GiGi 5-25-07
July 2007 saw another new addition to our little family. GiGi had a
sister that I had been unable to capture. She finally allowed me
to approach her with food. She has a hurt leg and will be going
to the vet with GiGi Tuesday. We named her Sabrina.
She was almost half the size of GiGi.
Pictures taken 7-21-07
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Acai Berry - The acai berry has a unique tropical berry taste, and grows in the Amazon rainforest on acai palm trees. It is known for its high levels of antioxidants, and is becoming quite popular around the world for its health benefits. The top notes of this scent are acai berries, the mid notes are cherry, plum, and violet petals, and the base notes are woods.
Acorns & Black Oak -This fragrance is a melange of oakwood, amber, and vanilla beans. Nutmeg and sandalwood are blended with herbal lavender, sweet orange, and crushed green acorns to create a fragrance that is luxuriously smooth with a silken finish that is warm, complex, and masculine.
Adirondack - This is a warm and inviting fragrance reminiscent of a cabin stay in the mountains. Fragrant hard woods, subtle spices, and a mossy bottom make Adirondack a phenomenal scent for men. Adirondack is invigorating, smooth, and at the same time comforting with it's woody notes.
****Amber Romance - This rendition in the Victoria's Secret lineup has rich amber notes, complimented by fruity top notes of irresistible black currant, plums, and juicy pineapple.
****Amberwood Moss - A deep, woodsy type with zesty top notes of lemon and lime and a middle note of bergamot atop a vanilla musky base. A clean, vibrant scent with a touch of citrus.
****Baby Grace - This version of the Bath and Bodyworks scent is beautifully clean and fresh; this soft and gentle Philosophy type will give you a sense of calm with its florals and soft white musks.
****Bamboo Zen Tea - Lotus flowers augment the green echo of bamboo and jasmine tea, mixing fragrance of the earth, magnificence of mountains and rivers, moisture of rain and dew with late afternoon sunshine. A slower pace in a quieter, serene space where one is comforted being with exotic flowers and the green grass that reaches for the heavens. Bamboo Zen Tea is a lovely combination of bamboo, green tea, orchids, camellia, with subtle notes of watercress, vetiver, and cedar that add complexity and clarity to the overall fragrance.
Big Sur - This is a stunning northern boreal forest fragrance, reminiscent of the popular mountain region in central California. A warm, herbacous and woody accord combining notes of clean cedarwood, majestic redwoods, and earthy oakmoss. Energizing eucalyptus haromonize with herbal clary sage and spicy coriander. The bottom notes are complimented with a base of baltic amber and musk.
Blackberry Blossom - The scent of juicy blackberries and bright citrus perfectly blended with fresh herbs creates this spicy and sparkling combination. The top notes are blackberry, strawberry, raspberry, and blood orange, the mid notes are pineapple, apple, pear, sage, and basil, and the base notes are bamboo leaves, lily, jasmine, and clove.
****Bonsai - A complex and sophisticated 'zen' fragrance consisting of citrus lime and pine on a background of cedarwood with the barest hint of light floral on the dry down. A refreshing unisex scent.
****Books Abound - This scent captures the aroma of an old library in a bottle. Not that new bookstore smell, but the special collection library where you can find old first editions and you can just imagine sitting down for a intimate chat with great authors of the past. Breathe deep and let the accord of old books wrap around you. If you can, you might be able to pick up hints of Italian bergamot, cashmere, patchouli, vetiver, cedar wood, musk, and even old leather.
Clean Freak - A scent that smells fresh and clean. Top notes of icy ozone, orange zest, and frosted bergamot are softened with a heart of sheer jasmine, cotton blooms and white eucalyptus. A base of Texan cedarwood and white musk finish off this clean scent.
Coconut Milk - Nature's milk blended with shaved ripe coconut, creamy vanilla and white musk.
****Country Bumpkin - A sweet, juicy fragrance that will remind you of a historical well-loved house on top of a hill.
Cucumber Melon - You may have tried many different Cucumber Melon fragrances and have just not been happy. Maybe they did not have enough melon or not enough cucumber or maybe they were just not refreshing! Today you can try the best! A perfect blend on melons and cucumber with incredible results.
