Smell is possibly the most primal and emotionally evocative of your senses; certain fragrances/odors are inextricably linked with memories both good and bad. Certain ones can transport you vividly back in time: the perfume/cologne your mom or dad wore, the ubiquitous cooked cabbage aroma of granny’s house, pine resin from those mountain vacations… I grew up on the western prairies, and the sunny, hot August smell of an alfalfa field turns me 18 again (waaaaay back) – standing at the roadside with a backpack, thumb out for a ride, headed for the east coast. Good times. Read the rest of this entry »