Is it possible I learned the word petrichor from  Tumblr ? I believe I can thank Tumblr for both leading me to believe the lovely word refer...

Everybody wants to know just exactly how good Oprah smells. Can it be true that she doesn't wear scents? "This is a thing you mus...

Rwanda is making an early bird of me. Mwaramutse neza from Kigali! The best things I've smelled here so far (besides my beloved tre...

Kigali as seen from St. Paul's Nosy friends! Two weeks from now, I'll be back in Rwanda. I'm headed there for ten months th...

I've previously expressed my devotion to the great-smelling, natural deodorant powerhouse Soapwalla . But after a while, it began t...

Marc in the Porpoise Galaxy from Hubble, © NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team Marc and I were in a writing group together, in Seat...

Smelling peonies at any opportunity is also recommended. Nosy Interviewees are an inspiringly productive bunch! If you liked their inter...

Kavi & David in The Large Magellanic Cloud in Ultraviolet , © NASA, Swift, et al.  Regular readers will know I'm an ardent f...

A few fragrant tweets for your Friday enjoyment: I'm putting lemon drops on my knees to make it easier to put my clothes on and also t...