that helps me calm down and peace out, La Via del Profumo Holy Water, a mix of rose, sandalwood and frankincense. Prima Ballerina has a ballet related name but everything about it is a perfect mix of South West / desert calm notes, and I enjoyed wearing this perfume ever since I took it with me for a trip to New Mexico. Holy Water is good for any occasion and it’s my good luck and protective aura perfume.
Lovely mix of fragrances, hope the trip is lovely too akimon!
I’m in Retrospect from Merit. I’ve been wearing this from my sample quite a bit and I really like it. Smells like a niche scent to me. Curious if anyone else has tried it?
Our fall weather has arrived and it’s a brisk 43 and sunny today. Missing our 82 degrees that we just had on Tuesday. My gradtowngirl texted me yesterday and it was snowing in minneapolis. Yikes. I’m not ready for that yet.
I had my job interview on Wednesday and I think it went well?🤷♀️ Now I just play the waiting game.
Hope good news is round the corner!
Thanks!
Oh, I must have missed the job change – interview news. I hope you’ll hear back soon with great news.
I have not tried Retrospect yet, but I’m interested. I like the name, at least.
Thanks!
Retrospect is really nice and easy to wear. Definitely worth a sniff.
Good luck, mtg!
Thanks!
Good luck! Hope your patient wait ends well 🤞.
Thanks! I hope so too!🤞
Good luck, and I hope you hear good news soon!
Adding my good luck too though I know it is a little late.
Good luck!
Morning! It’s 530 and the birds are singing, my favourite time of day. A peaceful way to ease into things. Cup of coffee, dog watching me from the bottom of the bed ( ready for action) and a scent of apple via a spray of Overture. I hope everyone has a decent weekend. I’m going to see Conclave ( Ralph Fiennes) this afternoon.
Oooo! That is on my list to see!
Let me know what you think
I want to see Conclave as well! This could be nominated for an Oscar.
Yes, please let us know how the film is. I’m also interested in seeing it.
I am interested in Conclave as well!
I am interested in it as well. Please share your thoughts.
Its the All Saints Day today.
I visited the graves of my grandparents
Wearing Prada Purple Twój today.
Happy All Saints Day lucasai!
Happy Friday, everyone. Wearing the comforting Vanille Havane from Les Indémodables, and combating my stress by focusing on Sudoku puzzles. They’re dull, but they keep my mind occupied.😳
I should probably take up Sudoku 😳
Happy Friday Daniel!
I love Sudoku. I do them at night sometimes while my husband watches television.
It’s quite meditative!
Hi everyone!
My theme for this week was going to be Go Big or Go Home but the very warm weather changed that. Since it’s chilly and rainy today, I am going big for one day in Portrait of a Lady. It makes me feel confident and composed, which contributes to my peace of mind, and that’s what I want for this month and beyond.
Love this. It’s one of my favorites!
Good time of the year for POAL!
I’m wearing my ultimate comfort scent, Paris YSL. I’ve been stressed lately as I’m in the last year of my contract and I haven’t got a clue what to do next.
Time will tell I suppose.
I’m going to host a tea tasting of sorts tonight for two colleagues. I’ve just made a selection and we’ll see how it goes.
Do let us know how the tea tasting went!
You smell beautiful. 🌹💜 A tea tasting sounds like a fun treat for your colleagues. Let us know how it goes!
Ooh, the tea tasting sounds fun!
That sounds like so much fun! What teas did you choose?
That’s a very beautiful scent! Maybe I’ll wear that tomorrow!
Good luck with your next work decision/situation. Tea tasting sounds fabulous!
Very interested in hearing about your tea tasting!
I rabbited 4x and can give away 3! The set of Miffy is adorable!
SOTD = Chanel No.19 EDP
Wearing Chanel No.19 EDP makes me ecstatic! 🤩
https://www.instagram.com/p/DB1p7Wgxrhf/?igsh=MWJ6bW5lamsxdzE5bQ==
Here’s an article on Dia de los Muertos. When I was in New Orleans way back 13 years ago, one of the museums had a wonderful display of Dia de los Muertos artwork! My only complaint about the museum is that Edgar Allan Poe was misspelled.
https://nypost.com/article/day-of-the-dead-history-meaning-explained/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=mail_app
Do you still have any rabbits left? I would like to take one because I can never remember to do it. Happy November! 🍁🌬️🍂
Absolutely! You have the 2nd set.
