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Continue reading →: the French Police
Today dawned clear and sunny beautiful once again, and after a bit of a sleep-in, I headed out with two big bags of recycling to where I had parked last night. (Rebecca and I drove in the Mini to Nice hier soir for dinner and got home quite late.) Where I had left the car was a…
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Continue reading →: Mood and the psychology of scent
After a chilly and cloudy day yesterday, with the general mood of the class (and me- what a difficult day!) to match, it was a relief to step out of the old wood door into the quiet coolness of my little street this morning and ascend the steep route up through the honeycomb…
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Continue reading →: becoming a nez II
Today began a whole new segment of the course. Formulation! This is what we have all been waiting for; for here we will begin to learn some of the secrets that are held so close to the chests of the perfumers and others in the industry. Our teacher is Max…
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Continue reading →: from the resurrection- to a baptism
Two evenings ago was an event at the school called the’ Promotion of Mane’. Actually, on our posted schedule, it says, ’17h-19h- BAPTISM of the Mane Promotion. (YOU MUST BE THERE!)’ I think, perhaps, there is a slight mis-take in the translation. Not unusual, considering the teachers here speak a very limited (but endearing)…







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