Fall Fun wax stash: The Bathing Garden sampler

Last I checked, autumn was just around the corner and with the flip of a calendar page it's upon us. The best part of that news is sharing fall goodness on this blog and participating in a fall fun series with my blogging buddies. It's a modified version this year, as we all have loads...

November Reflection

That's me, standing on Autumn's precipice inclined to slip-slide into Winter's repose. Creating such moments of restful calm will be my mission next month amidst the festivity to come.  November was filled with small sadnesses and disappointments, feelings of helplessness and humbling, also moments of unexpected joy and pride. In my life, I've witnessed some...

Fall Fashion Favorites

My version of, On Wednesdays We Wear Pink is: In Fall, I Wear Blazers. I don't wear a lot of pink, and am a pretty conservative dresser most of the time. Blazers instantly complete an outfit, hide a frumpy blouse, serve as an easy removable layer and go with everything from skirts to skinny jeans. I...

Fall Fun Series: Forbidden Apple, chocolate drizzle optional

Forbidden Apple, Yankee Candle- "A seductive potion that mixes apple with bergamot, black oak and vanilla noir." Not a mac apple fragrance fan, but I do fancy green apple fragrances and find there's a notable distinction. Whereas, MacIntosh apple can be overwhelmingly sweet to my nose, Granny Smiths are bolder, tarter and tangier. I even have...

Fall fun-Color Collage

Glorious golden color displayed on a perfect little tree in the village park near the library where I work. With brightly hued foliage so resplendent this tree deserves a place in the setting of a classic tale by Washington Irving, Edith Wharton or Nathaniel Hawthorne. At least the subject of a stanza or two in...

Fall Fun Series

Hello there friends! I've been welcomed by a stellar group of bloggers to participate in a blog post sharing series and I'm so excited to share the fun with you! Here's the way it works: This will be a new post series that myself, and a bunch of old and new blogging friends will be...