Ard Al Zaafaran – Waqar
Here’s an under-the-radar fragrance from Ard Al Zaafaran that I’ve had in my collection for a few years, yet have seen next to nothing about online, and I’ve no idea […]
Maniac Menagerie – by Ian Robb Wright
I’ve been reading Ian Robb Wright since around 2015 when I downloaded a copy of Seasick for free from Amazon. I really enjoyed that one and went on to read […]
Golden Frosty Morning
0°c at 4am dropping to -2.5°c by 7am. A dry, frosty morning. I absolutely love this view looking down the valley on mornings like this. Cold mist, golden light on […]
Final Sunset at the End of a Dry Week
Such a novelty to have a whole week of no rain. I’m worried we’ll get used to it. Great to have so many sunsets though. Teasing brighter evenings in the […]
10% Happier – By Dan Harris
I purchased 10% Happier 8 years ago. It’s been sitting in my Kindle collection all this time. But as part of 2024’s drive to finish books I’ve started, I delved […]
Spoilt with Sunsets This Week
The dry weather and chill wind continues, and we’re being spoilt with fine days and warm sunsets. Temperatures seemed to lift towards 5pm this evening. I could certainly live with […]
Amazing Marvin – The perfect task manager for me?
Feeling disgruntled with how my task manager Nirvana worked, I continued my quest to find the ideal cross-platform task manager. When an app with a very interesting name was mentioned […]
A Cold Dry Snap
We’re currently in a cold snap. A week of dry weather is such a novelty after such a wet 2023. I prefer the bite of the wind and frozen fingers […]
Deep Country: Five Years In The Welsh Hills – by Neil Ansell
Deep Country started off really well and I loved hearing about the set up of the cottage and the whole premise of living a simple, solitary life in the Welsh […]
Khalis – Oudh Woody
Oudh Woody is an interesting one from Khalis. I can see what they’ve tried to do with the bottle, but that label makes it look a bit tacky. What you […]
Reflections on 2023
A Challenging Year Following on from last year’s post, unfortunately, 2023 wasn’t the best year ever. It was pretty challenging. We had major work done to the house at the […]
Maison Alhambra – Hercules
Hercules by Maison Alhambra is a clone of Parfums De Marley Herod. I LOVE this stuff. A smooth, sweet tobacco and vanilla mix. Very comforting. I previously tried Heros by […]
Ystradgynlais Christmas Walk 2023
With so little walking under my belt this year, when by chance I spotted that the annual Ystradgynlais Christmas Walk was taking place, I knew I had to go. With […]
I don’t want the multiverse. All I want is a home, books, and the peace to read them.
from Elsewhere by Dean Koontz
Ard Al Zaafaran – Oud 24 Hours Majestic Gold
Oud 24 Hours by Ard Al Zaafran is not an oud fragrance, and it won’t last 24 hours. Instead, it has sweet vibes with a dusty, smoky leather undertone. Has […]
Time with a toddler
Was just saying to the missus:
“Remember at Christmas before she was born. We used to have time to watch the entire Harry Potter saga through in the run up to Christmas. Now we barely have time to…”
Her: “…take a shower”
🤣
Elsewhere – by Dean Koontz
Amity, an 11 year-old girl and her father Jeffy live in Suavidad Beach, California. Michelle, Amity’s mother walked out on them 7 years ago and never returned. Whilst the father-daughter […]
Happy Winter Solstice 2023
The winter solstice is here. The shortest day. The longest night. I profoundly struggled with the darker, winter months in past years. These days I’m a lot better, but the […]
Severe Clear
Reading the other day and came across the term “severe clear” – a totally cloudless sky of an intense blue. I love coming across new ways to describe things.
Giorgio Armani – Code Ultimate
Wow, this takes me back. I got this around a decade ago. Back in the early 21st century, whilst still enthusiastic about fragrance, I was pretty much limited to three […]