I just opened up a drawer that I don't get into very often. It smells like crayons. I like that smell. It made me smile.I like to color. Thom says that I'm only a teacher because it gives me an excuse to read kids' literature (love when the Newberry's get announced. I buy them all.) and I get to do art. I stink at art though.
So what unexpected smells make you smile? (Not guffaw MP!)
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09-20-2006, 05:12 PM #1
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09-20-2006, 05:16 PM #2
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The smell of autumn - as in dead salmon and rotting cottonwoods and aspen. OK, OK, I love steelheading in Oregon in October!
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09-20-2006, 05:28 PM #3
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I'm right there with you about the crayons, V. Oil paint also smells incredibly wonderful.
Burning leaves. One of my favorite smells, followed closely by a fire in the fireplace.
That smell in the air right before it rains.
The scent of slightly damp wool when I bury my face in my cat's fur.
Freshly ground coffee; sheets hung to dry on the line; onions cooking; copal incense burning.
V-my mom's a children's librarian. I have no shame in reading "young adult" literature. I would have missed His Dark Materials if I did!Last edited by Lise; 09-20-2006 at 05:31 PM.
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09-20-2006, 05:31 PM #4
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Honeysuckle at night
Champa incense
Wet days
Puppy paws
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09-20-2006, 05:32 PM #5
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Yes! The right before it rains one.
and snow. How can snow, which is just WATER, have a smell? But t does, and it is wonderful!!
A barley field in the summer. Smells like home.
I was hiking down this valley yesterday (Waipio) and there was this smell that was the most wonderful thing ever. Like spices and fruit all in one. It must have been some amazing tree. I wish I knew what it was.Sarah
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09-20-2006, 05:38 PM #6
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Oh, yes, puppy paws! They smell like Fritos!
And snow. A snowy evening, early in winter, everything's so quiet and beautiful, and yes, smells so good.
I had a Somali patient come see me a few weeks ago who smelled so wonderful, like incense and spices. I wished she could just sit in my exam room all day. I had one lady from Ghana whose hair smelled sort of the same way--rich and spicy. She had her baby, and the baby needed to stay in the nursery for a few days. I was walking down the hallway near the nursery one day, and I smelled that wonderful scent--sure enough, there she was!Run like a dachshund! Ride like a superhero! Swim like a three-legged cat!
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09-20-2006, 05:51 PM #7
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Baking bread.
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09-27-2006, 07:30 AM #8
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[QUOTE=Lise;124930]Oh, yes, puppy paws! They smell like Fritos!
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yes yes yes - paws smell like Fritos. What's up with that? I would definitely say that (crazy as it sounds) the smell of my dog is one of the most comforting to me.Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
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09-20-2006, 05:55 PM #9
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That's ozone, and it's not good for you to breath it for very long. But you can still enjoy the smell if you want to.
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09-20-2006, 06:00 PM #10
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Well, that put a damper on the conversation . . .
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09-20-2006, 06:08 PM #11
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Sorry.
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09-20-2006, 06:25 PM #12
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But I'll die happy! Originally Posted by DebW
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09-21-2006, 12:22 PM #13
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Actually, I read that the smell was caused by the low pressure that moves in before it rains. The lower pressure in the air draws up the higher pressure air in the ground, creating an "earthy" smell. I can't remember where I read this, so I'm not sure if its true, but it makes a lot of sense. Originally Posted by DebW
Anyway, my favorite smell that always makes me smile is fallen leaves in autumn. I also love: pine trees, especially ponderosa, in the summer the trunks smell like butterscotch; onions and garlic sauteed in olive oil, fresh basil, a newly opened bag of coffee, the bouquet of a fine red wine swirled in my glass.
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09-21-2006, 12:31 PM #14
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puppy breath
sawdust/fresh cut wood
new tennis balls
dirt/earth
snow
lilacs
What great memories this thread is bringing up!!
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09-21-2006, 05:07 PM #15
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Originally Posted by HappyAnika
Anyway, my favorite smell that always makes me smile is fallen leaves in autumn. I also love: pine trees, especially ponderosa, in the summer the trunks smell like butterscotch; onions and garlic sauteed in olive oil, fresh basil, a newly opened bag of coffee, the bouquet of a fine red wine swirled in my glass.
Those are exactly my favorite smells!
I also love the smell of a peaceful lake and the worms (or leeches) when I'm out fishing...
and the smell of jet fuel in the morning.....
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