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Lost Fragrances Continued: M.J. Guest Blogs About HERMÈS – DOBLIS…

The latest release in M.J.’s Reincarnationist series, THE BOOK OF LOST FRAGRANCES, is ripe with sensual references to perfume and M.J. has done significant research into the mysteries of scent.

 

…And so, she recently spent a few months touring the blogosphere, leaving behind a gorgeous trail of guest posts about lost fragrances.

 

Tune in here often as we post more links to her numerous delicious posts. Your senses will thank you!

 

On that note (pun intended), here’s an intro to M.J.’s Guest Post at The Owl Bookmark Blog on HERMÈS – DOBLIS…

 

 

The alleged ‘Holy Grail’ of lost perfumes created by the French house Hermès, Doblis is a highly sought after scent originally created in 1955, and one that is still in high demand today….


For her complete post about HERMÈS – DOBLIS click here.

 

 

 

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The theatre predating Shakespeare’s Globe is discovered…

If only it were possible to step into a time machine and land ourselves in the the Curtain theatre (or the Globe itself!) with a mug of ale and a raucous tale for the evening…

 

 

Museum unearths pre-Globe Shakespeare theatre in London 

BY PHILIP BAILLIE, REUTERS JUNE 7, 2012

 

Archeologists in London have discovered the remains of an early playhouse used by William Shakespeare’s company where Romeo and Juliet and Henry V were first performed.

 

Predating the riverside Globe, the Curtain theatre, north of the river Thames in Shoreditch, was home to Shakespeare’s company – the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.

 

Remains of walls forming the gallery and the yard within the venue have been discovered by archaeologists from Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA).

 

“This is a fantastic site which gives us unique insight into early Shakespearean theatres,”…

 

Read more here.

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Lost Fragrances Continued: M.J. Guest Blogs About HOUBIGANT – LE PARFUM IDÉAL…

The latest release in M.J.’s Reincarnationist series, THE BOOK OF LOST FRAGRANCES, is ripe with sensual references to perfume and M.J. has done significant research into the mysteries of scent.

 

…And so, she is touring the blogosphere leaving a gorgeous trail of guest posts about lost fragrances.

 

Tune in here for blog tour updates and links to her delicious posts. Your senses will thank you!

 

On that note (pun intended), here’s an intro to M.J.’s Guest Post at Bippity Boppity Book on HOUBIGANT – LE PARFUM IDÉAL…

 

 

Have you ever come across an older item that belonged to your grandmother or another relative and became completely caught up in the faint fragrance emanating from it?…


For her complete post about HOUBIGANT – LE PARFUM IDÉAL click here.

 

 

 

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