What smell brings back great memories? Mine is lavender , it reminds me of my wedding.

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I dislike the smell of roses, so when I loved one or friend dies I get the family a small evergreen tree.. The smell reminds me of a life lived.

[viva la]

1. Cinnamon

Gran's kitchen!

[debm55]

2. Agree smell of the kitchen and cookies or bread baking,

[leftieNanner]

3. Coffee and bacon in the morning

In the mountains. Walking by the lake with my sister and my dad.

[debm55]

5. Yes two very distinct smells

[Mr.Bill]

4. A big pot of crabs being steamed in beer with

Old Bay seasoning. (Childhood in Maryland)

[debm55]

7. Yes, Old Bay seasoning brings me back yo memories of Cape Cod

[Ocelot II]

6. Balsam poplar trees (Balm-of-Gilead).

Very distinctive scent, reminds me of my grandmother's place in Wisconsin where I spent a lot of time as a kid.

[debm55]

9. Balsam reminds me of winter and snow

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Cattle barns.

[debm55]

10. Cattle and horse barns do have the unique smell. Some folks might find it offensive, But I don't.

They bring back memories of my uncles farm

[BOSSHOG]

11. The incredible mixture of spices

From a crawfish boil wafting through the air in or near New Orleans.

[debm55]

12. and the smell brings you back to the memories of New Orleans. Wonderful.

[Lochloosa]

13. Patchouli Dead Shows

[debm55]

14. Can you help me. I am unfamiliar with Patchouli--but I do have a guess.

[Lochloosa]

34. LOL...It has a very distinct smell. Sweet and earthy. It triggers me every time.

The smell of patchouli is typically described as a mix of earthy, woody, sweet, and musky scents. The smell of pure patchouli oil is quite strong and is slightly sweet and spicy. It has been described as an intoxicating scent that bears the earthiness akin to the aroma that comes from wet soil.

[debm55]

37. Sounds wonderful.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

15. Chlorine - Funny story: when my son was little he hugged me when I retuned from my swim workout.

He said “I love that smell”. I realized that he associated that chlorine pool smell with me. Even today as a geriatric swimmer I still have that aroma if I don’t do a good scrub.

[debm55]

16. That is such a sweet story.

[True Dough]

17. The sweet smell of

SUCCESS!

I don't know what it reminds me of because I have yet to experience it.

[debm55]

18. Oh, you!!! Success can be measured in many ways.-your family, your friends, etc.

[Solly Mack]

19. Freshly mowed grass. The smell of asphalt in the hot sun.

One reminds me of childhood and the other reminds of living in the city, also during childhood.

Whenever I smell fish frying in the mornings, I am reminded of my mother's love for salt mackerel. She'd fry some up for her breakfast, since us kids would not touch the stuff. The smell would wake us up and we'd all roll back over because no one wanted to rush to the table for that.

My mom's dead, so smells that bring back memories of her are precious to me. Even when they are bad smells of the mundane.

[debm55]

20. Yes, it is said that the sense of smell is the sense most often to bring back memories, just as

yours do.

[Solly Mack]

51. Yep.

[Polly Hennessey]

24. I'm with you on freshly mowed grass. Reminds me of our happy unending summers.

[Solly Mack]

27. Yes! And the anticipation of things to do.

[Lochloosa]

35. My Grandfather used to cook fried bream to have with his eggs on Saturday mornings.

I had forgotten about that. I would get up and help him eat them. I loved having fish for breakfast.

[Solly Mack]

48. I will eat fish for breakfast as long as it's not salt mackerel. Stinks to high heaven.

We when went camping as children, we fished for our breakfast (lunch and dinner, too). We had other stuff, but the primary meat was fish.

[debm55]

38. I have a problem with grass due to allergies. Once it's cut and it settles for awhile, I am okay. I

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am glad it brings you back to good memories.. and the salt mackerel to your mother.

[Solly Mack]

50. Sorry about the allergies. My sisters both have/had severe allergies.

[LakeArenal]

21. Anything. Just say something and I can smell it.

[debm55]

39. How wonderful to have the smell trigger sweet memories.

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[LakeArenal]

53. Yes. Luckily my brain likes good smells not rotten ones.

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[Ilsa]

22. The smell of skunk

reminds me of driving through the country at night, windows down, during the Fall or Spring.

