Just in case you failed to recognize yesterday’s Soleil incense holder from L’Objet as the bargain it is, here’s the Oiseau Incense Burner from Astier de Villatte, in glazed terracotta, $600 at Aedes. It would go nicely with their bird incense box. If that’s too rich for your blood there’s always the Encensoir Chat Setsuko (kitty! want!), currently in stock at Luckyscent for $385.
Ukraine Diary: The Battles of Poltava
I heard a dull sound far in the distance, a slight reverberation of the earth under my feet and then the air raid siren blared.