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 […]