****Dogwood & Ginger Blossom - Bold florals and touch of spice and wood work together to create this beautiful fragrance. Opening notes of dogwood flowers, petitgrain and bright ginger pair well with a heart of fresh basil and pepper. A rich base of sandalwood and white musk add a perfect base to round off this scent.
****Elements of Bamboo - a harmonious blend of bamboo and cedar entwined with lemon, tangerine and ginger. Exotic, cooling, and refreshing.
****Fierce - Inspired by Abercrombie's popular cologne, this fragrance features a fresh citrus top note with a lemon-lime character and a French lavender accord to open the fragrance. These notes lead to a woody amber complex in the body of the fragrance with a strong agar wood character. The woody notes transcend into the base note and combine with a white musk accord
****Forks - This fragrance is very green and woody, an evergreen with fresh mountain rains to clear the air. Moss, vetiver and lemon round out this scent to be unisex and masculine and fresh all at the same time.
Frankincense, Myrrh, & Gold - Frankincense, Myrrh & Gold were the precious gifts brought to the Christ child centuries ago by the three Magi. Frankincense and myrrh, like their counterpart gold, were fairly rare and expensive. Besides their monetary value, both substances have symbolic and practical value even today. Frankincense and Myrrh are aromatic resions that were traditionally blended with aromatic spices and herbs to create a fragrant incense. The waftings of incense have been used in temples of many religions for centuries. Our version of Frankincense, Myrrh, and Gold has the traditional resinous depth without being too sweet or too perfumy, and is anchored with hints of exotic spices and a soft powdery bottom.
****French Lime Blossom - This lovely fragrance is dreamy and sophisticated! The L'Occitane en Provence company once produced a fragrance named Tilleul; this is the scent that inspired the creation of French Lime Blossom. Linden is a wonderful tree with beautiful blossoms and the aromatic impact clearly says FRESH and SPRING. In the UK, these trees (Tilia) are known as lime, in the US we call them basswood or linden, and the flowers from this tree are white and fragrant. Do not confuse this tree with the Citrus lime tree; citrus produces an entirely different fruit. Linden is smooth, womanly, floral, clean and fresh, and is not a heavy floral like rose or gardenia, but has nuances of violet and white lily. Dreamy!
Fresh- This fragrance is earthy, zingy, and fresh, cooling and clean. Eucalyptus and mint oils have long been paired together in essential oil books.
****Fuzzy Navel - A combination of peach fragrance oil and tangerine essential oil.
****Gladiator - This fragrance smells of woods and musk with a fresh mountain air sweeping around the base notes.
****Green Salsa - Don't let the name scare you, this original fragrance is sure to be a favorite! Zesty top notes of bergamot, ginger and sea salt enhance the heart of fresh cut jalapeño pepper. A rich sandalwood accord brings up the base of this invigorating, green scent.
****Green Tea & Cucumber - Imagine fresh cucumbers on your eyes and soothing green tea twisting up from your cup.
Honeysuckle - A realistic representation of the traditional and well-loved floral with a heavy, lingering scent, there's nothing quite like the smell of honeysuckle!
****Honeysuckle Peach - This fragrance is the combination of sweet honeysuckle and tart peach.
****Hydrangea - Breathtaking hydrangea sits on top of vibrant green accords under crisp, airy skies. Subtle breezes carry scents of orange flower from nearby gardens.
Jacob's Desire - A warm blend of mandarin and pepper with cypress, ebony wood, leather, amber and musk.
****Just for You - This fragrance is the bouquet everyone of us wants to receive when the day was not quite right. It tells us we are loved, the sun will come up tomorrow and can once again enjoy the flowers. Includes delicate peonies, full-bloom roses, explosions of lilacs, sprays of violets and gardenia buds, along with a fresh sprinkling of citrus with musky notes of amber and moss.
Just Peachy - This peach fragrance is sweet and tangy, complex and very refreshing, in my opinion better than most peach fragrances.
Lilac - This sweet floral smells like true lilacs in full bloom.
****Magnolia - This is a classic southern magnolia type, opening with a fruity nuance, then leading to a floral heart of jasmine, rose, ylang-ylang, orange blossom, tuberose and magnolia blossom, and finishing with a gentle, musky base-note.
****Masculine Musk - a mysterious blend of oakmoss, vetiver, musk, and a touch of patchouli. How much more masculine can you get? Masculine Musk opens up with the darker musk notes hitting your full force, then you slowly gather in the scent of the vetiver and oakmoss. The patchouli is subtle, just perfectly blended to complement the oakmoss and keep it from becoming sweet, and it actually softens the sharper vetiver.
