What smell brings you back to your childhood?

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So here I'am sitting in my usual spot in bed and what came to me is my all-time nostalgia. We all have our own unique experiences during childhood and we all want to tell the tale. And for me, I want to tell you about one specific afternoon - that one time I stayed in my grandparent's barn throughout summer. One of the best moments of my life I should say. That afternoon was like any other, I woke up from my mandatory afternoon siesta, and as a five year old (or maybe younger) all I know about life is food and play, food, play, play and food! (We all agree to this right?) I stepped outside the bright orange daylight and saw my grandmother cleaning the lawn and the steppes where the animals would stay and will be fed later that afternoon. I smiled at her while sitting under an overgrown bamboo some distance from where our old Cherie (our most beloved dog) was buried earlier that day. (That moment broke my heart, our hearts.) My aunt was also there, I don't know exactly what was she doing inside the sheds but as soon as she was finish she handed me a pill of water and made me water the plants. And you know what, that classic scene keeps playing in my head every time I smell something burning. (You know how stuffs in the farm smells after soaked in the rain and then thrown into the scorching bonfire? That kind of smell!) Wet things tend to produce more smoke and that exact smell (or Aroma, it doesn't seem to fit if I call it that though) always brings me nostalgic flashes. And that my friend, was one of the earliest memory I have that I can still vividly remember. What smells brings you back to your childhood? Have a great day!