exploration

  • The scent of an old life

    Here I am in Nelson, staying with friends and getting ready for my first big Moving Sale this coming Saturday morning.  I’m a bit nervous- but Oh So Ready to let go of my old life so I can be liberated to go… Continue reading

  • The wind is in from Africa…

    And last night I couldn’t sleep!  It’s true, and perhaps it is this that Joni wrote about in her song; The Sirocco (or Marin) arrived a few days ago- the first I’ve seen- a wind that comes from Africa and brings with… Continue reading

  • Grasse- chez moi…

    Hello Everyone! It has been so long since I last wrote and in that time, as of last Wednesday, I finished my MANE internship and am now planning the next section of this fragrant and sunny adventure.  It is Rose season… Continue reading

  • the ups and downs of life

    Well….lots of time has passed since my last entry and also many thoughts and events.  First and foremost, I decided to work toward finding ways to stay in France!  This part of the decision was clinched when a perfumery student… Continue reading

  • The last day of school

    Today was the last day of school and in the evening as I walked through the rooms turning off all the lights, I was struck with how fast time goes by.  So much has happened since the beginning, since I… Continue reading