Hump Day, and Martin Luther King’s birthday (the Martin Luther King Day holiday is next Monday). Depending on where you are and who you ask, you might be halfway through meteorological winter. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m staying warm (and it's really not all that cold here anyway) in Diptyque Volutes. It does list immortelle as a note, in case any immortelle-haters are looking for a painless way to participate in this week's community project.
Reminder: on 1/17, wear a fragrance with immortelle, if you have one. Suggested by Hamamelis.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2020, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image is Curry plant blooming (Helichrysum italicum) via Wikimedia Commons.
Since my husband vehemently nixed Salamanca last week, I wore Jeux de Peau yesterday and today to be on track with the project
“Vehemently nixed” is not worth messing with 😉
I got the old vehement nix from my entire family when I sampled Angel many years ago. And it was a tiny spritz. I haven’t gone back.
Oh, vehemently nixed isn’t good. The hubby did that with my vintage Jicky PdT, had to sell it off. I cried when I sent that bottle out the door to it’s new owner. The hubby HATES lavender.
I refuse to give up my Wrappings though.
Oh no!! I’m sorry about that vintage Jicky 🙁
Mine vehemently nixed SSS Winter Woods, so for a while, every time he would go out of town, I’d wear that every day, whether or not I really wanted to.
Wear your vehemently nixed perfume should be a community project ??. You lived to tell the tale, no?
Or, for the ?, wear what you ended up wearing after you scrubbed off the nixed perfume.
Love this idea so much!!
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Great idea!
Excellent idea!
Won’t work so well with singles, though! We did already do a project on perfumes that got negative mentions, I think, but will look.
But singles have friends and family who will not think twice about vehemently nixing perfumes.
I know, but pretty sure that is the sort of project we already did — something you wore despite a negative comment? But have to check.
love this idea!
My husband HATES Fils de Dieu! He usually hardly notices what I wear, but he unerringly says: You’re wearing that one that I don’t like. I may eventually cave and rehome this one.
Strangely, both my husband and elder son like Agent Provocateur (original) which, to me, smells strangely sharp and of perm lotion the more I wear it. Must be the saffron…
Off project today in Vanilla Flash
oooh, beautiful!
Thank you!
Sipping chai, my FIL has agreed to show me how he makes it but not his recipe for spice because it’s a secret he says. He will show me before his journey back to Canada. This evening, Mr L and I bought them tickets for a broadway show, so I will have a busy day with the kids since they are usually monopolizing them everyday while they are visiting. My oldest said, “mommy I don’t want YOU to pick me up, only Grandpa! I don’t want YOU!”
Shalimar body powder again. As per SmokeyT I put a little in my bed before sleeping. I haven’t pulled the trigger on buying a FB of this yet, I was looking at photos the other day when I would match my perfume with my tea (since I had Shalimar tea, also gone!)
Haha, I bet that made Grandpa happy 🙂
Oh yes…He LOVES to be the preferred one. Even to his wife! HA!
I am happy they get this day to themselves..they go shopping and out for lunch and dinner and then a nice show.
I have a running joke with Mr L that his parents love our kids more than they love him. He doesn’t disagree but makes a joke of it..
that’s all as it should be. 😀 grandparents are marvelous people in the lives of children.
So true.?
Of course! Grandkids would seem to me to be much more enjoyable than your own…(isn’t it more pure enjoyment than responsibility?) I treasure the visits by my grandparents and envied my cousins who grew up in the same street (instead of halfway across the country)
Your stories make your FIL sound so special.
2nd that! I wish he was my grandpa too 😉
Because you want the homemade chai tea? I am on to you Robin 😉
Ha, absolutely. But he sounds like a treasure all around, and love that he will show you how to make chai but not share his spice recipe!
Plus if your kids prefer him to you, he’s the perfect grandpa (my son would take my mother over me any hour of any day) and we should all have a perfect grandpa.
I totally agree with Robin! We all need the perfect grandpa.❤️
Aww, that is so sweet. That is exactly how I felt about my beloved granny. I’m sure they will have that special bond their whole lives.☺️
By now, I think most NST’ers want to try your FIL’s chai tea.
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True that! 🙂
Ohhh, I bet your sleep was heavenly!
It was!
I am enjoying my Shalimar powder, and I am still debating a full bottle but not sure what I want yet (as in EDP or EDT)
I am not sure you saw my question to you yesterday, I was wondering which Renault books are your favorites?
Oh no, I didn’t!
