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Bereavement

Farmer-Rick

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12. I quit smoking 10 years ago

Reply to GPV (Original post)

Fri Aug 5, 2022, 09:44 AM

Aug 2022

But my spouse smoked until the day they died.

To this day the smell of cigarette smoke brings back great memories. I love the smell. They say ex-smokers usually hate the smell of cigarettes. But I love it....

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Any time I smell patchouli, my mom is with me again. I keep some next to me when I paint so we can [View all] GPV Aug 2022 OP

My dear GPV...How wonderful that you have that concrete reminder of your mom and you... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2022 #1

Thank you, Peggy! GPV Aug 2022 #11

The Vermont Country Store has British Sterling!! Nay Aug 2022 #2

What a funny place to find it! Thanks! GPV Aug 2022 #13

It's real! Many people have reported a characteristic odor, like a certain tobacco that only Uncle Karadeniz Aug 2022 #3

yes. i broke my arm when i was a kid, and my ortho smoked a cherry tobacco. mopinko Aug 2022 #5

My dad smoked apple and cheery filled pipes. I saw some GPV Aug 2022 #14

every once in a while i have olfactory hallucinations. mopinko Aug 2022 #4

Nice!! PortTack Aug 2022 #6

I never wore it during my hippie days Warpy Aug 2022 #7

I think of my mom when I smell lilies of the valley nuxvomica Aug 2022 #8

I've read how scents and smells can be powerful triggers. calimary Aug 2022 #9

If you're serious about finding some British Sterling... catbyte Aug 2022 #10

I quit smoking 10 years ago Farmer-Rick Aug 2022 #12