tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post4984087056813684393..comments2024-03-28T04:23:30.371+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: When You Don't Go To "Go-To" Fragrances - Try The Bonkers Way Of Picking A SOTDVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-34007281170112353742010-03-13T11:01:55.778+00:002010-03-13T11:01:55.778+00:00Wow, that sounds delicious! And of course every t...Wow, that sounds delicious! And of course every time someone comes across another "mushroom on toast iteration", it helps vindicate me for my gaffe in that cafe 18 years ago! : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-30761083308167636982010-03-12T16:03:05.856+00:002010-03-12T16:03:05.856+00:00Thinking of you, because I just had the most *amaz...Thinking of you, because I just had the most *amazing* mushrooms-on-toast last night (with some Brie melted on top, just for good measure...!) Part of a menu fixe, so it wasn't what I meant to order, but so glad I had it, to be sure! Took a swell picture of it, wish I could post it here...The Left Coast Nosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10102549295051352579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-25582654216512414102010-03-08T14:15:35.749+00:002010-03-08T14:15:35.749+00:00Yes, isn't his poetry good?
I must say that I...Yes, isn't his poetry good?<br /><br />I must say that I have been craving mushroom dishes too since writing this post!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-77237072809227645342010-03-08T14:05:21.401+00:002010-03-08T14:05:21.401+00:00I'm with CF here - make a plan and STICK with ...I'm with CF here - make a plan and STICK with the blasted thing, I say.<br /><br />Unless, of course, I make a plan to be flexible. :)<br /><br />Enjoyed this post, particularly Mr. Bonkers' contribution. Now I want mushrooms in white sauce on toast, with a sprinkling of fresh parsley and pepper... <br /><br />Love MacNeice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-2186378317071293002010-03-07T20:15:56.926+00:002010-03-07T20:15:56.926+00:00I say, CF, your own particular tic of needing to s...I say, CF, your own particular tic of needing to stick to an agreed plan in fascinating - a shrink would have a field day with the lot of us! : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-84579415796325096132010-03-07T07:12:10.839+00:002010-03-07T07:12:10.839+00:00Your post was delightful and made me giggle. It al...Your post was delightful and made me giggle. It also made me try to choose perfume randomly this morning, but I was unsatisfied with every bottle that I randomly touched.<br /><br />On decision making, I seem to have my own variant. For decisions with limited consequences - like what perfume to wear, what food to eat, what restaurant to go to, what movie to see - I don't have much trouble Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115821731964909442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-20208995386443487792010-03-06T15:00:25.519+00:002010-03-06T15:00:25.519+00:00The latter. I frequently make wrong choices from ...The latter. I frequently make wrong choices from menus, paint walls and lay tiles in colours I soon come to regret, and of course many of my perfume FB acquisitions have been a case of "purchase after long agonising deliberations, regret at equally protracted leisure". The marketeers call it "post-purchase cognitive dissonance", don't they? Well, I guess they had my Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-37744820829094252062010-03-06T14:44:37.475+00:002010-03-06T14:44:37.475+00:00You & Mr. Bonkers are a stitch!! In our househ...You & Mr. Bonkers are a stitch!! In our household, it's just the opposite-- I am known as the "Woman of Action", and Bazr, well, he's just like you. (He blames it on being a Libra-- I see that you are a Gemini, so that doesn't explain it. Twins born under some flickering star, perhaps?) Whether one calls it "dithering" or "deliberation" often depends The Left Coast Nosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10102549295051352579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-3705926830603117042010-03-06T13:38:04.848+00:002010-03-06T13:38:04.848+00:00To the visitor above Hebe, I am happy to hear you ...To the visitor above Hebe, I am happy to hear you are enjoying the blog, and apologies for not being able to type your name. : - )<br /><br />Hebe, d'you know, my comment does read as though I am sloshing JCW around in the wok...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-8114455106026256472010-03-06T13:02:19.300+00:002010-03-06T13:02:19.300+00:00I always thought that "go to" meant the ...I always thought that "go to" meant the scent that you went for, straight off. I'm a bit saddened to know there's a sporting origin to this.<br /><br />I misread your comment and am however amused at the idea of handfuls of JCW in a stir-fry :)Hebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-393319907176980422010-03-05T20:01:12.393+00:002010-03-05T20:01:12.393+00:00JCW is super gingery - I can get hold of cheap sup...JCW is super gingery - I can get hold of cheap supplies over here if it turned out you liked it...<br /><br />Yes, isn't it a revelation how differentiated mushrooms and toast can be? : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-23818542434525701532010-03-05T18:18:46.698+00:002010-03-05T18:18:46.698+00:00oh man, that mushrooms and toast looks soo good!
...oh man, that mushrooms and toast looks soo good!<br /><br />Love Mr. Bonkers' perfume selecting help.<br /><br />Ginger!? Where where?!? I'll have to do some research on JCW now - though not sure to thank you or curse you...heheeee ;)<br /><br />Thanks for the poem!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-57422798435915737312010-03-05T16:39:32.747+00:002010-03-05T16:39:32.747+00:00PS I know what you mean about JCW - it is bracing ...PS I know what you mean about JCW - it is bracing all right, but I am a sucker for ginger and chuck it by the handful in stir fries, for example.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-1959461790173524542010-03-05T16:38:32.332+00:002010-03-05T16:38:32.332+00:00have an EU perfume lake that is starting to troubl...have an EU perfume lake that is starting to trouble me. If you ever find yourself half way up the M6, you are most welcome to come and paddle.<br /><br />I do know Fleur du Matin and I am afraid I didn't care for it - it was a bit herby, a bit floral, a bit inbetweeny really, and didn't gel for me overall. <br /><br />I am going to give Happy in Bloom a sniff on your recommendation when IVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-48875554915244968172010-03-05T16:29:11.225+00:002010-03-05T16:29:11.225+00:00Sounds like you have a stack of perfumes - I'm...Sounds like you have a stack of perfumes - I'm envious. <br /><br />I like the sound of your husband's selection commands - the mornings here would be a whole lot easier here if I adopt the same strategy. Sometimes I don't wear anything for the whole day because I'm dithering about what kind of mood I'm in! <br /><br />Jasper Conran Woman - not sure if I'm mad about it or MyPerfumeLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17468093321436346274noreply@blogger.com