My favorites are The King Must Die, The Nature of Alexander, Mask of Apollo, and The Charioteer.
If you’re a fan of Renault, I love Circe and The Song of Achilles, both by Madeline Miller. Both are quite good!
I have read Madeline Miller and loved Circe and Song of Achilles. I fell in love with Achilles when I was reading that book.
You are the second person to recommend Charioteer
I’m taking the immortelle by the horns and I’m wearing Eau de Monsieur by Goutal. The old version, that is. It’s great and very bracing.
Tea is a Christmas thingy.
I wanted to wear Sables for Friday but it’s all evaporated. My plan is now Le Mat
Most christmas thingies, especially the snacks and the drinks, are also great when its not christmas,
I could eat one of those merengue ‘kerstkransjes’ right now.. (Is there a proper english word for those sweet kerstkransjes?)
The chocolate ones with the soft filling?
The ones made from egg whites…m
https://bakken.nl/recept/kerst-schuimkransjes
Ah, those. I think they would just be called Christmas merengues or something like that.
As an immortelle-hater I’m not gonna participate this Friday. Anyway I’m in the middle of a tuberose week! (SOTD is Nuit de Bakélite, a very peculiar tuberose…
I really liked the old L’Occitane Immortelle de Corse, but I don’t usually love immortelle, and even that one I would not want to wear all that frequently.
Great week! I love tuberose!
After Hyde yesterday I’ve swerved as far as possible in the other direction and am wearing the lovely, pretty, cheerful floral Vie Privee thanks to perfumelover67! It’s just the kind of thing I’ve been in the mood for lately. Freesia was my favorite note in my teens, and then I got contrarian about florals, but now I am wanting to seek it out again. I’d love to hear about your faves, especially those that come close to the flower.
I can’t help you there because I am not a fan of freesia, but I do like it on other people! I have never smelled that one but can imagine that its so beautiful
I am so happy you like Vie Privee. Enjoy!
Today I am wearing Norell New York and drinking a cup of Holiday Berry tea.
I am having a cup of rose hips & hibiscus right now, so we are probably tea cousins or something 🙂
Your tea sounds lovely 🙂
SL Chene.
I guess I am an immortelle hater. In Chene, I do get something herbal, but it is not the immortelle from Sables or Tilda Swinton. The other two immortelle scents, which I am going to wear on Thursday and Friday, are quite painless too. 🙂
AHA, I forgot there was immortelle in Chene! That will be my Thursday, thank you.
I was windering whether you are going to wear it this week.
I was doing a Rogue week, right up until I got sick on Monday. I was home in pajamas yesterday, huddled up with my cats. Today, I’m at work, but my hands were shaking too much to get the cap off the Rogue sample. So, I opted for what is becoming a go-to, Niki de Saint Phalle. The bitterness in the scent is bracing to me right now, and it was right near my bed.
Feel better soon PriscillaE! Sounds like you need another day or two to recover.
I vote you go home and rest some more.
Oh goodness! Hope you are able to recover quickly.
I think you need more rest. Get well.
Oh, dear, that doesn’t sound good. Agree with lillyjo about leaving early to get some rest. I hope you feel better soon!
Get well soon!
Hope you feel better very soon
I am among the ranks of the immortelle-challenged, I’m afraid. SOTD is Feu Secret for a cold, cold day here. There are snow alerts all around, but (fingers crossed) here in the city I think we might escape snow (although ice is always a threat). Happy Friday Eve Eve, everyone.
I like ‘Friday Eve Eve’!
Monday should be called ‘Post Sunday’ and Tuesday ‘Post Post Sunday’. Or maybe After Sunday and After After Sunday.
I can’t really take credit – our security guy coined the phrase, along with Hump Day Eve. He’s adorkable. ?
Halfway thru winter (even meteorologically speaking) gives me a bit of hope! I’m just not a fan of Old Man Winter. GIVE ME SUMMER HEAT! 🙂
Anyhoo, wearing one of my Christmas presents today: La Mia Perla. It’s a powdery light fruity thing; I really like it! One spray is the perfect amount for the office….
I just looked up the notes for that one, sounds beautiful
With you on the heat, Jada!
Ditto on the summer heat!!!!
SotD = Vanille Galante
I feel delicious in VG, and it smells boozy today, too. 😀
Halfway through winter? YAY YAY YAY!
Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday.
Yay to halfway through winter!?
woot woot! I’m always very happy on the day I put my cold weather boots away. 😉
This morning I wore Œillet Bengale.
