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The Scent of a Memory

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My Grandmother Ethel was the only AVON lady in Twin Falls Idaho for many, many years. I remember  her so vivid when I smell such things as the original Skin So Soft oil. Once, a few years back, I spotted Avon selling an old fragrance, one they don’t sell any more but were running the vintage scent for a limited time, so I ordered it because I recalled that bottle as one Grandma Williams had on her oval-mirrored vanity. It was a tall, golden-yellow bottle, slimmer towards the top. It had an orange plastic rendition of a jewel on the … Continue reading The Scent of a Memory

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Memory Triggers Week One

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 Please click here to see my home page for Memory Triggers From instructor: • Abandonment • Memorable camp-out/hunting trip • Issues at school (one in particular: the teacher you hates, the time you were sent to the principal’s office, classmates  bullying or teasing.) How many rode a horse to school or had to walk real far? School locker room or PE memory • Family reunions when you were a kid • Farming in the early morning From classmates: • Rabbit with pink eyes • Kindergarten • Baby brother • Age 3: falling asleep on the steps • Bedrooms were upstairs … Continue reading Memory Triggers Week One