smells and memories
By trinkabelle
@trinkabelle (432)
March 30, 2012 11:46am CST
Today i went to a friends house and after a few coffee's i had to use his bathroom, washing my hands i noticed that he had this soap that my nanna used to have back in the 60's when we were little, that smell always triggers so many lovely memories of her, she was such a lovely soul and always made us very happy, she was very kind and gentle and always had time for us, after washing with this soap, i found myself smelling my hands and each time i did this another little memory popped into my mind, i didn't even think this soap existed any more, so having that smell on my skin was wonderful because she is no longer with us any more, but the memories still are, what smell triggers memories for you?
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@trinkabelle (432)
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30 Mar 12
it's funny how little things like that can make us think of all the good things, each time i smell oranges my nan springs to mind 
@ecaron (678)
• Canada
30 Mar 12
There is a perfume that when I smell it , it reminds me of my grandma. She lived in Germany but I visited her a few times over the years and she came to Canada a couple times, so I got to know her a little. I loved her perfume and now when I smell it , I can't help but think of her. She is no longer with us but I bet she still wears that perfume in heaven.
@trinkabelle (432)
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30 Mar 12
oooh that's lovely, i love smells that bring good memories, there are some from home that bring not so good memories but at my nanna's it was all good, what type of perfume did your grandma have? mine used to wear Lilly of the valley, i buy this as room fresheners and i just love the smell, it also reminds me of her
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
5 Apr 12
I haven't had a smell jolt me, but I have seen a painting that jolted me. I was at a flea market a few years ago and saw a painting there for sale that I had forgotten. It was exactly like one that had been hanging in the house I was raised in for as long as I had been there. I had never thought about the painting in particular but when I seen it...a ton of stuff came back. It was nice.
@trinkabelle (432)
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6 Apr 12
Hi Jen, there are a few paintings that remind me of things, particularly the crying boy, i never really liked it to be honest, but a lot of people had them, and i have seen them in the flea markets, my nanna used to have one and he always looked so sad, i used to ask her why he was crying and she used to tell me that he'd lost his bike...LOL...
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
11 Sep 15
That was a nice and unexpected trip down memory lane, I find smells often play a part in triggering allsorts of memories