Yeah, it stinks, but the memory is nice.

[debm55]

40. That smell is very unique for you. I am glad it brings you to memories of the the seasons.

[Aristus]

23. I feel like someone asked this before, because I remember my answer.

My great aunt’s parlor in her home in Montgomery, Alabama. It smelled of lace and sandalwood. To this day, the smell of sandalwood takes me back to that time and place.

[debm55]

41. What a wonderful smell and the memories of your aunt it brings.

[stopdiggin]

25. first fresh rain spatter on pavement

and I have no idea what it hearkens to or brings back - other than a sense of 'rightness' and peace.

[yonder]

29. Same here. Its a trance-like scent that takes me somewhere I think I've been can't recall.

Even as a kid, I remember the same sense of a forgotten memory.

Whats funny is I wouldn't call that smell necessarily pleasant but at the same time, I love it. Kind of a deja vu thing I guess.

[stopdiggin]

31. you pretty much nailed it. not sure what it evokes -

but it tugs at - something.

[debm55]

42. The smell of rain on grass and pavement is very unique and wonderful. It reminds me of my childhood

running through rain on a hot summer day.

[subterranean]

26. A glass of good German riesling wine.

The aroma always takes me back to the picturesque towns along the Mosel River (where the wine is from) that I visited during a trip to Europe many years ago.

[debm55]

43. Sounds wonderful.

[WheelWalker]

28. The smell of wildfire smoke in a woman's hair in the morning.

Back when I was married some 40 years ago, my wife and I fought fires with the Forest Service. There's nothing like the smell of smoke in a woman's hair in the morning.

A fairly close second place would be patchouli.

[AmBlue]

30. White Shoulders perfume

It was my mother's favorite when I was very young. It brings back to me the smell of her when she picked me up, and I nestled against her. That smell meant safety and unconditional love. She was the best, sweetest, most loving mom, and I will miss her till my last breath.

[debm55]

44. I remember White Shoulders. I'm glad it brings you back to the memories of your mom.

[TlalocW]

32. Windsong by Prince Matchabelli

It stays on my mind.

[debm55]

45. I remember windsong too, and the times I wore it.

[electric_blue68]

33. Chilli powder! ...

My first Major vacation (2 weeks) was a USA cross-country trip to San Francisco, and L.A. (my cousin was there) from NYC with stops in Arizona (met an also traveling friend and spent 2 1/2 rented car, visiting The Navajo, and Hopi Nations, sleeping overnight in Monument Valley(!!!!!) ), 2 day stay over w my dad's work related friends in ? Albequerque, NM.
What a *glorious* adventure!!!!!

Anyway, a few times I had mild chilli peppers, or powder in dishes. Tasty! I brought home a small bag of NM whole dried chilli peppers.

So, back a week or more later I went and bought some chilli powder first time.

When I opened the bottle, and got the inner seal off and got a whiff ~ I practically saw in front of my eyes The Sourhwest high desert! My goodness, it was amazing!!! 🧡

Also fresh mowed grass. 🧡
Besides the wonderful smell - it reminds me of warm Spring days, and the best of endless Summer weather!
Also when visiting one of my dear cousin's and aunt/uncle's house as a kid/tween we'd sometimes mow the grass with a manual lawnmower.

[debm55]

46. How wonderful that the smell of chilli peppers could bring the scene of the beautiful SW.

[electric_blue68]

54. 👋 🙂

[Mad_Dem_X]

36. Peaches

The smell of peaches reminds me of spending summer days at the Jersey Shore at my mom's aunt and uncle's house. They always had peaches in a bowl in their dining room. To this day, when I smell peaches, I think of that house.

[debm55]

47. I love the smell of peaches. and their juicy taste. Summers sitting on the porch.

[Elessar Zappa]

49. The smell of bacon and coffee at the same time.

It reminds me of my great-grandmother who died in 1993 when I was 9 years old. She was from Mississippi and always made the best breakfasts. Homemade biscuits and gravy, bacon, sausage, home fries and coffee.

[debm55]

52. sounds delicious and all the smells bring you back to your memories of your great-grandmother.