Daily prompt: Smell you later

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memories, olfactory, postaday2015, smells

Humans have very strong scent memory. Tell us about a smell that transports you

Believe it or not, whenever I get a whiff of Fantastic with oxycleaning bubbles, it transports me back to France, walking down the corridor towards my uncle’s offices off the main house. That particular scent wasn’t originated by Fantastic because when I was little, I remember that smell way before Fantastic found oxyclean, however I buy it now just for the memories triggered.

The minute I smell paper being burned, I am transported back in time to the days that my grandfather in France would take the dogs down to the end of the property and do his daily burning of trash, old newspapers and what not and it is a memory that I cherish.

There is a vegetable soup simmering on the stovetop smell, that is unique to my aunt’s kitchen and I have yet to smell it elsewhere, my nose has searched for that delectable smell over the years and to this day there is only one place that it lives and that is where my aunt and uncle call home.

  

Daily prompt: Nosey delights

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beaches, pine trees, postaday2014, scents, smells

From the yeasty warmth of freshly baked bread to the clean, summery haze of lavender flowers, we all have favorite smells we find particularly comforting. What’s yours?

My all time favorite smell in the world and I do not think that there will ever be another smell to replace it comes from France, of course 😉

Imagine pulling up in your car or slowing down your bicycle and pulling into a parking located within a pine tree grove. You either get out of your car or get off you bicycle, you stretch and inhale. You immediately inhale the combined smells of fresh pine, the aroma of sunshine, the faint whiff of ocean air and the clean scent of age old sand. Each note is singular but they marry together into a scent that is exhilarating, intoxicating and pristine. It infuses you with a calm and peace that washes over your body, mind and soul.

I miss that scent so very much; if I could have bottled to tide me over for the months and sometimes years that I am away from France, I would.

Beautiful isn’t it? One of my favorite places in the world, I can’t ever get enough.

Smells and memories

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aromas, family, France, homecooking, memories, postaday2012, smells

• Sniff, Sniff
• Vegetable Soup

  My aunt’s kitchen in France is home to my favorite smell, my Tantine’s vegetable soup. The minute I enter her kitchen, those smells of caramelized onions, carrots, celery and other tasty ingredients fills my nose with the feeling of comfort and home. If I could bottle that smell and bring it home with me, I would. Anytime I felt blue, I would take a whiff of my little bottle and be transported to a good place.