The 2020 limited edition Sakura tea from Mariage Frères: "To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the new SAKURA 2020 blends a magnificent green tea with a flowery aroma of cherry blossom sprinkled with delicate rose petals. Seductive, the cup swaddles the palate in never ending smoothness. The superb emerald canister is decorated with a shower of dazzling fuchsia flowers to evoke the magical poetry of cherry blossom season." 80g for €26.
A mother who was infected with the coronavirus couldn’t smell her baby’s full diaper. Cooks who can usually name every spice in a restaurant dish can’t smell curry or garlic, and food tastes bland. Others say they can’t pick up the sweet scent of shampoo or the foul odor of kitty litter.
Anosmia, the loss of sense of smell, and ageusia, an accompanying diminished sense of taste, have emerged as peculiar telltale signs of Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and possible markers of infection.
On Friday, British ear, nose and throat doctors, citing reports from colleagues around the world, called on adults who lose their senses of smell to isolate themselves for seven days, even if they have no other symptoms, to slow the disease’s spread. The published data is limited, but doctors are concerned enough to raise warnings.
— Read more in Lost Sense of Smell May Be Peculiar Clue to Coronavirus Infection at The New York Times. Hat tip to Liza and Kpaint!
A time lapse of daffodils blooming. Then below the jump, “Spring in the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney”, followed by highlights from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019.
Not really relevant except Christine Nagel did do the fragrance: the spot for Rouge Hermès lipsticks.
From Par Avion Tea, Color Changing Unicorn Tears Green Tea. "From the Color Changing Collection, Unicorn Tears Tea is delicious color-changing green tea with rose hip and natural flavors. All you need is water for it to turn a deep midnight-colbalt [sic] blue. Squeeze a lemon and it transform into a rich violet. Enjoy its delicious magic morning, afternoon or evening." With green tea, rosehip, blue pea flowers, blue cornflower petals, hawthorne fruit and natural flavors, $17 at Saks.