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4. Suntan lotion and chlorine for memories.

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The sense of smell is know for bringing back memories. My favorite smell is cinnamon, What is your favorite? [View all] debm55 18 hrs ago OP

Fresh cut grass C_U_L8R 18 hrs ago #1

Yes, Thank you C_U_L8R. wonderful summer smell. debm55 17 hrs ago #15

Cinnamon/baking smells are a biggie buzzycrumbhunger 18 hrs ago #2

OH, I agree. Such a unique smell. Love it, Thank you buzzycrumbhunger. debm55 17 hrs ago #17

that smell that a forest has right after a nice rain. ret5hd 18 hrs ago #3

Thank you ret5hd. You are right it is almost unami. debm55 17 hrs ago #18

Suntan lotion and chlorine for memories. PikaBlue 18 hrs ago #4

Yes, the sunny days of summer by the water. thank you PikaBlue. debm55 17 hrs ago #19

Holiday pine tree🎄 anciano 18 hrs ago #5

Oh yes the smell of pine trees.Wonderful smell. Thank you very much anciano debm55 17 hrs ago #21

Pumpkin pie nt evemac 18 hrs ago #6

YUMMY. the smell is wonderful. Thank you very much evemac. debm55 17 hrs ago #22

Bread baking. pandr32 18 hrs ago #7

Oh ya. Thank you very much pandr32. A wonderful smell. debm55 17 hrs ago #23

Grilled saba (mackerel) Shambala 18 hrs ago #8

Oh Shambala. that smell sounds so wonderful Thank you for sharing debm55 16 hrs ago #24

Roses FalloutShelter 18 hrs ago #9

What a beautiful smell and sweet memories to go with it. Thank you, FalloutShelter. debm55 16 hrs ago #25

New mown hay on a summer evening. Also moniss 18 hrs ago #10

Wonderful , simply wonderful moniss. Thank you for sharing with us. I like the smell of hay also. debm55 15 hrs ago #46

Pine Sol Raven123 18 hrs ago #11

LOL malaise 16 hrs ago #32

thank you very Malaise for sharing with us. I think I would take the lavender over the Pine. debm55 14 hrs ago #50

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much Raven123 for sharing with us. May her memories be a blessing to your heart. debm55 14 hrs ago #49

Not me. Serious headache inducer for me nt yellowdogintexas 13 hrs ago #53

Coffee perking and bacon or sausage frying Dorothy V 17 hrs ago #12

Thank you very much Dorothy V. Those smells sound wonder, except for the coffee. Glad it brough good memories to you. debm55 3 hrs ago #69

If we are talking spices, I love the smell of curry and ginger. Polly Hennessey 17 hrs ago #13

thank you very much Polly Hennessey for your spices and your memories. debm55 2 hrs ago #72

Mown hay curing in the field. WheelWalker 17 hrs ago #14

Thank you very much WheelWalker. Hay has a very distinct. smell. debm55 3 hrs ago #68

Mimeographed paper. Silent Type 17 hrs ago #16

Thank you Silent Type. I was a teacher for 42 years. I know exactly what you are talking about debm55 2 hrs ago #73

Basil. Whenever I smell it I think fondly Hassler 17 hrs ago #20

Mrs. Meyers makes a basil dish soap! buzzycrumbhunger 16 hrs ago #34

Thank you very much, Hassler. May the memories of your grandmother be a blessing to you. debm55 2 hrs ago #74

Vanilla. Citrus. I had a grandmother who was deaf and applegrove 16 hrs ago #26

Thank you very much, applegrove. For a long time I wore perfume with hints of vanilla and/or citrus. Bakery smells are debm55 2 hrs ago #75

I Love The Smell of Jet Fuel In The Morning. pdxflyboy 16 hrs ago #27

Nope. They dumped that stuff in our local creek for years... malthaussen 2 hrs ago #71

I agree with you Mal. I live near a Steel Mill , who knows what I have been drinking debm55 2 hrs ago #77

HAHAHHHA. Thank you pdxflyboy. debm55 2 hrs ago #76

Lavender MustLoveBeagles 16 hrs ago #28

I love lavender too. thank you MustLoveBeagles. I tried to grow some years ago. I don't know if it was soil but it would debm55 2 hrs ago #78

Fresh pine at Christmas malaise 16 hrs ago #29

Thank you so much, malaise. We don't do real pine trees anymore. But I buy a wreath to get the pine smell. debm55 2 hrs ago #79

Copper tone sun tan lotion BOSSHOG 16 hrs ago #30

Thank you very much BOSSHOG. Love the smell of Coppertone. May the memories of your grandfather be a blessing to you. debm55 2 hrs ago #81

Haven't smelled a thing since COVID. Climate Crusader 16 hrs ago #31

So sorry, Climate Crusader. debm55 2 hrs ago #82

Moth balls The Blue Flower 16 hrs ago #33

Ha! I lived with my gramma for many years and she would MIButterfly 16 hrs ago #37

hahahahhahh. thank you very much, MIButterfly. Though she was different, may the memories of your grandma be a blessing debm55 2 hrs ago #83

Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. debm55 2 hrs ago #84

Photography dark room chemicals. multigraincracker 16 hrs ago #35

Thank you very much multigraincracker for sharing with us. It has a very distinct smell, somer would call it an odor. I debm55 15 hrs ago #41

Lilacs. MIButterfly 16 hrs ago #36

I love the smell of lilac bushes, too. So sweet in the summer air Thank you MIbutterfly for sharing with us. You brought debm55 15 hrs ago #40

Oh, how wonderful that must have been at your wedding! MIButterfly 15 hrs ago #44

Thant sounds wonderful. I was there on a tour. Loved it. debm55 2 hrs ago #85

Lilacs are important to me. Collimator 1 hr ago #104

Thank you very much, Collimator. I have been in your place too.Thank you sharing your story of the Lilacs. Mine was debm55 54 min ago #106

As a child drmeow 16 hrs ago #38

Thank you so much for sharing you memories with us. I agree Middle Eastern food smells wonderful. Thank you drmeow debm55 16 hrs ago #39

Chestnuts enid602 15 hrs ago #42

Thank you very much enid602 debm55 15 hrs ago #43

debm55.......... Upthevibe 15 hrs ago #45

Wow, thank you very much,Upthevibe. As a a abused child, not all of my memories were happy ones. I try to think of the debm55 14 hrs ago #47

Dolce & Gabbana Red. Takes me back to the 90's, makes me wonder flvegan 14 hrs ago #48

Thank you very much flvegan. debm55 2 hrs ago #86

Fajitas SARose 14 hrs ago #51

Thank you very much SARose for the excellent description of the Fajitas, So wonderful. I like mine with shrimp debm55 1 hr ago #102

Freshly turned dirt, sauteing onions, baking bread. LoisB 14 hrs ago #52

Thank you so much for sharing your favorite smells. All three are great.and unique debm55 1 hr ago #101

So, so many. 3catwoman3 13 hrs ago #54

Thank you so much for sharing with us all of your favorite smells and memories. 3catwoman3. I love them debm55 1 hr ago #99

The smell of sestina 13 hrs ago #55

Thank you very much, sestina. for your smells and memories..May the memories of your husband and your dad, bring debm55 1 hr ago #98

Dark fired tobacco barn smoke. Weird I know but bear with me: yellowdogintexas 12 hrs ago #56

Thank you very much for your informative post. yellowdogintexas. The smell sounds wonderful. debm55 1 hr ago #96

Visited The Southwest, where I ate chilli from time to time. Back in NYC I bought my first bottle of chilli powder..... electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #57

Thank you so much for your wonderful post, electric_blue68. what an experience with the chilli and the SW. That is so debm55 1 hr ago #94

Lily of the Valley nuxvomica 11 hrs ago #58

I used that as a fragance also. Loved it. We had a lilac bush too. Loved the smell. Thank you nuxvomica. debm55 3 hrs ago #67

I love the smell of onions frying in butter. In the spring, fresh violets. catbyte 9 hrs ago #59

Thank you very much catbyte, Yes to onions frying in butter, and violets growing. I think at the time, Old Spice was debm55 3 hrs ago #66

Here's my crazy list... Niagara 4 hrs ago #60

Thank you very much I especially like the book smell, Lilacs and coconut suncreen Thank you very much my friend. debm55 3 hrs ago #61

the food smells of thanksgiving and christmas with family. AllaN01Bear 3 hrs ago #62

Thank you AllaN01Bear. Delightful. debm55 3 hrs ago #65

tobaco and coffee shopes . i dont smoke but love to go into a tobaco shop and inhale the smells. AllaN01Bear 3 hrs ago #63

Thank you AllaN01Bear. I don't drink coffee. debm55 3 hrs ago #64

Napalm in the morning. Smells like victory. malthaussen 3 hrs ago #70

Thank you Mal, I'll pass on the coffee, But bacon in the pan is such a wonderful smell. debm55 2 hrs ago #92

Lilacs, lily of the valley, ground coffee. Ocelot II 2 hrs ago #80

Thank you for your post, Ocelot II . The smell of the trees are wonderful experiences. Thank you for sharing. debm55 2 hrs ago #91

It's not my favorite smell, but it's the one that brings childhood memories back the most effectively and vividly. Aristus 2 hrs ago #87

What a beautiful post of your memories. We only used Chap-Stick in the winter.in SW PA. Your post is funny. Thank you debm55 2 hrs ago #88

Baking bread is the best Ritabert 2 hrs ago #89

Sure is! Thank you very much, Ritabert. debm55 2 hrs ago #90

In the Northern Hemisphere justaprogressive 1 hr ago #93

Oh that is beautiful. thank you very much for sharing your lovely post with us. May the memories of your mom, forever be debm55 1 hr ago #95

Mom always liked me best justaprogressive 1 hr ago #97

Oh you , Thank you justaprogressive. debm55 1 hr ago #100

Can't describe the smell, but it instantly takes me back... ultralite001 1 hr ago #103

Thank you very much ultralite for sharing your favorite smells and memories. May the memories of your dad bring debm55 1 hr ago #105

Hoppes #9 purple_haze 10 min ago #107