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Hello Australian Perfume Junkies and friends, So glad to have you drop by Scent Diary. Grab a cuppa or beverage of choice, sit back and check what has happened, been eaten, spritzed and seen in our lives in Sydney, Australia.

At then end please leave us some comments. What or who did you see, do, eat with. Did you spritz, purchase, have arrivals or finish a sample? What’s happening in your world? If you’re writing or reading opinions, we can disagree but keep it nice and try not to give or take offense. Right now the world needs a web of friendships and connection more than ever. We all have perfume and each other in common. That’s a whole lot.

Scent Diary: 29.6-5.7.2026

Monday

No Morning Routine: 10 Minutes. Took the dogs out for wee.

Jin and I hit the pools. It’s been a while since we did and with my diabetes acting up we figured exercise would be an extra help in the fight. Jin swam laps and I did a Deep Water Aquarobics class. About 8°C outside but plenty warm in the water. There was a cloud of steam off it.

We then headed off for Jin’s now favourite Pork Soup shop. I had a Pork Cutlet. FINALLY I’m starting to enjoy KimChi. It’s been a long road and after tasting it hundreds of times today seems to be the day it clicked. Still not my favorite but I am happy now to eat some.

Home. Jin hit the couch and was asleep in seconds.

L’Artisan Parfumeur Vanille Absolument

I went to the computer and Trivia Q&A. Finished up around 2.30pm. Printed, emailed to the crew and ready for action.

Poor dogs. I completely forgot them. Fed. Took them out for a walk. So much poo! You’d think they’d not been since last week. HA! Well, they are empty now.

Did today’s stuff here. Answered some blog comments, read a couple of faves, did my email responses that needed action.

Dinner was a big bowl of Pumpkin and Fridge Forage Soup with toasted Sourdough Bread. SO GOOD!

Watched the end of Green Lantern (yeah, I know everybody loathes it but I love it and watch it regularly), all of Lift (I do love an impossible heist story) and something else but I clearly spent all my time on the phone and none watching.

Was doing laundry while watching TV.

It’s more than 12 hours after spritzing Vanille Absolument and I’m still getting gorgeous huffs of it. When going to bed though I want something new to take me off to La La Land.

Chopard Wish

Bed. Read.

Zs

Tuesday

Morning Routine: 10 Minutes.

• Don’t Touch the Phone  Touched it immediately. OOOPS!
• Avoid Negative Input (TV, Socials, Arguments)
• Drink Water
• Get Sunlight in My Eyes
• Move Body 3 Minutes
• Set One Intention
• One Small Win
• I’m adding a new thing. One thing I’nm grateful for.

Frosty this morning. Took the dogs for a wee and had breath clouds. Crystal clear air.

Hermes Paddock from Surrender To Chance decant

Hung the laundry that I went to bed with still finishing.

Breakfast.

Did some computer stuff, read my book, grazed on healthy foods and watched some TV.

Gave the dogs their meal and walked them.

BATHTIME!

Adam Levine Woman

Jin arrived home just as the bath was ready. He asked me to go walk the golf course with him. GAH! The exercise and walk in the crisp afternoon sounded too good to pass up. I quickly abluted and then off we went. We laughed about how much we enjoy each others company.

Home, quick 20 minute nap.

Face on, got gorgeous and went to work. We were busy.

Wish I’d taken a photo. It was a really good green look.

Home. Face off.

Fed and walked the dogs.

Rewatching Shadow and Bone.

MORE Adam Levine Woman

Bed

Wednesday

No Morning Routine: 10 Minutes.

Up and had to tidy the dining table so Miranda and I could work. This included moving shit, folding laundry, throwing stuff away, opening a parcel from the UK and finding one of the shower gels had exploded spectacularly, coating almost everything else in the box and just starting to leak out of the box. GAH! Panic. Fixed.

Dogs taken for a wee.

Parfums Gres Cabochard

Cuppa, and ready for the day.

Miranda arrived and we got heaps of work done. There’s so much needs doing. I’m the worst admin person and so everything has slipped. We do about 60% work and 40% chatter.

Fed and walked the dogs.

Had a nap.

Jin came home. we got to spend maybe 20 minutes together before I headed off to work

Elizabeth Taylor Diamonds and Emeralds

Greystanes Inn was moderately busy. Very fun night. Sue gave me this bunch of samples she was given at Myer.

Home. Jin already sound asleep. Computer, chill.

Watched some TV with the dogs.

Fed and walked the dogs.

MORE Elizabeth Taylor Diamonds and Emeralds. So GOOD!

Bed. Read.

ZZZzzzzZZZs

Thursday

No Morning Routine: 10 Minutes.

Teo Cabanel Barkhane

Straight up and out for a Skin Cancer Dr appointment. All clear! YAY. Got a new cream for my Psoriasis, Jin got a cream for his newly discovered Eczema.

Breakfast: Meat Pie! so delicious.

