Happy Almost-Friday and happy World Philosophy Day! It’s also World Hello Day and World Television Day. Birthdays: Voltaire, René Magritte, Coleman Hawkins, Elizabeth George Speare, Marilyn French. What fragrance are you wearing?

Nepal exports honey and I’m fairly sure my sister brought me some when she lived there. Either way, I’m in Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois.

Reminder: on 11/22, we’re off to Nepal! Wear a perfume that is named for a place in Nepal, or that reminds you of a (real or imaginary) trip to Nepal, or that features a local ingredient, or ?

And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2024, where I’ll try (but usually fail) to have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.

Note: top image is Pokhara at sunset [cropped] by Grace at flickr; some rights reserved. [Note: Pokhara is on the banks of Lake Phewa and is considered the tourism capital of Nepal.]

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