REED THIS!

Aha! Todd, Roger, time to start fanning your red faces and experience what it’s like to be menopausal. I gave reed diffusers for Christmas this year! I bought several sets at Takashimaya in November and passed them out like candy canes… including to our precious publisher! I was delighted with the concept because I live with a man who hates candles. He has a very sensitive nose (which makes me wonder why he chose his particular profession) and the smell of burning candles irritates his breathing, nasal passages, allergies, etc. (Leave that toilet seat up. I light an arsenal.)

We compromised in our home with a powerful Vent A Hood, and I light candles only for dinner parties and Valentine’s Day (and I fill him with enough wine that it doesn’t matter if he can breathe or even talk). So for me, the reeds are a perfect way to add scents without burning candles. I like the look of the sticks and the bottles. Let us also discuss…

Lampe Berger developed by a French doctor to purify the air in French hospitals back pre-antibiotics, when hospitals were smelly, festering places… you get the picture. Lampe Berger is actually good for people with allergies as the scent removes bacteria from the air! Think I’ll take one with me on my next plane ride… What will the TSA have to say?