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 been compared to Stronger With You Leather by many – […]
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 relationship is extremely close, they are both left with a […]
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 winter solstice still holds a place in my heart. Not […]
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 fragrances: Boss Bottled, JPG Le Male, and Armani Aqua Di […]
Living in Sunsetland
Another sunset snap on Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais. Taken quickly on my phone while busy doing other things. But it did trigger the thought “I feel like I live in sunset land”. All my 30 odd years living in Sussex, it […]
I added Marmite to scrambled egg
I added Marmite to scrambled egg this morning. Still trying to process this.
Jaguar Classic Amber
Let’s take a look at Jaguar Classic Amber. I’ve quite enjoyed exploring the Jaguar line over the last few years. For the price point they’re fairly decent, though in my opinion, nowhere near the same league as the now sadly […]
Tesco Sunset
Something I love about winter is that with all the rain and the shorter days, skies tend to be really interesting. Even the most mundane tasks (popping into Tesco to get supplies for the weekend) grant sublime moments.
Reflecting on 8 Years of Ashdown Forest
I’ve never known a place of natural beauty so well as Ashdown Forest — the vast East Sussex heathland immortalised by A.A Milne in his Winnie the Pooh books, and visited by thousands each year. I spent eight years living […]
Ferrari Uomo
Ferrari Uomo was one of my first ‘proper’ Ferrari fragrances with a 50ml purchased in 2017 and I remember first wearing it not long before Christmas while working nights in a shop. Having been very mainstream with fragrance at the […]
Finding Hildasay – by Christian Lewis
I love a bit of armchair travel, and after reading an article about ex-paratrooper Chris Lewis and his walk around the UK, I was intrigued to find out more. In the depths of depression, in 2018 Chris set out to […]
Epic Skies
Epic skies while heading home this evening. I always enjoy coming this route staring straight into the west at sunset. To my right a huge bank of angry looking black cloud, and in the distance the twinkling of streetlights on […]
My 9 Most Wanted Features for Diarium
I love journaling and I love Diarium. It’s a great app already, but there are some things I’d like to see to take it from great to perfect: Multiple diaries Many journal writers will keep several journals – personal, work, […]
Twilight at ASDA
I’ve got a thing for twilight and dusk. It’s a magical time, maybe because it is so fleeting. That blue in the sky is like no other. A very cold, fresh day today. I was rushing to do a family […]
Abraaj – Brackish
FA Paris is Fragrance World’s premium line and this one, Abraaj Brackish is a clone of Amouage Bracken. I had to give this one a try as I love the outdoors and forests, and Amouage fragrances fascinate me. Brackish is […]
Achieve Inbox Zero with Spark Mail
I was living away from home for 6 months due to renovation work. I was using emClient on my desktop, which I had limited access to, and had Eddison Mail on my phone which was okay, but not great. During […]
Khalis – Oud Afgano
Khalis don’t get the love they deserve in the fragrance community. They have a wide selection of originals and clones, most of which are at a really cheap price point – and I’ve got quite a few. This one was […]