Thank you. 😊
Smelling wonderfully composed today! 💚
Happy All Saints Day! I’m wearing Ummagumma today, as it fit the cloudy and finally cooler weather, and is also a scent that makes me feel peaceful / happy. It finally really does feel like winter, and I’m looking forward to the Christmas markets. Ockeghem Teen came back today and appears to have survived the week of all-day band practice, though it’s clear a lot of the more complicated German is still going over her head.
I’d forgotten how things really do close up here for holidays. Canada used to be a lot more like that, but now it’s more American in that stores and restaurants are open most holidays. It was dead quiet when we went out earlier today, although we were able to find one cafe that was open so we could work. (No holidays for us!)
Isn’t all German complicated? 🤓 I do have fond memories of going to a Christmas market once. We don’t have anything like them here, really. Nor the gingerbread made in Aachen, called printen. I still miss it.
I do remember when the shops all closed here for holidays, and Sundays, too. There were always a few restaurants open, but not many. It was just wrong when the big box stores started opening all hours, and everyone else followed suit. Call me old-fashioned, but…just wrong. D
I’ve always wanted to explore European Christmas markets, especially after seeing the usual Saturday and Wednesday markets in France. I love the whole concept. Never have I EVER seen such beautiful fruits and veggies! Everything looked like it came out of a Haute Cuisine magazine…I’m daring to declare the broccoli I saw to be the “most beautiful ever.” No lie, the markets rivaled the cathedrals when it comes to beautiful. 🤩
Props to the Ockeghem Teen for surviving all day band practice…I have no idea how she did it.😅 And of course you smell fabulous in Ummagumma! I’m headed to cool weather tomorrow and looking forward to wearing it, too.
Oh, yes, the weekly markets here are great, too, but the French ones with all the seafood are so much better. 🙂 I only wish we had ours more than 3 days a week (but hey, that’s far more than at home). It’s the only place you can get some things (kale, I’m looking at you); the grocery stores seem only to carry a very limited array of veggies, many of which are in cellophane bags (which I hate, but are easier to recycle here).
Yay for the weekend! It will be another quiet couple of days, my broken is getting much better, but it’s not up to the usual weekend walks yet.
I’m wearing an early morning spray of CdG’s Kyoto, courtesy of Kanuka, it’s a very peaceful scent.
Love Kyoto, you smelled great today Gaynor!
Your broken ? I must have missed (or forgotten! I am old!) something.
Chanel Boy today! Following in Robin’s footsteps from earlier this week.
Time travel twins?
‘I am . . . at peace. I am. . . at peace. ‘ And so my morning yoga class began with our teacher leading us in her favorite mantra. A perfect start for today’s cp, as is Pacifica’s Tibetan Mountain Temple, my SOTD and also my favorite yoga fragrance. Unfortunately, my bottle is almost empty and since it’s been long d/c, prohibitively too expensive to replace.
Earlier this week we took one last fall trip to the driftless area, this time the NW corner of IL where it meets IA. And the many peaceful experiences we enjoyed in remote places – my very favorite Apple River Canyon State Park, with its babbling, burbling Apple River, high cliffs and deep canyons; an extremely remote bird sanctuary reached via miles of a twisting, curving gravel road up and down rollercoaster hills with vistas over peaceful farm country and fields put to sleep for the winter; just two of numerous lovely spots we visited – on glorious 🌞warm days full of autumn color that I’m keeping in my heart as long as I can! It couldn’t have been better!🍁🍂
Looking forward to a finger style 🎸 concert 🎶 at our local community college tonight to keep that feeling going, then relaxing the rest of the weekend. Wishing✌️to all! ☮️
The Midwest is very underrated when it comes to natural beauty. Glad you got a healthy serving! 🍂🍁
I was very sad when my Tibetan Mountain Temple was gone!
Apple River Canyon State Park sounds lovely.
I traveled through west Iowa along the Mississippi and I was amazed at the hills and valleys and turns! I had always thought of Iowa as being flat prairie. Enjoy the colors in your heart.
