Stories in Perfume
I’m reading Chandler Burr’s The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York and I’ve come across an image I love. Céline Ellena, the daughter of parfumeur Jean-Claude Ellena, is…
View PostI’m reading Chandler Burr’s The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York and I’ve come across an image I love. Céline Ellena, the daughter of parfumeur Jean-Claude Ellena, is…
View PostMacarons at Ladurée, Rue Royale Even on our very first visit to Paris, almost twenty years ago, with four kids in tow, we managed to enjoy some of the wonderful food available, although for the…
View PostIn case you’re interested, I’ve set up another blog — Materfamilias Reads — where I can keep track of books I’ve read and offer the occasional review or, more often, a brief comment about what…
View PostI’m not sure if I’ll keep this blog up, but I’m finding Materfamilias Writes, my other home on the web, is getting a bit too cluttered. As well, I’m not sure how much my readers…
View PostHere,when I photographed the yellows and whites in my garden last week, the Romneya Coulteri (California tree poppy) buds were still doing this, beautifully. They’re not at all subtle now, but they are stunning. I’m…
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