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Eventful Week!

Golden Gate Bridge by Salim Virji
Golden Gate Bridge, a photo by Salim Virji on Flickr.

It's been quite an eventful week in San Francisco and I have just returned last night, and still have a lot to catch up with (uploading photos to Flickr being one of them). I have more to tell you than I have air in my lungs at the moment - so much happened, so many wonderful, creative and generous people I met, so many perfumes to be smelled and beautiful plants along the way... I feel as if I haven't only traveled whatever miles it required from Vancouver to San Francisco to Oakland's Artemisia (who generously hosted me), Berkeley's botanical gardens and incense ceremonies, Ineke's studio (and flower garden!), and than back there again for a weekend full of the Artisan Fragrance Salon's events. And after all this, I even managed to squeeze in a day in Sonoma and visit Sonoma Scent Studio and Eden Botanicals. But if I start telling you now, I will never get any sleep.

Good night and see you all tomorrow :-)

Monkey Monday: Help Me Pack!

I'm packing for the 1st Artisan Fragrance Salon and I need your help!
The challenge:
There is room for only 8 perfumes in my booth (not to mention the suitcase...), and although I have my ideas - I'd like to hear from you what you'd like to sniff. Especially - if you are attending the salon!
Among the commenters, there will be a lucky draw to win an ArbitRary mini!

More San Francisco fun:
I'll also be teaching a perfume making class July 7th at Alex Sandor's studio (4:00-6:30pm - more details on Facebook and here); and giving a presentation at the salon at 12 noon about Scent, Seduction & Storytelling.

Basenotes Announces Artisan Fragrance Salon in San Francisco July 8

Basenotes article announces the 1st Artisan Fragrance Salon in San Francisco July 8th at Gallery 4N5, mentioning some of the artisan perfumers participating. Can I even begin to tell you how excited I am to be part of it? I will have a booth there, as well as a 45 minute presentation at 12 noon about scent, seduction and story-telling!
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