Candlelight

This entry is really for Mimi – who has her own beautiful, pressed glass goblets that she puts to more traditional use.  Mine I recieved from a friend and I thought they were a perfect size for a votive candle.  They look so lovely flickering on the window sill.  Both from the inside where I’m sitting (at my eating area/where I sit all day working table) and from the outside, greeting people as they come up the front walk.

I love having candles lit around the house – mostly for the ambiance but also for the added  bonus of the perfume they add to the air.  I’m a bit picky about the scents I’ll burn.  My number one favorite candle ever is the Pacifica French Lilac.  Seriously ~ stop what you are doing and get one.  It is the best smelling candle in the world. 

In the Fall my favorite is Sweet Scents Candles "October Gave a Party" – I think I like it just as much for the name as the scent – it’s kind of a woodsy apple cider kind of scent.  Not cloyingly cinnamony like most Fall candles.  Sweet Scents is an online etailer but their website is under renovation at the moment.

Other notable scents – L’Occitane Lavender – nice true lavender scent, very calming.  Yankee Candle Country Linen – not overly dryer sheet smelling, really nice and fresh.  And a new one I just found Yankee Candle Halloween Party – smells like pumpkin pie and creamy vanilla.   Makes the house smell like something really, really good is happening in the oven.