The almond blossom had already done. Its psychedelic storm clouds of magenta and ‘just married’ white a park floor’s worth of real confetti before February was even finished. Here and ...
One hundred years ago today, The British Empire, as we were, took the fateful decision to enter the conflict then ensnaring Europe. The war that would come to be known as The Great War. More than...
It seems almost inconceivable, sitting here in this age of aluminium and steel that we could ever have dreamt of taking to the air in those paper thin things. Of being held aloft by pairs of peta...
Beyond Daniel Buren’s confrontational black and white columns, now mostly commandeered by marauding children. Through the gardens where, even in late May, the roses seem in an advanced state of...
Sweetly Smelling Friends More moments from my recent sojourn across la Manche. And the aromas to match. Empty Streets, Vivid With Colour Gold and Bright : Caron / Montaigne Surprisingly Modern Go...
Dearest Scented Ones Before all memories of The City of Light slip from The Dandy‘s mind to be supplanted by other travels, some images, and aromas to recall the magical Gallic capital. A Store...
Dearests The Dandy has been away… again, I know, c’est trop… In fact I’m only treading toes for a moment in old London town before I depart in the morning for The City of Light. But befor...
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That day, late spring, she wore a satin trenchcoat in a shade just north of turquoise blue. Indigo jeans and silver shoes, and, under her heavy fringe, those same steely grey eyes that can see st...
Originally posted on The Perfumed Dandy. : Barb Stegemann is a presence. Cliché has it that some people have the power to ‘light up a room’ with their personalities, one can’t help but th...
Dear Friends Happy Muguet-scented May Day. I’ve been so busy elsewhere of late, there’s just time to slip in a beautifully perfumed selection from last year… My favourite Lilies of the Vall...