Isn't it funny how certain smells remind you of certain things?
When I was pregnant with Davey I had horrible morning sickness....actually it was all day sickness, there really wasn't a time in the first 24 or so weeks that I didn't feel nauseated. Dave had bought me a bottle of 'Giorgio' for Christmas and I wore it all the time when I was first pregnant.....I smelled it today for the first time in ages and about barfed. As soon as the smell hit my nostrils I had a wave of nausea wash over me and really did think I was going to puke for a couple of seconds.
It got me thinking about what other smells trigger memories....
Line dried laundry - reminds me of Mondays at home when I was growing up. Mondays were wash days and I remember coming in the house after school and being greeted by that smell. mum would be there, ironing away, and that smell would just be everywhere. I have 'Yankee Home 'Clean Cotton' candles in my house now, and I think that's why I like the smell of Tide 'Clean Breeze' so much...reminds me of back then.
'Imperial Leather' soap (it's British). My grampy (mum's dad) smelled like that all the time.
Pipe tobacco smoke. My Uncle Smokey. He had a pipe perpetually hanging from his lip and a notch in his front teeth where it fit.
Raw garlic...the home of the people that we stayed with when we went to France. The Guillon's were (are) awesome people, and smelling raw garlic when I'm cooking evokes memories of french chateaus and long lunches with all the family and friends around the table. Good times, really good times.
Leather...Dave when we first starting dating. He had this heavy black leather biker jacket and I'll never forget the way it smelled and the way it creaked when he put his arms aound me. More good times......
Bread baking, or freshly baked bread....when I was a little girl me and Mum used to go into town shopping on Friday mornings. One of the stores we went to had a bakery and we used to go get bread that was still warm from the oven. I find that smell very comforting these days..
So, what smells remind you of stuff?