tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576857547210365977.post3327517410313635337..comments2023-06-29T10:18:56.129-05:00Comments on Deb's Cup of Tea: The Scent of MemoriesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576857547210365977.post-56779481984900263102010-04-14T10:53:54.774-05:002010-04-14T10:53:54.774-05:00Francesca sent a nice comment which she graciously...Francesca sent a nice comment which she graciously said I should post. <br /><br />Enjoyed your comments about scent in our life. when i read that your grandma wore Windsong and I about threw up...the memory of scents is SO strong in our psyche and I wore Windsong when I was pregnant and SICK and now just thinking about it, these 42 years later is still so real that it can make me sick to my stomach. <br /><br />One year for Christmas I asked Lawrence for my favorite, White Shoulders, and he mistakenly got Windsong (he remembered something about it from our early days but what he remembered wasn't the sick part), so I had to ask him to return it.<br /><br />I remember living in San Diego where one day I used Amway drain cleaner in the bathroom sink and a couple of years later I used it in our bathroom in Groton, SD and Peter [her oldest son] came in and said, "that smells like San Diego." He was probably four when I first used it and about 7 the next time...<br /><br />So, smells really trigger memories for people<br /><br />When Alicia [her first grandchild] was born I started to make sure I wore White Shoulders perfume when I was around her to try to make her think of me when she smells that in her life. I still wear it when I go to see the grandkids. It's my favorite and really the only one I wear. I DO NOT wear it to church or concerts or other public events where people might be allergic or sensitive. I do wear it to work.<br /><br />Brenda [her goddaughter] asked one time if she could use some of mine because she had come to like it because I wear it. I was honored that she asked. Then one year she asked for it for Christmas. Hope it makes good memories for her -- of me and events at which she wears it.<br /><br />Nice post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com