In my garden, two events signal the arrival of spring: the return of “my” almost-tame, almost-pigeon-sized male robin and the shoots of daffodils emerging from the soil. The robin has been singing, nesting, and begging for food at my home for seven springs and summers — I hope he survived another winter. He’s such an appreciative bird, so encouraging as I cut the thick grass and towering weeds in the yard and expose delicious bugs, provide piles of nest-building materials and toss him earthworms to eat. The daffodils, often blooming in cool, wet weather, smell “chilled”, their fresh green-pollen scent restrained by the nippy, moist air. When the flowers are cut for bouquets and brought inside the warm house, their fragrance grows stronger, sultry, but still possesses a dewy quality.
I have found precious few floral incense blends that smell like real flowers but I keep sniffing…
Pomegranates — one could write a book about their importance in world myth, folklore, history, cuisine, horticulture, medicine and nutrition. I recently read that Greek brides sometimes toss pomegranates instead of bridal bouquets at their weddings (take note Brides-to-Be: if your fiancé's obnoxious old girlfriend will be in the line-up for the toss, a Greek-themed wedding could be fun — wink wink — thud thud). 
I knew I had found a treasure as soon as I opened the outer packaging of Mizensir’s Rose Blanche candle. Before even opening the box, I was gifted with a gentle beckoning of soft rose whispers, and my mood settled and calmed as I unwrapped the soft pink tissue. 
Reviewing candles and home fragrance products is difficult (violins, commence!) It is almost impossible to obtain samples of home fragrance (room sprays, diffuser oils, candles), and even if sample candles were available, how could I gauge their full-size effects? The reason most of my home fragrance product reviews are positive is not because I am eager to please or easily pleased, it's because I smell candles, room sprays, diffuser products and incense in a store before buying them and I buy what I like — and then review the products.
I really appreciate smokeless incense in wintertime. I love the rich fragrance incense provides — but who wants a tightly closed house full of smoke? One of Baieido's (see