Where to start? I’ve been away from the blog for so long
that it seems strange to be writing again, but now that the worst of the fall
quarter is over I’ll have a couple of weeks to get back to normal before school
starts back up in January.
As always happens at the winter solstice, my Laelia anceps
and Laelia rubescens have shot up their ridiculously long spikes and are
blooming. We’ve had an entire month of rain, including windstorms and one
internet outage that took days to fix. It doesn’t get light until 8 in the
morning, and it gets dark at 4 in the afternoon. The fact that the sky is
covered by heavy clouds and near-constant rain doesn’t help.
They have 6 feet
of snow in the mountains. I look at the webcam at the local ski area every
morning, but the thought of actually finding time to go skiing is laughable. I
feel sorry for all of the orchid plants that are having to put up with this
unpleasant season and mentally cheer them on, just hoping they hang in there
and stay alive until February.
The good news is that I’ve finally managed to launch my new
orchid fragrance, White Cattleya, and it’s been reviewed once already. Now I
just have to find time to get it out to all of the other reviewers on my list. Maybe
once the holiday shipping rush is over.
The fragrance that I made for Zoologist is set to launch at
the end of December, and I understand that Bat is already available for
pre-release sale in Niche Essence in Toronto. Victor Wong does an amazing job with
packaging!
Here’s to a post-solstice lengthening of the days, much happiness and success to all, and my getting back to posting here on the blog.
[All photos are mine]
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I didn't realize that you composed Bat, that is so exciting! What a great way to end a very busy but fruitful year! Happy 2016!
ReplyDeleteMarla, It's been fun working with Victor on Bat. It is indeed a good way to end a very busy year. Happy 2016 to you, too!
DeleteHi Ellen,
ReplyDeleteI can't tell you how relieved I am that the days are longer. The sun is shining here too!
I'm looking forward to trying White Cat and Bat. See you soon!
Gail
Gail, it's always a relief to know that the days are starting to get longer. There's no sun here, but at least it's not pouring rain at the moment.
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