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An olfactory awakening

Here is to a year of firing up the senses and rediscovering pleasures outside doom scrolling. To a revival of parts of our animal ancestry which are…

Jan 2 • DeuxPies

In respect of frankincense

...and the impermanence of each Christmas, where one will never be the same as another

Dec 22, 2025 • DeuxPies

Why not everything needs to scale

I am up for a rebellion against the homogenisation of everything

Dec 17, 2025 • DeuxPies

Decompression notes on return

It's time to reclaim ordinary days in the spirit of Martin Parr. But let's add scent to that.

Dec 9, 2025 • DeuxPies

The alchemy has started

I finally unite with my sister to make ointments and cleansing balms

Nov 27, 2025

Recent posts

A Month of Chilli

And a recipe 🌶️ 🌶️

Nov 2, 2025 • DeuxPies

walking in fragrance

It was French Mother's day and I took myself up the hills

May 25, 2025 • DeuxPies

Caravan of Love

Saying goodbye to things and how to take a piece of it with you

Oct 15, 2025 • DeuxPies

Smoothing out the fascia

A traditional Chinese medicine approach to releasing facial tension

Oct 9, 2025 • DeuxPies

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