It’s Monday and International Dance Day. (And a couple quick PSAs: this will be my last Monday post for the foreseeable future…look for the weekend polls to expand into Mondays, and I’ll mostly be posting from Tuesday through Saturday. Also, the swapmeet will close tomorrow night, make your deals while you still can!) Birthdays: Duke Ellington and Willie Nelson. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Terre d’Hermès.
Reminder: 5/3 will be Chypre Friday…
Happy Friday! It’s also World Intellectual Property Day. Today, we’re celebrating Frederick Law Olmsted’s birthday. Our community project for today: wear a fragrance that connects to a public park you love, or wear something green (Olmstead liked greenery over showy flowers), or that evokes a Frederic Law Olmsted quote, or ?? More reading: When Parks Were Radical: More than 150 years ago, Frederick Law Olmsted changed how Americans think about public space at The Atlantic, 8 Famous Parks Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Plus a Tiny One You May Not Know About at How Stuff Works, or find lots of information at Olmsted Network. The Frederic Law Olmsted home in Brookline, Massachusetts is administered by the National Park Service.
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.
For the lotus and other aquatic plants in the fountain at the Bethesda Terrace in Central Park NYC, I’m wearing Hermès Le Jardin de Monsieur Li…
Happy Almost-Friday! It’s also National DNA Day, World Penguin Day and Ella Fitzgerald’s birthday. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Diptyque L’Ombre dans L’Eau, because allo wore it yesterday, and because it’s a good match with the grounds of the National Mall (a favorite park as a child, when it was much less crowded than it is these days), particularly the Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden administered by The Smithsonian.
Reminder: 4/26 is Frederick Law Olmsted’s birthday…
It’s Hump Day, plus National Pig in a Blanket Day and The International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace. The swapmeet is still open! Birthdays: Anthony Trollope, Elizabeth Goudge, Willem de Kooning, Robert Penn Warren, Gabriel Figueroa, Barbra Streisand, Jean Paul Gaultier. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Imaginary Authors The Soft Lawn for the very old tennis courts at my local park.
Reminder: 4/26 is Frederick Law Olmsted’s birthday…
It’s Tuesday, plus World Book Day, St George’s Day, UN English Language Day and Shakespeare Day. Look for the Full Pink Moon tonight, and do check out the swapmeet in the meantime! What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in L’Eau de L’Artisan, to vaguely recall the (somewhat swampy) pond in the park closest to my house.
Reminder: 4/26 is Frederick Law Olmsted’s birthday…