(A bit late!)

Reading:  I just finished Betty Halbreich’s memoir, I’ll Drink to That. I don’t understand the choice of title, but I’m really glad I finally read this. (I believe her third book will be published, posthumously, later this year.)

Art: Becoming Bohemia: Greenwich Village, 1912-1923 at the New York Public Library.

Audio: I’m about a decade late to the party, but anyway, lots of Florence + The Machine.

Video: I was hooked on Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story for a week or so. Now I need to watch an actual documentary about the real-life crime and trial.

(Tr)eats: Scones from the farmers market. Local apples (usually sliced, and spread with peanut butter, because I am six years old at heart).

Drink: Honey-lavender herbal tea in the evening.

Garb: Loose, kimono-like silk jackets over sleeveless dresses. The temperature has been ping-ponging up and down for weeks and this combo allows me some layers and some ventilation at the same time.

Beauty products: Have I mentioned already that I really like Crown Beauty’s hair products, especially their leave-in conditioner and mousse? I also figured out that their styling cream, while too heavy on its own (for me, at least) makes a perfect spray-on finishing product. I squirt a little bit into a small spray bottle filled with water, shake well, and spritz on as a final step. And these products all have a very mild green tea and citrus scent, nothing potent, thank goodness.

Pleasures: Taking an autumn walk in Inwood Hill Park. Getting a Covid booster (despite the 48 hours of post-shot ickiness). Attending a friend’s perfume history class and meeting a very lovely perfumer.

Plans: Plan some interesting new talks and tours for the winter. Keep up the shoulder exercises I learned at physical therapy. Catch up on medical check-ups (eyes, teeth, etc.). Start going to some winter crafts/antiques/oddities fairs!

What are you currently reading, wearing, sniffing? How was your spooky season?

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