Jameel: scented djinn fantasy

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File:James Tissot - Holyday.jpgJameel is ready to go on a postprandial stroll, so he calls ringingly out to his friends with a fresh green citrus shout! Once they have all convened, he opens the hike through the southern Mediterranean citrus groves with a brace of bitter petitgrain or neroli,  but then, just as quickly, he kicks up some dust, then squats down in the middle of the dirt path. He Isn’t going anywhere till he gets his lemonade. And a brandy and a cigar. For he is a well-travelled and coddled sophisticate, this Jameel, even if he is a bit indolent.

Credits:

James Tissot, the holiday, courtesy of Wikipedia Commons

Comments

  1. InesJuly 21, 2010 at 3:58 AM

    Nice! Short and to the point. :)

    Btw, is everything all right with your email? I don't seem to be getting any replies from you.

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  2. MichaelJuly 21, 2010 at 5:09 AM

    LBV, is Jameel a perfume line?

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  3. indiatravelstoursJuly 21, 2010 at 6:44 AM

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  4. La Bonne VivanteJuly 21, 2010 at 8:08 AM

    Oh Ines! I am sorry! I need to get a different email up! That one doesn't work very well! I apologize--I'll find those emails and get back to you!

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  5. La Bonne VivanteJuly 21, 2010 at 8:09 AM

    Michael, the scented djinn is a niche natural perfume line--if you've run across the blog "oh true apothecary"--that's written by the perfumer, Justine, who is a pretty cool person, it seems....

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  6. La Bonne VivanteJuly 21, 2010 at 8:09 AM

    indiatraveltours,
    sure! Why not? Thanks for checking it out.

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  7. Justine CraneJuly 21, 2010 at 12:31 PM

    La Bonne Vivante! I love how you've characterized Jameel! He is kind of like that, isn't he?

    Thank you so much for the poetic review :)

    j

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  8. Katy JosephineJuly 21, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    LBV, fun review! You have the gift of saying a lot in just a few words.

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  9. UnknownJuly 21, 2010 at 2:05 PM

    Fun review, thanks! I love the image too.

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  10. La Bonne VivanteJuly 21, 2010 at 3:05 PM

    Thanks, all! I was a bit worried about this one--it's a bit abstract, but that's what I saw, and I try to be true to my impressions....

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