It's always weird when you smell something and it automatically takes you back to a particular time or reminds you of something or someone.
The smell of tomatoes growing in a greenhouse instantly reminds me of my Grandad. There's a particular washing up liquid smell that always takes me back to baking in lower school and a faint lavender smell which I always associate with the microwavable teddy the office lady used to give to children with a tummy ache. Then of course there are the certain perfumes and aftershaves that I associate with people I'm close to and the smell of old books often brings back memories of my middle school library. I'm sure there's plenty of other examples but the strange thing about association is that sometimes you don't realise a connection until you smell the scent again, and who knows when that's going to happen.
I just think it shows how closely smell and memory can be connected sometimes. The fact that random experiences that you haven't thought about for years can be brought back just through smelling something is crazy to me. It's kind of comforting to know that there are aspects of experience, beyond sight, that have the ability to remind you of the people you love too - but maybe that's just me.
Laura.
Song: Ain't It Fun by Paramore (Cover) by Against The Current
