We had a wonderful beach vacation and as expected, I ate quite a few french fries. Also salt water taffy, crepes, and ice cream. I managed to stick to my usual beach-week weight gain of 5 pounds, although that is just a guess as I have no intention of stepping on the scale today.
I did not wear any perfume at all, and despite the heat most everyone on the boardwalk appeared to be wearing Angel or something very like it.
Will be catching up on emails and laundry today, and will be back tomorrow with a real perfume review.
Welcome back! I missed my voice of reason. I doubt you gained 5 lbs! I look forward to your next review. Cheers!
F, you will have to trust me on the 5 lbs. I ate an awful lot of food.
Thank you L, I love pasta with cream & sausage. I ate a banana, sour cream & chocolate crepe for you as well (actually, ate 2 of them), hope you liked it
Hooray!!! The french fry queen is back!! So glad to see you 'up and running' again, my love.
Big hugs!!
I thought it was good but it wasn't nearly as good as the blueberry/blackberrry shortcake with creme anglaise and whipped cream that i had for you on Saturday night. Remember?
I'm sorry your holiday is over, but so pleased to have you back with us, R! Afternoons just aren't the same without NST. And I'm glad you ate lots of fries – that's what holdiays are for.
Wonderful to see you! I've been testing Ormonde Jayne fragrances while you've been away in your honor!
Welcome back, R! Glad you had a happy week of indulgences. All those treats sound yummy!
Sounds like a great vacation! I am very happy to see you back and cannot wait to read more of your reviews. Like VanillaGirl said, afternoons (or mornings in my case) are not the same without NST.
Oh my, that sounds good. Remind me where we ate that?
Hi R, and hugs to you too!
Thank you so much N!
Thank you N! Now I shall have to pay the price: it is tea & carrots for the rest of the week I'm afraid.
Thank you V!
What's a vacation without a few extra pounds? Welcome back!
It's so nice to have you back. Everyone wearing Angel in the heat on the boardwalk…sounds like a new way to get heatstroke. ;-D
Thanks Iris!
Thanks E!
Thanks S!
Hooray! We all missed you and your wonderful reviews! I'm so glad you had a nice time kicking back at the beach for a while.
glad, very glad that you're back, o voice of perfume reason, beacon of all that is fragrant, compass forever turned to the “it DOES smell good” direction! xoxoxo
hi R, missed you! Great you had your yearly fry pigout, sorry for the Angel air you had to breathe. Hey, I actually like to Ormonde Jayne — the Ormonde Man and Isfahan. The drydowns are perfect for any boardwalk, woody and dry and clean.
Thanks K!
LOL — M, you crack me up
A, I am so glad you like at least 2 of them. Interesting that you take the men's over the women's…is there less synthetic musk in the men's?
The description says there's some of the musk in the OM, but I can't detect it! It is funny I like the men's over the women's scents. The women's scents are just all over the place, IMO, and too many have the musk overload. Heck, when you can't smell the osmanthus in Osmanthus, something ain't cricket.
Hey, what's your favorite salt water taffy? Mine is chocolate, then vanilla. Can't get it down here. And, I'll have to educate you about fried Taylor's pork roll, even though I'm vegetarian now. Obviously you bypassed the charms of Atlantic City in your getaway. Wouldn't anybody? lol
I am weeping yet again for my poor misunderstood OJ Osmanthus — so let's move on to taffy, LOL! We found a Fralinger taffy store, and I think they are originally from Atlantic City so perhaps you have tried their taffy. I like chocolate best, but was really taken with their butter toffee, which maybe isn't taffy at all, what do I know? Anyway, it is very good and my son is now addicted to it. Cheaper than perfume, at least.
I'm so happy you're back home safely! It sounds like you had a great vacation! I'm so happy for you! =)
Thank you M!