i think spring IS here at long last. not only with the lovely weather outside today (a balmy 64) but inside the fedex box that just arrived from grasse as well. inside were samples of two lovely jonquil absolutes that i'd been waiting for. one is a true jonquile and the other is a hyacinth type (otherwise known as "jacinthe") - both are so beautiful i could smell them all afternoon. and after the absolutely dreadful day i had yesterday and a sleepless night last night (i got some VERY bad news don't ask) that's just what i might do. a true breath of spring will do me some good...
they're a little on the expensive side though. the jacinthe costs $3000 a kilo but the jonquil is the real stunner when it comes to price - it's $12,000 a kilo which is about twice what i paid for the last lot i bought. but since i need it for "cradle of light" there's nothing to do but bite the bullet and pay forward.
still, when i smell it, i know it's worth it! it's easter in a bottle - you wouldn't believe...