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Rebecca Holden's avatar

Scents are so evocative, aren't they? Lilies of the valley remind me of being a child unable to sleep, diesel makes me think of boating holidays on the canals of northern England, warm bread makes me think of Dad baking rolls when I was little, walking past a mixed farm in spring makes me think of late nights in the lambing shed.

Sending love and strength to you, Mary. 😘

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Jocelind Julien's avatar

I have tons of fond scent remembrances in my basket! I frequently take walks on my lunch break and the path is teaming with a different variety of trees and wild plants. On one particularly warm-ish day after it had rained, I noticed buds and little sprigs of flowers beginning to form. I stopped on the path, took a deep breath in, and was greeted with the familiar scent from my childhood of warm woods. As a child, I played in our woods across from our house — it was my expansive playground! Every season brought a unique scent that is inside of me forever!

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