tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post3253891230372165305..comments2024-02-15T13:56:20.783-05:00Comments on Mamma Loves...: Scents MemoryAmie Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12317241081653904332noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-75181330187410506872007-09-13T11:02:00.000-04:002007-09-13T11:02:00.000-04:00Amen Mamma.Amen Mamma.Miss Awesomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05361901139184911784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-58676259323213865672007-09-11T12:44:00.000-04:002007-09-11T12:44:00.000-04:00Oh, the power of smell-related memories! I have p...Oh, the power of smell-related memories! I have plenty of those, too. Some good and some painful. This was beautifully written and compelling to read.Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264625893829690986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-73934663029407878942007-09-10T23:27:00.000-04:002007-09-10T23:27:00.000-04:00I also have a smell thing. I would smell my great-...I also have a smell thing. I would smell my great-grandma for many years after she died.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-15055526662551257612007-09-10T23:14:00.000-04:002007-09-10T23:14:00.000-04:00Stupid sense of smell. Always conjuring up old mem...Stupid sense of smell. Always conjuring up old memories. Drives me nuts.<BR/><BR/>And only old women garden? Does that make me an old woman? Crap.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737980462115396236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-60019670781724309152007-09-10T21:54:00.000-04:002007-09-10T21:54:00.000-04:00Sometimes the slightest scent can stir the deepest...Sometimes the slightest scent can stir the deepest memories.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful post.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525149264536202592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-87765525314593047282007-09-10T20:44:00.000-04:002007-09-10T20:44:00.000-04:00Who is he?(And what did you do to your leg?)Who is he?<BR/><BR/>(And what did you do to your leg?)OhTheJoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031731198115388411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-53608998427686666592007-09-10T20:36:00.000-04:002007-09-10T20:36:00.000-04:00I can't get a whiff of tuberose without being 22 a...I can't get a whiff of tuberose without being 22 again and dating a sweetheart called, "Spike"... you are right... it's scent and music that take me back every time.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120658117796151128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-30066754235812602462007-09-10T20:29:00.000-04:002007-09-10T20:29:00.000-04:00I have had this same experience. Why...when we ar...I have had this same experience. Why...when we are SO much happier and better off...do memories like this plague us? Maybe it is just a slightly painful reminder of how far we have come....yeah, that is what I choose to believe!Queen of the Mayhemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317309061471274358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-68661858196134915672007-09-10T19:17:00.000-04:002007-09-10T19:17:00.000-04:00Oh gosh yes. Smells do that to me too. I wonder if...Oh gosh yes. Smells do that to me too. I wonder if it is a woman thing? I never hear my husband mention smells from his childhood. They are so terribly evocative, they almost hurt. That was a lovely description.Blog Antagonisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378330862349859998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-49674438853641450382007-09-10T18:09:00.000-04:002007-09-10T18:09:00.000-04:00The memories we don't want to remember and yes not...The memories we don't want to remember and yes nothing brings back a memory like certain scents.<BR/>I had a bad falling out with a girlfriend several years ago and I still think about her every now and then. Even though she said and did some horrible things and I haven't talked with her in several years i still think about her and wonder if I should reach out /or what she's doing...<BR/>Odd how that happens isn't it ?Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504441297464745715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-61270227957753216472007-09-10T14:07:00.000-04:002007-09-10T14:07:00.000-04:00Scents are such powerful memory stirrers. Too pow...Scents are such powerful memory stirrers. Too powerful sometimes.<BR/><BR/>This was beautifully written.<BR/><BR/>Jane, Pinks & Blues GirlsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-48901654645875011552007-09-10T10:59:00.000-04:002007-09-10T10:59:00.000-04:00This is very, very beautiful, and it rings with tr...This is very, very beautiful, and it rings with truth.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342425698876916791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-78945243012601469832007-09-10T10:53:00.000-04:002007-09-10T10:53:00.000-04:00(sigh)Sometimes I wish I could selectively empty m...(sigh)<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I wish I could selectively empty my head (and my heart) of memories that don't deserve to take up space.<BR/><BR/>Nice post, Mamma. Nice post<BR/><BR/>PS: If you give me more than 3hr notice, I will not only join you for cocktails on Fri but drink you under the table. Miss you (and your infectious laugh)!Paige Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291247610038922542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-75042722651982889362007-09-10T10:29:00.000-04:002007-09-10T10:29:00.000-04:00I have those scent memories too. It's amazing how...I have those scent memories too. It's amazing how it all comes flooding back with just a whiff.Lawyer Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819273107327846943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-23333366810093867392007-09-10T10:05:00.000-04:002007-09-10T10:05:00.000-04:00Be afraid! He's probably Googling you or about to ...Be afraid! He's probably Googling you or about to contact you in some way. <BR/><BR/>At least that is usually what happens to me when I have those kinds of textured memories.karriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02296823423014444325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-40029842844451479462007-09-10T08:00:00.000-04:002007-09-10T08:00:00.000-04:00Scary isn't it?Scary isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-9244352377439478132007-09-10T00:26:00.000-04:002007-09-10T00:26:00.000-04:00it's amazing how strong our scent memory can be.be...it's amazing how strong our scent memory can be.<BR/><BR/>becky (misspriss.org)becky shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00038518675588823643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-56812221345442012272007-09-09T23:41:00.000-04:002007-09-09T23:41:00.000-04:00I posted about the sense of smell today too! Wass...I posted about the sense of smell today too! Wassup??<BR/><BR/>I know EXACTLY what you are talking about. The other day I was in a storage room of a grocery store and was immediately brought to my grandparent's fishing camp. What a pang!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-66725598574216306922007-09-09T23:14:00.000-04:002007-09-09T23:14:00.000-04:00There is a great short story you should look up ab...There is a great short story you should look up about his very thing!<BR/>"The Incredible Appearing Man" by Deborah Galyan<BR/><BR/>You have to read it sometime and tell me what you think.<BR/><BR/>By the way, this post is right on the mark. Very good.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12635877618193159522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30022138.post-46013258956988917972007-09-09T22:21:00.000-04:002007-09-09T22:21:00.000-04:00Tuscany cologne - fist to my gut. I hear what you ...Tuscany cologne - fist to my gut. I hear what you are saying LOUD n clear. <BR/><BR/>(Must stop thinking about it now, thinking about it tends to bring him out of the ether and into the real life.)dawn224https://www.blogger.com/profile/12261307900362127378noreply@blogger.com