Wednesday, 1 April 2015

Manny's Little Book of Calm

Manny Bianco quotes fictional calming advice to passersby:


~ Let go once in a while. You are a loose lily floating down an amber river.

~ When in a tight spot try to imagine yourself marooned on a beautiful desert island.

~ Add a drop of lavender to your bath and soon soak yourself calm.

~ If you want to feel calm, eat more raw fruit and vegetables, yoghurt, milk and seeds.

~ When you rest you are a king surveying your estate. Look at the woodland, peacocks, be king of your own calm kingdom.

~ When you're feeling under pressure do something different. Roll up your sleeves or eat an orange.

~ Look for things to make you laugh, If you see nothing worth laughing at pretend you do, then laugh.

~ Have you ever seen a calm person with a loud voice? Try and speak softly once in a while.

~ Add some lavender to milk. Leave town with an orange. Pretend you're laughing at it.



* Excerpts taken from the first episode of Black Books *

S1:E1


Ip Dip Dog Shit

Pito pito gorgorito
dónde vas tú tan bonito,
a la era
verdadera
pin, pon, fuera!

(Said in the tempo of eenie meenie minie moe)

My First Purchase from Bloom Perfumery, London

Perle de Mousse 
Eau de Parfum 
by Ann Gerard





Top Notes
 Aldehydes, Pink Pepper
Bergamot, Green Mandarin
Galbanum Resin, Ivy


Heart Notes
Lilly of the Valley
Hawthorn, Bulgarian Rose, Clove
Jasmine, Gardenia


Base Notes
Lentiscus Absolute
Ambergris, Musk
Hint of Vanilla


Domestic Goblin's comments:
Delicate and beautiful

* Thank you to Victoria from Boisdejasmin.com for her recommendation *