tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post5114296926512693046..comments2023-10-30T06:47:54.342-07:00Comments on Rambling Chicken: Rambling: Free associating againMarthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-44312850972459860332013-01-31T23:32:57.086-08:002013-01-31T23:32:57.086-08:00Cupcake! Oh, cool! The illustrations really are ma...Cupcake! Oh, cool! The illustrations really are mandatory, IMO, whether the publisher agrees or not.<br /><br />Thanks. :) And my sympathies for your lousy January. I don't understand patchouli dislike; I suppose it's about associations, because no one could possibly dislike the smell, right? OK, OK, maybe they can, if they insist....<br />Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-33519146884140372952013-01-31T23:28:54.184-08:002013-01-31T23:28:54.184-08:00Yo, Mals! Hmm. That's interesting about the ca...Yo, Mals! Hmm. That's interesting about the carnation note. And the orange blossom - I tend to dislike orange blossom too, but it is very different from soapy white musk. <br /><br />My Father's Dragon? Do I wanna try to find it? That set of search terms certainly sounds fascinating. My favorite Rumer Godden is usually A Doll's House, which I've babbled about before, but I love Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-11449475981489282092013-01-24T09:40:56.769-08:002013-01-24T09:40:56.769-08:00The Story of Holly and Ivy with Adrienne Adams'...The Story of Holly and Ivy with Adrienne Adams' illustrations is available through AbeBooks.com. I always look there for used books. Here is the link to a search I did, if you--or mals--want to see it: http://tinyurl.com/b8hjxqq<br /><br />I will always read you, whether you are in the perfume-commenting mood (what first brung me here) or not. So far, January has been an evil month, and I am queen_cupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364405341560661291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713094656031780936.post-36034243458077312782013-01-24T06:20:40.449-08:002013-01-24T06:20:40.449-08:00"Soapy" often indicates to me that there..."Soapy" often indicates to me that there's orange blossom, or sometimes a carnation note (which, I understand, is sometimes composed of OB and clove rather than using carnation absolute because carnation abs is expensive) in the mix somewhere.<br /><br />Love Karen Cushman. And I will have to go look up Rumer Godden's output again - I had at least two of her books that I loved mals86http://themuseinwoodenshoes.comnoreply@blogger.com