My first five on Friday thanks to Amy for organising this and putting in all the work,
All week I have been thinking about what to post so here goes,
All week I have been thinking about what to post so here goes,
My thoughts turned to five smells that I enjoy and bring that warm gooey feeling and evoking memories.
The smell of fresh hay I could easily dive into it and have a good roll around, nothing beats the smell of good hay, I always have to take in a good lungful every morning when I am doing the Alpacas hay, it doesn't bring a specific memory just a feeling of joy.
Chimney smoke, a child hood memory walking down the streets and the smell of the fires burning, knowing you were going home to warm home, central heating stole this away and when ever we were holiday in rural areas we both enjoyed the smell of those chimneys burning.
Cut wood, I love the smell of cut wood, sawdust, wood chips or bark chips, my dad use to work in sawmills and we always lived beside them, dad use to come home covered in sawdust and wood sap and I loved that smell, My sister and me use to play in the sawmills climbing over all the logs the smell of cut wood brings back those childhood memories
Lillie's nothing beats the smell of Lillie's for me, I grow them for there scent and have them as cut flowers, when the summer sun warms them and the scent is at its more powerful, looking into the middle and seeing those sticky stamens oozing there aroma. They are to me the flower of summer.
Chips smothered in salt and vinegar, some-one could be walking don the other side of the street and you get a whiff of fresh chips, your mouth waters and you want some, they never taste the same at home, it has to be outside wrapped in paper even better on a drizzly cold day, a real warm comforting food, that has been there all my life, I remember going into chippy s as a youngster and not having the money for chips and they would give us bags of scraps, all those little bits of batter and the odd chip doused in salt and vinegar
pop into Amys blog here and how about joining in, full details on Amy's blog
pop into Amys blog here and how about joining in, full details on Amy's blog
Five fantastic things! I can smell the fish and chips! Your description was wonderful. You don't get the bags of scraps now do you, such a shame! I am sure that in years to come the smell of hay will bring back lots of memories of the times that you are having with the animals right now. Thank you so much for joining in! xx
ReplyDeleteI assume the bags of scraps would be under a health hazard now :-)
DeleteYou brought up the smells from my childhood! Gas fireplaces have taken the chimney smoke and cut wood smell but maybe part of why outside firerings are so popular now.
ReplyDeleteBonfires outside are wonderful :-)
DeleteThey do say that the sense of smell is the best memory keeper. Wood smoke, fresh sawn lumber, leather/horses and that mulchy scent in the woods are my favourites. Enjoy your day :)
ReplyDeleteWendy
Leather is another one I love but it has to be new leather :-)
DeleteOh I love your five on Friday and I bet those chips were delicious with the salt and vinegar! Have a nice Friday and weekend.
ReplyDeleteJulie
We are lucky we have found an excellent fish and chip shop :-)
DeleteSuch a great post, nothing better than chips at the seaside
ReplyDeleteClare
No trip to the seaside is complete with chips :-)
DeleteSmells are so evocative. Yours are wonderful. I too wood have wood and real fire smoke. As well as freshly mowed grass, sea air and my mothers home made gravy has it's own delicious smell. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThat little whiff can transport you back in an instant :-)
DeleteWhat a wonderful collection of country smells of the nice kind! I too love the smell of lilies, they fill the house with such sweet scent don't they.
ReplyDeleteI would have them all year round if they were not so expensive :-)
DeleteOh I love all of those smells! What a great Five on Friday :-) x
ReplyDeleteLillies, definitely; chips sprinkled with vinegar, (preferably wrapped in newspaper, it smells different) ( we're very lucky here, our local fish and chip shop still sells scraps); fresh sea air (I grew up literally a stone's throw from the beach, we threw stones to test it); wood smoke, and best of the lot.......freshly bathed babies, that little area of neck, just below their ears!
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