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From: "Ivy Kellam" <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] nostalgic aroma
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 21:22:52 -0500
References: <BC0D1A60.8CB%btosh@shaw.ca>


Bev. When you have lived as long as we War Brides have, is it any surprise
that we have so many memories. I note that the latest subject is "
Smells." One of my favourite memories is of lilacs after the rain. When I
was young as I walked to work in England my walk took me through a short
lane lined with lilacs. How I loved the perfume of those lilacs When we
owned a cottage on the Bruce Peninsula we discovered a back road boasting
many old lilac bushes, no doubt planted by the early settlers in that area.
I would pray for rain when I knew the lilacs were in bloom, hoping to
recapture the perfume I had enjoyed in my youth. Smells can certainly
transport us back in time and to another place. Ivy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bev Tosh" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 12:02 AM
Subject: [WarBrides] nostalgic aroma


> I enjoyed reading the responses about your first Christmas as a war bride.
>
> Smells apparently trigger our strongest memories. What smell(s) take you
> back in time? Perhaps a smell you associate with Christmas, early memory,
> the war years or some other association. Your responses are a gift to me
as
> I enjoy them so much!
>
>
> Bev Tosh, (a daughter)
>
> A truly joyous Christmas and good health and happiness in the year ahead.
>
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