The power of smell

[sirrahbed]

..that smell takes me back to the late 60's/early70's

I have caught whiffs of it lately while out shopping. I wonder if it is on someone my age or if this scent is being revived?

[kuhio98]

The smell of hot dust takes me back to my pre-teen years in the 70's when we lived on a hot, dusty road and summers seemed to last forever.....

[Cookiebaker]

You are certainly right that the power of smell is extremely powerful. Unfortunately, these days, it's powerful in all the wrong sorts of ways for me. It's driving me nuts.

[Danegirl2208]

i can also relate..the smell of bug repellent reminds me of the year i spent in Georgia..and the smell of mashed potatoes brings back a not so nice memory of a car acciedent i was in years ago, and the smell of air bags..(the first thing i ate after the accident was mashed potatoes)..very odd

[Dorothy39]

The smell of hot dust takes me back to my pre-teen years in the 70's when we lived on a hot, dusty road and summers seemed to last forever.....

i can relate to that smell! I think a lot of people can.

this thread is down to Earth!!! I 'll come back when I can post a reply as good as yours!!!!

[sirrahbed]

I smelled another *memory* a bit ago - we have the sprinkler out watering the lawn. Especially when it is set on "mist" - it has this.....just wonderful smell

[lizbud]

I know that our sense of smell is a highly important one to have.Just as
important as sight or speech.Even now the smell of baked apples reminds
me of the apple pies my Grandma used to make.This part of my childhood
was a happy one, so the smell makes me feel happy & contented..

[Dorothy39]

I know that our sense of smell is a highly important one to have.Just as
important as sight or speech.Even now the smell of baked apples reminds
me of the apple pies my Grandma used to make.This part of my childhood
was a happy one, so the smell makes me feel happy & contented..

Yep, something about APPLES!!! along with clean linens fresh from the clothes line!!!!

these smells always make me remember MOM!!!!!!

[moosmom]

The smell of Old Spice reminds me of my Dad, not to mention the smell of cigar smoke. The smell of the perfume Fiji reminds me of my Mom.