“ My mother would buy clementines for holiday baskets and the smell was always a welcome guest with all the pines.

“ The smell of the ocean makes me feel safe and relaxed and reminds me of the many years I spent with my grandparents

“ I can still remember the smell of my mother’s freshly cooked pork chops and gravy covered mashed potatoes, or the many smells of Thanksgiving with the scent turkey, ham, yams and dressing filling the house.

“ I love going to Botanical gardens and learning about various plants and smell the scent of flowers, like my favorite hibiscus and plumeria.

“ I LOVE the irresistible smell of lavender. Its fragrant essential oils transport me to France where the sun surrounds me with a warm golden light.

“ Clementines mingled with cinnamon warmed my senses and now everytime I smell the fragrant aroma’s I am transported back to my childhood home and my mother baking fresh cinnamon buns or my grandmother sticking fresh cloves in clementines.

“ When I think of lemons, I can smell and taste my Aunt Lori’s lemon chess pie.

“ Every time I visit my mothers house I make it a point to take my kids in her yard and we will sit and just listen to the crickets and enjoy the fresh flower scents together.

“ And as we begin to feel the chill nip at our noses or smell the aromas of home-cooked meals or hot apple cider, I am once again feeling nostalgic as I start to reminisce my childhood holidays with my Mom.

“ I also love the smell of the soil while planting the new season’s plants since it brings me back to when my father used to plant geraniums in the garden each year as I stood next to him with my child size shovel.