It’s Thursday, plus National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day. Birthdays: Ruby Hurley, Albert Camus, Al Hirt, Joni Mitchell. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m out of town and in my haste to leave yesterday I totally forgot perfume. I’m in my favorite DIY lotion with ylang and sweet orange, and will be claiming zero comunity project points this week, unless anyone would like to join me in a community project on ice cream consumption. (Last night I had a scoop of Roasted Banana and a scoop of Choco Choco from Mimi’s Handmade in Arlington.)

Reminder: on 11/8, for the 10th anniversary of our Friday projects, we’re repeating the first one we did, way back in 2014…

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It’s Hump Day, Stress Awareness Day and National Nachos Day. Birthdays: John Philip Sousa, Glenn Frey, Arturo Sandoval and Colson Whitehead. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m in Aftelier Ancient Resins.

Reminder: on 11/8, for the 10th anniversary of our Friday projects, we’re repeating the first one we did…

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It’s Tuesday, SWINTON’s birthday and Guy Fawkes Day. RIP Quincy Jones. What fragrance are you wearing?

I’m staying calm in L’Artisan Parfumeur Dzongkha. Tea at the moment is Kusmi Tsarevna.

Reminder: on 11/8, for the 10th anniversary of our Friday projects, we’re repeating the first one we did…

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Happy Almost-Friday and happy Halloween! Birthdays today: John Keats, Ethel Waters. What fragrance are you wearing?

We continue crazy warm for October, but I’m in Hermès Vetiver Tonka anyway.

Reminder: on 11/1, Rabbit rabbit rabbit…

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