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Continue reading →: Swimming in the Mediterranean
Finally today I was able to do something that I have been craving for weeks…….to go to the beach and swim in the sea! I’m a bit sunburned but it was worth it. The water was fresh and chilly and so salty that I could completely relax and float on…
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Continue reading →: World Perfumery Congress 2007
The first day of the World Perfumery Congress, held at the state of the art Palais des Festivals in Cannes, saw Ana and I, at 7:30am, behind the front counter sorting through the 1036 (plus guests) names on the delegate list and confirming that there were badges to match filed in perfect…
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Continue reading →: Flowers, perfume and the WPC
Another two weeks gone by just like that. Time is moving so very fast…so many thoughts and reflections- so many new faces, changing moods, changing light, sunshine and thunderstorms with the Mistral winds so intense last weekend that my potted basil, despite being tied down, disappeared from my 3rd story…
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Continue reading →: The Rose de Mai
A field of roses! The Rosa Centifolia in full bloom, a delicate pink rose with light roundish leaves and fine prickles. A demure small-petaled variety, also known as Rose de Mai, that is particular to Grasse and whose fragrance is clear and sweet with notes of pale honey and heady green earth. (One of…
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Continue reading →: the season of the roses
The end of a long week……whew! I had a big exam on Thursday, the most serious so far. We were tested on 20 raw materials that were chosen randomly from the 150 or so synthetics that we have learned. Obviously this meant that we had to know all the materials…
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2 responses to “Swimming in the Mediterranean”
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Isn’t it lovely to swim in the Med?? I was struck by how much saltier and boyant the water felt now compared to when we was in Greece the last time (hmm, 6yrs ago) – or is it my everexpanding body fat that did the trick ?? LOL
When it comes to the top less issue, my kids was in chock about such behaviour. No matter if it was you gals (with silicon boobs that shocked them even more) or middle – old, specialy John though it was disgusting. Yep, he had this “I’m about to vomit” look on his face ;-).
Now Sweden isn’t exactly know to be a prudish country and along with the Côte d’Azure crowd intruduced topless bathing to the world, but since we have our own swimming pool, my sons have lived a very sheltered live beachwise LOL. And they didn’t exactly approve on me skipping the bikini bra when it was the hottest here, far from it actually;-)Today is Midsummer eve here, one of the most major of Swedish hollidays and the weather is accordingly – cold, grey and windy. Oh how I wish I was in France instead…. But we will celebrate it in style with pickeled heering (iecchhh), gravad lax, Swedish meatballs, fresh potatoes and something nice to drink. Hope you and your friends (Ana particulary) will have a lovely weekend too.
Fragrant Hugs (at least my bourbon rose Loise Odier have started to bloom- yeayyyy)
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Salut Ylva… Happy Summer to you and yours…big hugs and kisses from us here in the South…hope lots of sunshine comes your way! Thanks for taking part in this projuect!
bisoux from Ana and Jess
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