Hello, gentle readers! Hope you are well and staying safe!
I wasn’t well last week. Caught a cold,
my first one in over five years. Wasn’t happy about that. It wasn’t a bad cold…more
annoying than anything else (I did use a whole box of tissues…the soft ones and
for a while, I sounded like Minnie Mouse!)
I have to be careful about what I take
because a lot of over the counter “cures” don’t mix well with my regular
medication so I did what any desperate to breathe person would do in that
situation. I resorted to an old family remedy—Vick’s VapoRub.
Oh, the rush of childhood memories that
invoked as soon as I rubbed it on!
Of course, that brought even more memories
because certain aromas will do that to you. Noxema for sunburns. Mothballs in
my grandmother’s closet. Fresh ground coffee from the grinder at the end of the
registers at the A&P. The brisk smell of autumn and woodsmoke in the air at
certain times of year. The clean scent of newly fallen snow, a freshly mowed
lawn or rain.
I realize that certain aromas are
important as they do invoke memories and leave a lasting impression. I wore
Cachet perfume for over thirty-five years (until they stopped making it) and
everything I owned smelled like it. My DH still misses that scent (as do I). I
now wear Black Orchid and it smells nice, but it’s not the same.
My characters have certain scents that are
uniquely theirs. One of my heroines wore vanilla, which reminded the hero of
cake (odd, I know, but it worked). My current hero smells like a pine forest,
which brings memories for my heroine (she thinks he smells like Christmas and
all the happiness that entails). She has a fresh spring rain scent, but I’m
thinking of changing that. Not sure what I’ll go with. Musk? No, too strong and
not her at all. Lily of the Valley? Again, not her. She’s much too assertive
for that light, delicate scent. Any suggestions?
Until
next time, remember to spread kindness wherever you go.
Marie
No comments:
Post a Comment