Growing up I remember smelling mama’s
cooking. Breakfast was always a pleasant
smell. We very seldom had pancakes but very often there was gravy and
eggs. Always her delicious
biscuits. There were times we had
cornflakes or what she called post toasties.
Daddy shaved every day and used Mennen Skin Bracer. I loved that smell and used it myself until I
discovered Old Spice. LOL
My mama on the other hand used an Avon ‘toilet water’
(That always amazed me, it sure didn’t sound as good as it smelled). I doubt if
my mama ever had an expensive perfume.
I don’t exactly know when, but I think I bought
Sherry some Chanel #5. I loved the smell.
To this day she loves it and has some stored back. I associate that
smell with my girl.(She will correct me in a little while if I am wrong)
This evening as I was walking beside the road I was overwhelmed
with the smell of Honey Suckles. Ahh, I love that wild clean, carefree smell. It gives
the sense of running wild. I love it.
The smell of Carnations remind me of death. They
must have been the most used flower for funeral wreaths.
Growing up there were lots of traditions and
habits carried on through the years. One was the rose in your lapel or penned to
a dress. Red if your mother was living a
white rose meant mama was passed from this life. As a kid and until I was grown
I wore a red rose. The Rose smell to me was life and I associated the smell
with a RED rose.
I have been told that a person born blind or
deaf has an increased sense of smell. I don’t know if that is true or not, but
it would be nice to have something in the trade off.
Do you associate any smells with events or
things?
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7 comments:
What a wonderful post! For sure, you've given my mind something nice to ponder.
.... In the meantime, a strong association was my dad's aftershave, Royal Bay Rhum. I've not smelled it since 1981, but I'll bet one sniff would unleash lots of good memories.
Aren't we so fortunate to smell?
I remember that fried chicken smell in the walls of grandmas house.
My dad hugs me every Sunday at church, I go home with the smell of "Obsession" cologne on my clothes. One day I will miss that smell.
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Lisa
Someone just gave me a picture of my grandma standing in front of her Honeysuckle. Love that smell. Right out of high school several of us car pooled to our new job. When we picked up one girl her clothes always smelled strong of frying bacon.
Old spice and Tabu were my dad and mom's fragrances. i use Angel or Alien by thierry mugler. my hubby has copd and doesn't like perfume which makes me sad. chanel #5 is a good one indeed.
Carnations are my favorite flower smell; always associated them with proms or high school dances :) Whenever I smell bacon, it reminds me of some Saturday mornings growing up when my mom would fry bacon and scramble it with eggs. Always delicious! I did hear too that if you don't have one sense, you have heightened other senses. I would believe that; almost like your brain is compensating for the one you don't have.
betty
I think memories are full of smells. I remember waking up to the smell of coffee perking. To this day I still love the smell. I got out side yesterday and the wonderful smell of spring was in the air. We've had so much rain here lately that having a day without rain was a blessing.
I have a older bottle of Chanel that was husband's Mother's perfume.
She passed away years ago, and I have her bottle of Chanel tightly closed and put away. Memories....
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