That fresh jar smell...

[uk elephant]

I totally understand, knot!
Love opening a fresh pack of coffee for the aroma, or admiring a beautiful selection of fresh fruit in a farmer's market (which we unfortunately don't get often here). Enjoying the little pleasures of every day life is what makes life good!

[beccaB]

I LOVE to be the first person to open a jar of peanut butter. I don't particularly care for peanut butter, but I love to be the first one to stick a knife in it. I also love Schwanns ice cream, the plastic gallon container. I love the way it's all swirly on top, and it makes my day to be the first to stick a scoop in it.

[Zen]

Food containers don't do it for me but a walk through a tomato patch or the smell of rain does.

[GLC1968]

Food containers don't do it for me but a walk through a tomato patch or the smell of rain does.

Ditto. I walk through our garden marvelling at the growing things. I am constantly checking on the progress of the plums, pears and apples. I can stare at a branch of them in pure awe. Same thing with tomato plants...or corn stalks that I planted myself.

Probably not the same thing as taking joy in foodie things...but growing food just enthralls me!

[TahoeDirtGirl]

I just picked my first ripe tomato in my own garden for the first time in...18 years. Living in CA you have to water everything all the time. Here its easy to grow stuff.

The smell I remember the most when I came to MA is riding my bike and smelling this grape smell. It was so familiar. I finally realized MA has Concord grapes growing everywhere. As a kid growing up in PA we had a Concord grape vine and I remember the smell of those squished overripe grapes. Yup, that's what I was smelling as I was running over squished grapes in the road!