Suzanne’s Perfume Journal
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Capote, Truman & Evening in Paris
Comme des Garcons LUXE Champaca
Comme des Garcons Series 7 Sweet Nomad Tea
Estee Lauder Private Collection
Estee Lauder Private Collection Jasmine White Moss
Frederic Malle Bigarade Concentrée
Frederic Malle Une Fleur de Cassie
Histoires de Parfums Blanc Violette
Histoires de Parfums Vert Pivoine
In Memory (w/mention of Lanvin Arpege)
L’Artisan Parfumeur Passage d’Enfer
Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier Eau des Iles
More Roses (rose cookie recipe)
My Heart Has Skipped A Beat (summer smells)
Olivier Durbano Black Tourmaline
Parfums Karl Lagerfeld Sun Moon Stars
Perfume Quotes - The English Patient
Sarah Horowitz Parfums' Joy Comes From Within & Beauty Comes From Within
Serge Lutens Five O’Clock Au Gingembre
Serge Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle
Tauer Perfumes: Incense Extrême, Incense Rosé, Lonestar Memories, & Reverie au Jardin
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
At the winter solstice, when we experience the year’s shortest day and longest night, I think of the “Northern Lights” episode from the television series Northern Exposure. It’s the episode where all the residents of Cicely, Alaska, turn out to witness the unveiling of a giant light sculpture by the town’s resident deejay, philosopher and poet-artist, Chris Stevens (played by John Corbett). The sculpture is erected with lights of every kind that Chris has begged, borrowed or stolen from his neighbors’ homes and businesses, and the result is spectacular: it becomes a symbol of the community, because each piece of the grand sculpture, which runs the entire length of the town, can be traced back to its various owners.
There’s a wonderful, two-minute YouTube video of the unveiling of character Chris Stevens’ Northern Lights sculpture that I’ve linked to here. Enjoy, and Happy Solstice everyone!
Goethe's final words: "More light." Ever since we crawled out of that primordial slime, that's been our unifying cry: "More light." Sunlight. Torchlight. Candlight. Neon. Incandescent. Lights to banish the darkness from our caves, to illuminate our roads, the insides of our refrigerators. Big floods for the night games at Soldier's field. Little tiny flashlight for those books we read under the covers when we're supposed to be asleep. Light is more than watts and footcandles. Light is metaphor. "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet." "‘Rage, rage against the dying of the light." "‘Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom. Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home. Lead Thou me on!" "Arise, shine, for thy light has come." Light is knowledge. Light is life. Light is light.
Image: film still from the television show, Northern Exposure, is from http://www.nxfansite.net.au/.
Posted by Suzanne Keller, 12/21/2008.
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