I remembered to rabbit this morning, and have an extra set if anyone needs them. RIP Tina Bunny, Amy Sedaris’s rabbit.
I’m on the second leg of a 2-week work trip (I managed to squeeze a weekend of personal travel in the middle at least), so I’m limited to the handful of samples that I packed. Today is the new-to-me Frederico Lemon Basil Fizz. I get the lemon and fizz, but I get more lemongrass than I do basil. That’s ok tho because I think I prefer it that way.
Tea is Harney & Son’s Williamsburg Gingerbread, which has made my air B&B smell delicious.
Last night I tried Grapenuts ice cream, which I recently learned is a thing. I liked it. Tasted to me like a vanilla malted shake.
Every time I see Grapenuts cereal mentioned, I think of my Dad. He loved the stuff.
I think of my grandpa, he got me to love it too. The ice cream sounds good.
My main consumption of GrapeNuts when I was young was on vanilla ice cream…also probably the only way I ate vanilla ice cream, which I otherwise don’t care for.
Condolences to Amy Sedaris!
Hi everyone, I’m in Zoologist Chipmunk, which is just a sweet, cute, cheerful, fun and charming little scent that matches its animal avatar perfectly. A bit nutty and a tiny bit of pine with some nutmeg. On the sweet side and kind of perky. I should wear this more, it’s so uplifting.
That does sound fun.
I had a massage this morning, so I smell of the peppermint oil the masseur adds to the base massage oil. I’m pretty peaceful and happy right now. Just one thing, when my hands get massaged, my left middle finger arthritis flares up. But overall it’s a good tradeoff.
Oh, I bet you are peaceful and happy! I have acupuncture coming up on Monday and can’t wait…wish I’d booked an appt every day next week.
Guerlain Shalimar
Always works.
Wearing L’Artisan L’eau d’Ambre. This is such a comforting and peaceful scent, a diaphanous rather than thick amber. I’m not sure about lucky, but it’s at least two out of three. We’ve had mother gorgeous, warm, fall day. Tomorrow, back to more seasonal weather in the 40’s – 50’s.
Wishing everyone a peaceful, happy, and lucky weekend!
Uh oh…started to think 2 out of 3 ain’t bad and now I have the beginnings of an ear worm.
Ear worm? So sorry! 😁
But I’m lost here….what one?
“Two Outta Three Ain’t Bad” by Meatloaf?
Got it now. Haha, just realized that that sentence has a double meaning, lol!
Late getting back here, but yes, Meatloaf!
We were note twins today, AnnE!
But I think I might be picking up Robin’s earworm…
I guess I was in the same frame of mind as AnnE: I too wanted comforting, peaceful, and diaphanous for the CP. For me, that means Iris Torréfié. In spite of its quiet presence, it stays all day, and lingers on clothing in a wonderfully non-fusty way for days. I just love it. Off to read comments – I already glimpsed lots of lovely perfumes, comments and stories here today, for sure!
Ha, was thinking my scent too is comforting, peaceful, and diaphanous…but stays all day, not so much 😉
OMG those MIffy coin purses are ridiculously cute! 😍
🐇🐇🐇!
Robin, there is a typo about the flashback CP in the third paragraph. It should say 2014, not 2004.
Gorgeous weather is back for a couple of days here, with blue skies, puffy little white clouds, and temps in the mid 50’s to right around 60. Gonna enjoy it while it lasts!
SOTD = still hanging out in Burberry Brit for Women EdT. My bottle might be a Summer edition? In any case, this light amber scent is playing along very nicely with the more temperate weather here. Lucky pick for me! 🍀
Glad you had some warmer weather today. 🌞
Thanks!
Rumor has it there is snow in next week’s forecast. It might even be measurable amounts.
Ugh, thank you as always for the proofreading!
You’re welcome!
BTW, you might want to check the Upcoming CP list for that one too. Make sure the year is correct there as well.
Is that the Burberry that smells like almonds?
I’m wearing vintage Dior Addict today, because it called my name. I am very happy and lucky to have it. I actually remembered to rabbit at 2:55 a.m when I woke up.
I hope everyone has a good weekend!
Vintage Addict and remembering your rabbits – super lucky!!
2:55am?!? That’s too d@$n early!
Ooh vintages Addict! So good.