Comments on: Come to your Senses

By: dorraine

dorraine — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:47:10 +0000

Old Spice-I can see why that would trigger a memory. I’ve never heard of the Charro festival but it sound like a grand time. I hope you get to go. Yes, we should all have that dress!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:39:49 +0000

What a beautiful post Dorraine. (The dress is glorious. I want one!)

Deanna mentioned Old Spice. That scent always reminds me of my
GranDa. He wore it religiously. And of course the baby powder is a
wonderful portal to precious times. I also love the smell of freshly brewed
tea, and toasted bread. That reminds me, it’s time for breakfast!

Talking about festivals. The Charro days festival starts in full swing today
in Brownsville. It is a festival celebrating the friendship between the city
and its neighbor across the bridge in Mexico, Matamoros. There will be
big colorful floats, costumes, concerts, and parties for the next four days.
Thank goodness the weather has started to warm up and the sun is shinning.

Elizabeth

By: dorraine

dorraine — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:45:42 +0000

The purple ink is smelling up my office, Paige. I can not only smell it but see the vivid color.

By: dorraine

dorraine — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:43:55 +0000

Your new character sounds like he’s got a wild little streak. Do follow him around and see what he’s up to!

Thanks, and I’m glad you liked the post. Sometimes just one particular scent can convey so much about us or our characters.

Hubba Bubba! I used to buy that stuff and see how much I could cram in my mouth, too. All for the sheer pleasure of blowing a big ole bubble. It was the best for that.

Roses, well, most flowers, remind me of my mother in the garden. Actually, the smell and feel of soil, too. She was an avid gardener who transformed her yard and home into a work of art.
Maybe it’s why I loved to garden so much.

Oh, the dress. I saw that and wanted one for myself. You would look smashing in that color, Deanna.

By: Paige

Paige — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:15:41 +0000

great post, so often we all need to be reminded of smell and how it triggers memory…

right now it’s mimeograph (sp?) pages of school assignments and the purple ink that carried the scent

yeah you smell it too

By: Deanna Schrayer

Deanna Schrayer — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:50:37 +0000

Dorraine, you know how perfect the timing of this post is (for me – all about me ya know). Yes, scents can take us back to times gone by in a heartbeat. Every time I smell Old Spice I think of my daddy, slapping the aftershave on, quite heavily, after shaving. I love my daddy, but that smell chokes me to death – I hate it.

Another smell I can’t stand is orange bubble gum. I once made myself very sick by cramming an entire pack of orange Hubba Bubba in my mouth, so every time I smell orange bubble gum I feel the need to puke.

Smelling roses reminds me of my grandmother – she’s always used rose water for perfume. That’s a scent I love.

Interesting – as I was interviewing a character for my novel the other day scent is one of the first things I thought to ask about. Seems he smells of froot loops and marijuana – huh, okay… I’m kind of leary of this character, but they are what they are, nothing we can do about it.

I absolutely love that photo of the dress. It looks like something I would’ve worn in my wilder days, festival or no, (as if I needed to tell you that).

Gosh, my comment is almost as long as your post! Sorry, but you inspire me to no end.