And I just found my sample of Tiare, by Ormonde Jayne.
I am wearing it right now. Its gorgeous.
It was hidden underneath a piece of paper on my very cluttered living room table. Papers, pencils, keys, headphones, smartphones, perfume vials, candles, receipts stuffff…..everywhere!
I am working from that same table right now. ?
Yes working from home while its raining outside, no need to go outside anymore, yay!
Tea is Kusmi BB Detox
Sounds like our table.
Glad I am not the only one.
Haha.
To be honest, most of the time I dont mind.
Of course I’ll make sure things dont get filthy or nasty (traces of food, dranks or left overs get cleaned up right away, same goes for mud, sand and other dirty stuff)
But most of the time I prefer to do other things than keeping my room tidy ☺️.
Ha! I can identify with that, too. Until I can’t take it anymore and do an overhaul.
I need to revisit Tiare. Or try it. I got some samples in a swap way back and don’t remember if that one was in there. Does it smell very gardenia-ish?
gardenia/tiare is def there, but also a bunch of other white flowers (jasmine).
The flowers are non indolic to me, but its def not a fresh scent. I think thats because of the moss and vetiver.
I am exactly like that – books everywhere. But it exasperates my dear friends who have volunteered to Marie Kondo my house (“except how will we know what gives you joy”) and sends me links to podcasts by a woman named Gretchen? Levine about “outer order, inner joy” or something like that!
Marie Kondo peeps don’t seem to understand that for some people, clutter IS joy, and overly organized homes and belongings look joyless and bland. In particular Kondo-ed kitchens and clothing drawers freak me out.
This.
A room without books/creative tools (pencils, pens, laptop, paper) feels almost soulless to me….
And I will Marie Kondo anyone who attempts to impose Marie Kondo on me ?
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Hey Twin! Sounds like you’re happy with your new job.
Yes I am!
Its such a big organisation though…still getting used to it. But my work is interesting, learning a lot of new stuff, nice co-workers, and enough changes and challenges ahead to keep me alert and stay fresh ☺️
Fleur de Peau. Today is my Friday, and I’m leaving work early, so double woo hoo!?
Woohoo×2!?
WOOOHOO x2
Friday and getting to leave early–yay! When I lived in Hawaii my employer called these “aloha Fridays” and let us leave around lunchtime (my husband actually got every other Friday off completely!). Enjoy your time off!
Woot! A short week and smelling great too!
Happy Friday, you smell great.
I’m participating in the CP in my ELDO Like This sample. I want to like this one, but it just doesn’t draw me in. It seems very linear and I’m not a huge immortelle fan, so…
Delrae Bois de Paradis is calling to me for later.
I didn’t like Like This either..
Same.
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I don’t like it either.
+ 4
I layered an almond soliflore roll on with a natural cherry almond roll on. The latter is very cherry cough drop or Jolly Rancher cherry candy. I’m delicious.
Hoping last night was a bit of a breakthrough. New kitty, Agnes, was on the bed. I was able to sit and pet her and brush her and she was purring like crazy. I was also able to change into pajamas and get into bed next to her. She stayed. even after my husband came in and also sat on the bed petting her. Finally at one point she saw my feet moving under the covers and it made her nervous…this unknown creature moving about. So, she took off. She still moves about the place a little low slung to the ground, like a feral. But the tail has begun to be upright a bit more too. Baby steps.
Aww, that’s a really good sign. She hasn’t been with you that long so that is actually a quick development. A friendly-ish feral we adopted out took 3 months to come out from under the bed during the day.
Hi all, my SOTD is Balmain’s Ambre Gris. I think it’s the one scent I have with immortelle. I don’t wear it often, it’s best when it’s cold out.
Ambre Gris is beautiful – and agree, best in cold weather.
Oops, posted in the wrong thread. 😀
I’m SO glad your kitty is gradually opening up, that’s great news!
Can you explain more about the almond roll on? I’m intrigued. And I bet you do smell delicious!
It’s Caswell-Massey Almond.
almond + cherry = delicious!
yay, Agnes! =^..^=
Aww! Glad your kitty is feeling more comfortable.
Enjoying the sun today and celebrating with PdN Neroli Intense, which is also sunny.
Making plans to try and trap one of my colony cats this week who appears to have worsening dental problems and is losing weight. Fortunately, another rescue group has offered to help me with the trapping and extending their rescue vet discount with me. I’m dreading having to go talk to the lot owner to try and convince him to give me access. Onwards…
Good luck ElisaP. I hope the owner can finally give you access. I have been thinking about your cat colony a lot. Praying everything goes fine!