****Mid Summer's Night - An enchanting blend of lime, french lavender, lily and patchouli. A Yankee Candle type fragrance.
Moonlight Path - A Bath & Body Works favorite, (and also my grandma's favorite), Moonlight Path has lavender, rose, violet, and musk.
Nag Champa - This fragrance has the aroma of incense, patchouli, sandalwood, and dragon's blood working together to create this wonderful scent.
Old Spice Fresh - Be engulfed by the freshness of our masculine Old Spice Fresh. Bursting notes of orange, lime, lily of the valley, and mint rounded out with an earthy patchouli, mossy, and musky base.
****Old Spice Pure Sport - Clean, masculine, and earthy with hints of citrus.
****Old West - What is the Old West? It is a fantastic blend of fragrant firewood, dry brush, saddle leather and a hint of tobacco. You can bring the wild, wild west back to life. This scent is amazing; it really makes one think of black and white hats, leather boots, and striking cowboys. Truly a noteworthy fragrance.
****Passionate Pomegranate - This is fruity and sweet, a sensory infusion of crimson red, sweet and tart, and passionate purple flowers; a mouthwatering, juicy pomegranate sensation.
****Pure Grace - A Bath and Body Works type fragrance, Pure Grace is clean, fresh, familiar, refreshing, and comfortable.
Rain Orchid - This fantastically fresh scent reminds one of a drizzling rain on an early summer morning when the flowers have begun to bloom. Rain Orchid is the perfect combination of floral and ozone. If you are looking for something subtly fresh, then breathe deep and enjoy the clean scent of Rain Orchid!
****Raspberry - A very berry scent.
****Red Clover Tea - If you like Sweet Pea in the Bath and Body Works line, try our Red Clover Tea; we think you won't be able to tell the difference! A bright and fruity bouquet with top notes of raspberry, pineapple, nectarine and green tea. The heart blends white lilies, sweet pea, muguet and red clover, the dry down is contemporary with fresh marine notes and a soft musk.
****Red Wine - A lush fragrance of a fruity red wine.
Rose - The scent of roses returns us to an era when antique roses were luminous, voluptuous, and grew with wild abandon. Quartered cups full of rumpled tissue-paper-petals exude intoxicating scent, perfuming the entire garden. Exotic, romantic... Opulent silken petals with a very fine pure damask rose fragrance were the inspiration of artists, poets and lovers the world over. This fragrance combines spicy sweet scent with whispers of apple, and myrrh classic to Damask roses. Faint hints of orris, peppery notes, sun drenched dew and air complete this true to life antique Damask rose fragrance.
****Sap Moss - A soothing fragrance with a fresh appeal, Sap Moss is a blend of Iceland moss, quillaja, yucca, olibanum and galbanum.
****Tassi Lavender - This is a fragrance oil rendition of the Tasmanian Lavender Essential Oil. A clean lavender scent with a very floral profile. While there are undertones of herbs and wood, the primary notes are sweet, soft florals. Fine lavender can be somewhat ozone-like in a clean sense, certainly not medicinal or camphoric. You may know these types of scents as flower garden duplications. A beautiful lavender scent.
****Turquoise - A sophisticated fragrance that combines a deep, masculine base with softer feminine florals. Fresh bergamot and juicy lemon are enlivened by jasmine, geranium and rose. This delicate heart is supported by a base of patchouli, sweet amber and vanilla.
****Vanilla - For those of you who love vanilla, this one will blow you away! It is very heavy and warm; very rich and creamy. This is the ultimate in vanilla! Sort of a yummy twist between Victorian Vanilla and Vanilla Bean on steroids!
Vanilla Cream - For years I've been wanting to find a vanilla fragrance that smells like high-quality cooking vanilla straight out of the bottle. Granted, there are many different types of vanilla fragrances, but they're all a little different, and none of them have a close similarity to the vanilla you cook with. When I smelled Vanilla Cream, I finally found the smell that I was looking for.
****Violet - A delicate, warm violet fragrance. The top notes are lilac, carnation and jasmine, the mid notes are violet, lily of the valley with just a hint of rose while a light musk and powder form the base.