Portrait of a Lady

Portrait of a Lady

Joey Jones13 Comments

What could you do more of?

Read.

There was a time I would devour books, then the digital age kicked in, and things changed.

Now, on a table sits a book just waiting to be read. The Portrait of a Lady. I bought it from http://www.awesomebooks.com ( this is my go-to online bookstore). ( Ooh, I wonder if I could nab a voucher for mentioning them?)

The novel was published in 1881 ( a favourite time in history of mine) by Henry James and is partly about a man’s relationship with his grandmother, as they both age.

I bought the book because I have a sample of the perfume of the same name and absolutely love it! Totally love it! I would get no thanks for wearing it round Tesco mind, such is its intensity. But with Patchouli and Sandalwood in the mix for me, it’s gorgeous.

Put together by two masters Frédéric Malle and Dominique Ropion and launched in 2010, it’s a costly bit of kit, that’s for sure.

It’s cold and overcast today. Himself is fed, walked, and watered and is now in the realms of slumber land, so maybe I will snuggle under a blanket next to him and turn to the first page?

‘ Under certain circumstances, there are a few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea....  ‘

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    • If you can make yourself laugh all is not lost. Maybe sometimes pressure builds and things do need to fall apart….for readjustment, rebuilding?

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    • Thank you, Mae. Winter clothes early doors and summer attire after 1pm. Completely bonkers! His nibs, bless his cottons, I have no choice, matey… Wishing you a peaceful evening too xxx

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