Thanks for thinking of them pl67❤
Good luck!
Thanks ltsg!
I saw that poor guy on your instagram – he looks like he is having a rough time, he’s lucky to have you in his corner!
Yeah, I just went to feed them and he’s (actually, I think he’s a she, but I think of her as a “he”!) looking worse, sigh. Drooling now. Heartbreaking stuff. ?
You can do it Elisa P! Just remember this sage advice from Mike Brady
https://youtu.be/jElVDJ2iV8c
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Haha! I think I suggested you use that once? I went to talk to him- he wasn’t so crabby today. He won’t accommodate our time frames, but he’ll let us go in when they’re in their office down the block and will let us in. Which is going to be tricky for our work schedules but we’ll try and make it work.
Yes you did suggest it, thought I’d rerun the advice (get it??) I’m glad he will at least let you go in.
You’re killin’ me ?
He was vaguely pleasant and some overt ego stroking helped, I think. But felt like I needed a shower after, lol.
Hey, you gotta do what ya gotta do… but yeah gross? sorry
Good luck convincing the parking owner. It sounds like that will be the harder than trapping the kitty.
Thanks Petunia! See comment ☝️ I’ll figure something out…
Will be praying and hoping for success on this. poor guy.
I adore immortelle! I’m wearing a healthy dose of HdP 1740 (Marquis de Sade), which is a patchouli-immortelle bomb, and I love it! I would swim in a vat of this if I could! Today is another foggy morning. We’re having a spate of weirdly warm wet weather–it got to 79 yesterday. Back to my t-shirts, goodbye to cashmere sweaters–I hardly knew you!
I’m going to wear that tomorrow. I prefer it in warmer weather, but I love it anyway. I Always want to bathe in it as well.
Ah, glad to hear I’m not alone!
Twins!! You smell fab!
That may be my pick for Friday. I like it, too, but feel weird about wearing it to work.
Courtesy of a friend who bought this limited edition I’m testing Cuir Soyeux from Francesca Bianchi today.
It’s a softer and plushier kind of leather.
Is this the one that is a store exclusive?
Yes, it was done for the perfume shop in Amsterdam.
I think I saw that one on YouTube. It looked interesting.
Cuir Soyeux is beautiful! Especially the drydown.
…and Bianchi sure knows her way with orris right?
In the Black Knight its quite prominent as well
She does love orris!
I liked Black Knight, too but there is something about the base of all her perfumes that gets on my nerves.
Same for me, I can’t wear any of the F. Bianchis.
In Zoologist T. Rex (thanks Hajusuuri!). Just one spray was a big punch in my face. The smoke almost knocked me out. Wow! This is a serious, but interesting scent! I guess I need to dab it instead of spraying it or layer it with something else. I need to be very cautious next time I wear it. ?
It is very potent, but the dry down is marvellous!
I agree that the woody floral drydown is stunning!
Lol! Next time cover your face!
Ha! ?
Yikes! It is potent. I liked it in a weird way, but don’t think it’s something I’d wear out.
It makes its presence known for sure!
I think I’m doing next week’s CP today… SOTD is Vraie Blond, which Jada wore yesterday. Nice! Waiting for delivery of some of those new Lush body sprays today… all the Daily Lemming’s fault from a week or two ago. Also waiting for a storm, maybe even snow tonight/ tomorrow. Proper winter!
I’ve been looking at those too–please report back 🙂
Do you know, I’ve always thought immortelle smells a bit like curry, but the SAs at the shops where I mentioned this looked at me like I had said something scandalous. Are they related plants?
Palissandre d’Or on another immortelle-free day (not because I don’t like immortelle, but because I am too lazy/tired to use the part of my brain that can think of whatever scents I have with immortelle in them).
The immortelle in PdE Fougere Bengale smells like curry leaves heating in oil.
That sounds fantastic and I need to try that someday. (Though I wonder if I would want my skin to smell like that.)
It’s other common name is curry plant!
That’s fascinating, and now I feel so vindicated! Perhaps those French SAs have just never smelled curry leaves.
It smells like fenugreek to me.
Hmmm, fenugreek smells a lot more bitter to me. I’ll have to try thinking of immortelle the next time I sniff fenugreek.