Home with Jin working from home today, because we had doctor appointments.

Fed and walked the dogs in glorious sunshine. Windy though.

Home, read my book.

Jin and I had Anna Maria, Jacinta and Johnny over for a KimChi making lesson, then we had dinner. It was so much fun, the whole night, that I completely forgot to take pics. So annoying. We did Schnitzel with Korean gravy, cabbage salad, Jin’s home made pickles, the KimChi they’d all just made and a sesame leaf KimChi. All served with mainly brown rice. We drank a big bottle of red wine and a bottle of soju. Then we had fruit salad and Greek yoghurt with Cardamom tea.

Anna Maria and Johnny gave me a home grown Jap pumpkin! It’s a freaking beauty. So, as I was cleaning up and doing the dishwasher I realized SHIT! No pix. So this is what you get. The pumpkin, in all its glory. Soon to be ROAST PUMPKIN SOUP!

Dogs fed and walked.

Hit the bubble bath. I’m a seriously dirty pig. Did not bathe yesterday. EW! I only realized when I took my top off tonight that I smelled like a sweaty old farm hand crossed with a rutting pig. EW!

Am now clean and gorgeous. Used my new Psoriasis foam on my face where I have two patches. Fingers crossed.

Neela Vermeire Creations Pichola 2022

Read, Bed

Friday

Morning Routine: 10 Minutes.

Mona di Orio Eau Absolue

Fed and walked dogs.

Blog comments replies, emails, some accountant stuff.

Watching Shadow and Bone.

Jin came home. He played, and I wandered around with for, eight holes of golf.  They are building a retirement village and had to rearrange the holes. Now 8 is near the clubhouse instead of 9, so are 12 and 18. It has made the whole thing much more versatile.

How gorgeous is this camellia? Snapped at the golf course.

Parfum d’Hermes. A perfect follow on to the MdO.

 

Tonight we met up with a group of neighbours and friends for Korean BarBQ at our favourite place. GBG Korean BarBQ in West Ryde. It was a lively night of cramming food in our faces and light conversation. Really nice to share a meal and catch up.

Fed and took the dogs on an extra long walk. Poor Momo was absolutely shattered by the time we got home.

Watching Shadow and Bone.

CHANEL: Coromandel

MORE Shadow and Bone

Bed, read.

ZZS

Saturday

NO Morning Routine: 10 Minutes.

Woke up early and decided to spend another hour in bed reading. So lovely.

Fed and walked the dogs.

Cooked a very delicious brunch with leftovers for the next couple of days. Chicken breast slices rolled in flour and spices and then pan friend with boiled potatoes, onions and dill. All cooled so the potato carbs become slower to turn to sugars. All on toasted mixed grain bagels with cream cheese. SO SATISFYING!

Serge Lutens Poivre Noir

Jin came home just as I was leaving for Betty’s Mum Yvonne’s Memorial High Tea. It was a lovely affair with just shy of 20 guests. LayDee Kinmee in dude mode was the MC, I gave a short speech and then LayDee sang. It was such a good send off.

Home and Jin came in about 15 minutes after I arrived

Footy Night. Three games on the TV. I wandered in and out whilst doing other stuff.

Dinner, but low key. Diabetic dessert. Greek yoghurt, peanuts, blueberries. So satisfying.

Jin went to bed before the second game finished. I watched some TV. Fed and walked the dogs. Trawled the computer till 1am.

BUBBLE BATH!

Dries Van Noten Rock the Myrrh

Bed, Read. ZZZZZs

Sunday

Morning Routine: 10 Minutes.

My girlfriend Jenny is organizing a Trivia Fundraiser for a very special crew. Paws and recover are there when homeless, aged, jail bound or anyone in a crisis cannot care for their pets. This way the animals go to a loving foster home awaiting outcomes. The animal is cared for instead of being impounded or euthanased. Should you like to join in, tickets are easy to book by using the QR code in the poster.

Woke early, went to toilet. Realized Paris was still on my bed so we cuddled up for another hour of glorious sleep.

Made a big brunch, just for me. Ate it with Jin on the couch watching Korean drama with no subtitles.

BUBBLE BATH!

DIOR vintage Miss Dior extrait.

Off to the NRL Football with Jin because his BFF couldn’t make it. Excellent game. Big, unexpected win.

Home, 30 minutes downtime.

More DIOR vintage Miss Dior extrait.

Work at Lockie’s Hotel tonight. Here I am with the Virgin Trivianis.

Home. Started on this weeks Trivia Q&A.

Fed and walked the dogs.

Robert Piguet V Intense. I wanted something warm and tropical for the cold winter night.

See you all next week.

 

 

Now it’s your turn. Please tell us something you did, spritzed, ate, wore, bought or finished. Maybe you saw a friend, a show, an exhibition. Maybe you got through the week without having to bury a body. Whatever, please share something with us.

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Portia xx