kay's blog

^{Caffe latte}

I was out early for an appointment this morning. It was cold and crisp, bits of snow floating in the air, the perfect weather for a walk, so I decided to walk home along the busy avenue that is the core of our neighbourhood.

^{Fundamental by Rubini Profumi - rubiniprofumi.com}

It’s Sunday morning around 10:00 am and I’m sipping a glass of wine, white wine, a pale straw-coloured Soave. It is delicious.

Femme by Rochas perfume ad - yesterdaysperfume.com

^{PerfumerChristine Nagel - Forbes magazine}

^{Mona di Orio "Eau Absolue" 2013 original packaging - fragrantica.com}

Eau Fraiche        =>3%

Eau de Cologne  =>5%

Eau de Parfum    =>15%

What does the =>% difference mean?  It’s the difference in the amount of perfume oil in fragrance concentrations.

^{Name of railway station in Wales - Wikimedia Commons - by G1MF2}

We have a lot of fragrances in our Decant Store. Some we sell a lot, some we sell a little, so we started looking at the why’s and wherefore’s of these two extremes.

Popy Moreni dress, 1988 - Palais Galliera, Paris

Out of nowhere, the name pops up. Popy Moreni.

Today, I want to wear Popy Moreni, I want to open the harlequin box, spritz from the sleek glass bottle with the prismatic bottom and the quirky needle and thread cap, and bask in its warm glow all day.

^{Olivia Giacobetti - Wikipedia}

“Oh look, here’s a pic of that Van Gogh I saw in Amsterdam.”

“Uh huh. Nice. Have you seen the new Picasso exhibit at the Art Gallery yet?”

^{Zorro poster - pinterest.com}

Bandit, the WORD

Oxford dictionary – A robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area; from the Italian, bandire = to ban

Peppers from Espelette, France -Wikipedia - AOC - 2008-08-05