Just got through cutting up a roast for soup while wearing Jubilation 25. Having some issues that are shooting my anxiety through the roof and dealing with a little bit that I can handle today. About to take a shower and hoping that I can finish what is giving me anxiety so I can spend the rest of today and tomorrow relaxing. I am happy though that I am finally getting the holiday pay that I was entitled to and that is helping a little bit. I thing that I will wear vintage Mitsouko after my shower.
Hope your day gets better!
You smell gorgeous, I hope you can finish what you need to and get rid of that anxiety!
Hope your anxiety is short lived!
I hope you feel better soon!
you smell amazing, Jubilation 25 and Mitsouko are both fantastic.
SOTD = Carner Barcelona D600
I seem to be in an iris kick with Prada Infusion d’Iris Absolue on Monday and Armani Privé Iris Celadon yesterday. So as not to mess around with the universe, I am in another iris-focused perfume.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7WQtYYhNmq/?igshid=1d6dr3wjwhvey
So now that we’re halfway through January, has anyone fallen off their resolution wagon? I didn’t make any sonI am in no danger of falling off ?.
I’m pretty sure about what I’ll wear on Friday but I am still very surprised at the perfumes that have Immortelle listed as a note!
All the beautiful irises of the world.
You smell great 🙂
Thanks, sweetie!
Yup, I fell off the wagon already 🙂 My no-more-shower-gels resolution vaporized when I found Penhaligon’s Elixir shower gel at a discounter. Who knew such a thing existed??? Of course I had to have it! And then, to get free shipping, I had to add a wee tube of Donna Karan Black Cashmere shower gel, which is always permitted 🙂
Ha! Why am I not surprised? ?
I have a hunch to what you might wear friday.
Your hunch may be good ?
Iris Celadon is so beautiful!
It is…even the shaving cream accord!
Never enough iris!
No truer words, Petunia!
I have a sample of D600 that needs to be worn. I will keep it out as a reminder for tomorrow.
Like you I never made any resolutions, but am trying to be on a no-buy for perfume for a few months, no promises though. I almost broke my no-buy for shower gel (because of the backlog stash), but remained strong so far). However, I noticed a Chanel lipstick that is possibly calling my name.
I wanted to wear Boclet Musc today from a sample, but scrubbed it some minutes later. Then i wore Verte d’ Encens, which i had i a sample pack. This was so much better. I luckily still have some juice left of this.
I’m pretty sure I have a sinus infection and hoping my doctor will call in some antibiotics. I’m off today, so just taking it easy, except for worrying about the weekend weather. Right now I’m wearing La Fille de Berlin. Idk… I don’t think it’s for me.
Hope you get the meds??
They just called them in, now to get the energy to go and pick them up. These infection really drain me.
Maybe someone can pick them up for you? Hope they kick in and you start to feel better. ❤️
Hope you feel better soon!!
Hope you feel better soon! Our weekend weather is going to be pretty messy too!
Thanks! They’re not sure what we’re getting yet, so it’s a big range of 3 to 12 inches of snow or a big wintery mix.
I hope you aren’t sick! LFdB didn’t work for either.
Feel better!
Thanks! I’m trying.
Maybe smell LFdB when you don’t have a cold?
This is probably my 4th time trying it. I think it smells good, it just doesn’t really speak to me.
Yuck, I hope you were able to get some antibiotics.
I bought LFdB because I liked the smell (and the juice color!) but found I couldn’t really wear it so swapped it away. Maybe too high-pitched or something.
Yeah, I keep trying because of that tempting juice color! I’m funny with rose, I think I just want them all to smell like YSL Paris, since that was the first one I loved.
Get well soon Lillyjo.
I hope the antibiotics clear it up quickly!
Sorry you’re sick! I hope you are feeling better soon.
Vanille Fatale is my sotd. Love this one so much?
I think I will put that on after my shower.
It will be good this weekend during the storm???
Yes it will. I’m crossing my fingers though, that it’s not that bad.
Lj, this winter is making you soft
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Lol! It’s true, its true?
It’s so perfect for winter. It’s on my eventual full bottle list
I hope you get it!
Monsieur by F Malle from a sample. And I drank some forest fruits tea in the morning. It hasn’t been too much winter here as well.
Do you normally get a harsh winter? I’m not really sure where you are at. My winter is running late, but it always shows up.
Yes, we do in Eastern Europe. Last winter we’ve had snow from November until March and there were temperatures below 20 Celsius for many days. This winter I’ve barely seen snow and the temperatures are mostly around 0 or higher. But the winter is half way, so who knows. It seems it’s the warmest winter ever or something like this, which is not something positive…
It’s a snow day! I am at home, and will be spending quite possibly the entire afternoon reading on the sofa.
