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Bereavement

nuxvomica

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8. I think of my mom when I smell lilies of the valley

Reply to GPV (Original post)

Thu Aug 4, 2022, 12:27 PM

Aug 2022

She liked the scent, which is quite distinctive, and wore perfume containing it when we kids were growing up so it always reminds me of her. Just like lilacs remind me of the house I grew up in because we used to have a big lilac bush on the side of the house.

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Any time I smell patchouli, my mom is with me again. I keep some next to me when I paint so we can [View all] GPV Aug 2022 OP

My dear GPV...How wonderful that you have that concrete reminder of your mom and you... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2022 #1

Thank you, Peggy! GPV Aug 2022 #11

The Vermont Country Store has British Sterling!! Nay Aug 2022 #2

What a funny place to find it! Thanks! GPV Aug 2022 #13

It's real! Many people have reported a characteristic odor, like a certain tobacco that only Uncle Karadeniz Aug 2022 #3

yes. i broke my arm when i was a kid, and my ortho smoked a cherry tobacco. mopinko Aug 2022 #5

My dad smoked apple and cheery filled pipes. I saw some GPV Aug 2022 #14

every once in a while i have olfactory hallucinations. mopinko Aug 2022 #4

Nice!! PortTack Aug 2022 #6

I never wore it during my hippie days Warpy Aug 2022 #7

I think of my mom when I smell lilies of the valley nuxvomica Aug 2022 #8

I've read how scents and smells can be powerful triggers. calimary Aug 2022 #9

If you're serious about finding some British Sterling... catbyte Aug 2022 #10

I quit smoking 10 years ago Farmer-Rick Aug 2022 #12