After wading through my reading highs and lows, these 10 titles floated to the top. A weirdly eclectic mix, I gotta say, a byproduct of my reading co-challenge. Just for fun, I included my star ratings. *Note that I'm not the most generous 5-star giver, but three books this year captured my heart. I bumped... Continue Reading →
Countdown: Top 9 scents of 2019
It's such a fun time of year to look back and sort through my favorite smell-goods. I've gathered my top 9 of 2019 below: 9. Ten Digit Creations- Pink Berry Tonka/Let Them Eat Cake- Never tried either of these popular fragrance oils before marrying them into a custom blend, but it's lovely, lush, and not... Continue Reading →
2020 Reading Challenge: Bookish Jay and the Reading Mermaid
Thank you for joining The Scented Library and The Redolent Mermaid for our third reading challenge! Julie and I enjoy reading and even better, reading with friends. Below are the prompts we created as a guide to reading outside the box. Feel free to join us in challenging ourselves to read them all or simply... Continue Reading →
TTT: Winter TBR
10. The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke. Okay, listing this title has become an inside joke due to the fact it's filled a tbr spot every month since January. I've put off this Beowulf reimagining all year, but must check off the "retelling" prompt for my reading challenge. It's now or never. And the... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: the best 10 books I’ve read in the last 10 years
A TTT freebie came at the perfect time to list my top 10 favorites from the last decade. I've coined it the #top10of10onthe10th Unlike May's challenge of picking one title from each year, these books I've loved reading over the last ten years regardless of pub date. The 2010s {or whatever they're being called} were... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Wintry reads
Cozy holiday novels could be popular titles for today's topic, but I don't read them. Depressing literary fiction is more in my wheelhouse, however, I chose to bridge the gap by listing books with wintry settings that I recommend. [Only a few qualify as bleak and literary]. The Snow Child by Eown Ivey. Bittersweet magical... Continue Reading →
Fall Burn Book- fragrance journal
Bonfire smoke, crisp leaves, damp woods, earthy spices and toasted marshmallows filled my home with the nature-inspired harmony of autumn. Highlighting a few melts and burns from the last three months below to wrap up the fall season. Cinnamon Irish Cream- Bath & Body Works. I rarely go for purely sugar 'n spice notes but... Continue Reading →