Working on emptying the last of the Cuir de Lancome. Emptying a bottle seem psychologically a lot more difficult than emptying a decant, for some reason.
I agree, I have some bottles with 2 sprays left, that I won’t let myself empty. Some though, I will thunk with joy to be rid of.
Another day of wearing a perfume that has immortelle that I don’t pick up on. This time it’s Tabac Tabou. I may have used one spray too many but it’s calmed down now.
I’m back at the office, yay! Though most of my coworkers in my department are still working from home. The streets were completely clear to drive on this morning and most of the snow had melted from my car. The temps are a little warmer today too.
You smell great!
I never got to the point of buying a bottle but it keeps me intrigued every time i smell or wear it (i had a sample)….
I’m also doing next week’s cp with Pixel. I’m wearing Oeillet Bengale because Lucasai mentioned it recently.
Hey twin☺️ i wore it for same reason. Influencer points for Lucasai i guess ?
On an iris kick with Hajusuri. Nuit Etoilee EDP today. Maybe TDC Bois d’Iris tomorrow? Or Iris Cendre? Found some nice running shoes at 63% off. Made my day!
Sweet…I love a good deal!!
Woohoo! Iris kick twins! ?♀️
I checked and I own three fragrances with immortelle. Today in Lolita Lempicka L, sometimes I think I only got it for the pretty bottle but today the scent clicked with me and I’m happy with it.
That is one pretty bottle!
I’m not sure if got it, but I emailed you.
Yes, and usually I’m not even interested in bottle.
No, I haven’t checked my email yet, thank you!
The good news: sunny and mild today, weather-wise. And the cats got a new kitty heating pad to hang out on when the weather turns cold and nasty. The bad news: one of my friends in now in hospital for an ulcerated foot. It’s nasty… she’s been on IV antibiotics since yesterday.
SOTD = back in Relique d’Amour today.
Wishing a speedy recovery to your friend.
Thanks perfumelover67. Hoping the surgery goes well.
I’m sorry about your friend’s poor foot. OTOH, your cats are pretty spoiled.
Yes, my cats are spoiled! But if a heating pad keeps them from stealing my seat on the couch, it’s worth it. Thanks for the sympathy.
Sorry about your friend! IV antibiotics should work fast!
Thank you Nightingale. Looks like she’s going to be in hospital longer than initially expected, though…
I hope your friend gets better soon.
A kitty heating pad sounds pretty awesome!
Thanks lillyjo! Good wishes and healing vibes appreciated.
Your poor friend! Is it a diabetic kind of ulcer? I hope she heals soon.
I’ve thought about getting a heating pad for my equally spoiled kitty. I think she would love it
Yes, Elisa P, the issue is diabetes related. Turned out to be an infection in the bone of her big toe, so it’s getting amputated. I’m a little scared for her, tbh.
Best wishes to your friend, jalapeño!
Thank you Hajusuuri. She’s going to need all the good vibes. She’s having surgery tonight.
I hope your friend is feeling better soon. That sounds very painful.
A kitty heating pad? Sounds great! I’ve never heard of them but my cat would have loved one!
Yes, we purchased the first kitty heating pad for my much missed old lady cat, Jinx. She spent almost all her time of the heat vents, and we figured that the heating pad had to be more comfortable for her. Then the heating pad got passed down to the current bunch of cats.
So sorry about your friend Jalapeno.
Wearing Guerlain Terracotta…because it’s snowing! 😉
As good a reason as any!
Busy day again… started off in Blend Oud Tupai Love, then moved on to Guerlain Plus Que Jamais, will finish up in L’Heure de Nuit for bed.
Joining the Iris kick with L’Attesa; found my decant in my purse. This cold weather really makes me want to pull out all my Iris frags!
Commando for fragrance Wednesday, but Mom and I got to Longwood Gardens in the afternoon and did a loop through the conservatories. Though the Orchid Extravaganza doesn’t officially start until the 18th, it’s supposed to be colder this weekend than it was on Wednesday and possibly snowy. A lot of the orchids were already out on display, so that was nice. There are such a wild variety of shapes and sizes and colors of the flowers of different kinds. From what I understand, Longwood Gardens hybridizes a lot of their own.
There were a few masses of amaryllis that hadn’t been pulled yet. I enjoyed seeing them. We saw many, many sorts of flowers. 🙂 I always enjoy seeing lilies. At this time of year, the camellias are blooming, and the acacias are starting to bloom.