I went to the grocery store yesterday after I got of off work at 6:00 p.m. I made it through the store fairly quickly and got home a little after 7:00. As I walked up to the front door, I picked up the lovely scent of ‘something’ cooking. I figured that my neighbors were making dinner. Then when I walked into the house, I realized that the scent was coming from my kitchen. Aaaahhh – I remember. I asked Maegan to make a loaf of bread today. And the wonderful aroma was from the baking bread. Lovely. What a wonderful thing to come home to!
Just smelling the bread put me into a good mood. It invigorated me – and I could hardly wait to pull it out of the machine, hack off a nice warm piece and smear butter (not margarine) all over it!
That got me to thinking…. what smells put me into a good mood. And why? Here is a list – feel free to add to my list with your favorites!
The aroma of:
Bread baking – makes me feel warm and yummy
Rain – smells of change
Newly mown grass – summer, summer, summer
A ripe plum – makes me think of hot, humid southern summers when I was a kid
Honeysuckle – childhood and grazing on the wild honeysuckle
Baby’s skin – so clean, fresh and new
An orange – sunshine
Old Spice cologne – my dad
Clothes from the dry cleaner – Band
Nutmeg – Christmas
Snow - Tahoe
Gary’s skin – makes me feel warm, safe, and loved
Puppy breath – no need to describe this!
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