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Val the Cookie Queen.
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Hi Guys.
Into the last month of 2019. Time for a round up of my favourite things. It has been a busy year but when is it not? Let’s start with books and end with perfumes huh? Feel free to jump straight to the scents. Here we go …….
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Portia
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Hello Fellow Fumies,
At APJ we have a Saturday Question. Everyone gets to chime in with an answer, chat with other responders and it’s a fun event each week. Taking sides never means taking offence and everyone keeps it respectful and light, even though we can sometimes trawl the depths.
The idea is you’ll see it on the weekend or chime in through the week. Hopefully you will come back regularly and see if anyone has responded to your comment and you can reply to them. The aim is to generate real conversation and connection even though we are scattered around the globe.
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Val the Cookie Queen
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Hi there y’all
Been an active couple of weeks here in the heart of the Austrian Salzkammergut. We are busy moving apartments. Amazing how much crap there is to throw away after living in one place for twenty-five years. Luckily we are only moving about 400 meters away, so we have been steadily taking the stuff that we want to keep and setting the place up. Once we have moved in we have two months to clear this place out. We are serial renters. Having chose to live an – uhm – rather wayward life up until our early thirties, we have never been a position to buy. We already own the home that my husband grew up in, as his parents put it into our names about fifteen years ago, so renting is just fine. His parents will continue to live in it until they turn their toes up. And when it is eventually properly ours we will not have to pay inheritance taxes or whatever. Planning ahead.
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Portia
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Hey there APJ Crew,
WOW! Big week of fragrance, friends, theatre, adventure, food and fun.
I am done in. So much happened this week.
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Portia
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Hey there APJ Crew,
This week seemed really busy but looks like it was pretty quiet. Weird how that happens. Got some amazing scents on my skin including some brand new testings. Saw a bunch of mates. Hung out with Jin and ate ALL the foods.
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Portia
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Hey there APJ Crew,
This week my girlfriend Miharu has been in town from Japan. We used to be buddies back in my showgirl days and it’s been nice to see her again. Loads of fun perfume choices and hanging out with Jin. Work was BUSY too.
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Portia
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Hey there APJ Crew,
So many perfumes I’ve not worn in ages. This warm weather has brought them all out to play. Saw some buddies, worked a bit, hung around with Jin. Lovely week Chez Portia .
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Portia
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Hey there APJ Crew,
This week has been interesting. Pretty chill apart from one major meltdown and the horror/shame/self loathing that came after. Loads of perfume, some outings with friends, art, food and shopping PLUS the Australian launch of Hermetica perfumes. Anna Maria and I spent a day wandering Sydney’s perfume and art, that was cool.
Not a huge week but a fun one.
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Val the Cookie Queen.
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Hey there APJ.
As most of you know I spent a week in Scotland recently. I have wanted to go my whole life and finally got it together to organise a trip. Well, we booked flights and our beyond dear friend Kirk, who has cropped up in my posts over the years did the organising. We just had to get there. He would be waiting at the airport with a car. Our flight was from Munich to Edinburgh, so what better way to start the trip than to sleepover in Munich and go to the Oktoberfest?
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Portia
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Hey there APJ,
It’s Mood Scent 4 week. Duvet Day Fragrances? Now my thinking goes straight to lazy day off, wearing your track pants, Uggs and hoodie, loading up the TV with Netflix/Stan/DVDs, having loads of snacks and drinking gallons of Tea/Coffee. All done on the couch or bed and snuggled up under a fluffy down doona. This is my ultimate idea of heaven. If Jin is around the house too then it’s almost certain that we’ll also order PIZZA!
So excited to be blogging with these three superstars again: Esperanza L’Esperessence, Megan Megan In Sainte Maxime and Samantha I Scent You A Day. Check theirs out too.
Australian Perfume Junkies 