Jessica September Buchanan

  • my new home

    After much deliberation and thinking myself blue, I have finally settled on a new home.  I’ll write all the details this weekend, but suffice to say that I will be moving into a pretty little apartment in the old city… Continue reading

  • the Symposium

    I was out for a walk this afternoon and just happened to spot in a store window a poster for the most amazing event….the 9th annual International Symposium of Aromatherapy and Medicinal Plants being held from March 16-18th here in… Continue reading

  • Production and Picasso

    Today is Sunday and in Grasse, it is raining.  Spring has sprung it seems and the recent erratic weather- windy, rainy, sunny- reflects this shift in seasons.  I saw buds appearing on the stubs of a hydrangea yesterday and the… Continue reading

  • house hunting update

    This afternoon, I met the land lady for the little studio apartment near mine and got the tour.   I found it to be very cute, but far too small, kind of dreary (with the big old windows looking at the side of… Continue reading

  • Week two…dreaming in scent

    Hello everyone,  No I haven’t disappeared, I’m simply very tired and this being called jessica is feeling a bit saturated.   Today is Monday, the beginning of our second week in school and with it came 10 more synthetic aromas to add to… Continue reading