Nevertheless, the senses do provoke amazing memories. For me, the smell of sauteing onions and garlic combined with the sound of a vinyl record popping and hissing brings me straight back to childhood, sitting in the living room in front of the stereo while my dad cooked dinner. A certain smell of damp woods in summer brings me back to summer camp and I can almost feel my bare feet running along dirt paths. I can't even remember what old school phones sounded like, but I'm sure the sound would bring me back to my childhood kitchen standing in front of our one yellow rotary phone.
I wonder what will trigger LB's memories?
I'm always offering my daughter flowers to smell and I especially picked lilac bushes to plant in the yard this year because of their fragrance. I admit, every time I bring her to a flower, I'm hoping that this is one of those happy memories she'll get to cherish the rest of her life.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I hope LB will have good memories of the salty ocean air, like I do.
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