I'm the first person to speak up for not smoking. To me, it's not only a dangerous habit but smelly and just plain eww. But I'm sure you've all heard this before and probably aren't in the mood for an anti-smoking lecture especially if you're a smoker...But even I, who gets queasy when exposed to cigarette smoke for too long, absolutely adores the smell of a pipe. (Hypocrite, anyone?) I was coming out of a store yesterday, getting soaked from the pouring rain, when I caught a whiff of a tobacco pipe in the parking lot. I actually stopped, rain droplets coursing down my face, and just breathed in the smell. I love it. For the simple reason that it takes me back to being a little girl in the presence of a beloved grandfather. He passed away when I was in sixth grade, but that pipe smell...it brings me right back to him.
The scent ranks right up there with rain on hot pavement, new babies, new cars, grape hyacinths, Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo, freshly bleached clothes, Subway shops, and vanilla as a favorite scents.
This isn't to say I'm ready to take up smoking a pipe, but I think I'll always stop and enjoy the smell of one (and just bite my tongue about the dangers).
What are some of your favorite scents?
~heather
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My all-time favorite scent is quite rare: the smell of the air in the Sonoran desert (southern Arizona) after a big rainstorm. That's the cleanest, sweetest air I've ever known.
Fear.
food in the crockpot (chili, beef stew, etc..), chocolate chip cookies, fresh cut grass, clean clothes straight from the dryer.
You should try smoking a pipe Heather. You do not inhale like cigarettes and pipe tobacco doesn't have all the nasty chemicals added to it like cigarette tobacco does.
If you want some pointers, let me know. I'd be glad to help. Writer Melissa Vivigatz smokes pipes and says, "Usually the urge comes about when I am writing, and especially editing, but kicking back awhile on my park bench under the willow tree or redwood in the backyard over morning/evening tea works too."
Call me a weirdo, but I love the smell of my dog's feet. LOL
Freshed baked cookies and fresh brewed coffee are my favorites.
Scrappy Kay, now I want to go there and smell for myself!
LOL, Theo.
Katie, oh I definitely love chicken baking all day, Thanksgiving smells, and cookies. Ahhh, cookies.
Kevin, I'm not going to say I'd never do it, but it's highly unlikely! LOL. If I get desperate enough...
AJ, I'll take your word for it!
Lisa, I agree. Love the smell of coffee! And cookies. Esp. sugar cookies and chocolate chip. Hmm, now I'm hungry...
AJ - that's because they smell like fritos! It's very weird, but true.
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