Over the years, I have been aware of an old saying “Third time is a charm” and one other being “Things happen in threes”.

This past week, I had three different occurrences of fragrant smells that were full of nostalgia. The first was while driving on the highway and I got a strong whiff of food cooking at a restaurant. Now for me, this is significant as having passed many restaurants and food places over the years, never peaked my interest. Well, this time, I flashed vivid memory of marching to the galley while in boot camp many years ago. Over a period of 8 weeks, I got to being real familiar with that particular smell. Most significant are the memories.

The second smell was from a shipping container that I opened at work. These containers are the type that we commonly see being drug down the highways on semi’s and piled high and wide on trans-ocean cargo ships. This smell brought back the main hallway of a Catholic school that I used to attend, also many years ago. Must have been the wood used on the floor of the container. I saw old faces and surroundings that have long since gone by the wayside. Memories of course, not to appear as having a broken brain. Such cool stuff…

The third was while driving in a rural area with a few houses here and there and not much else. I got a strong smell of something that reminded me of paint that my dad was using as he painted a room many years ago. It was refreshing to get that memory as my Dad has been gone since 1973. I even remembered the color as being a kind of mint green. Wow, how the time has floated right on by.

My point here if one is needed, is that most of us experience triggers to long past memories. Now if someone is without a brain, just forget about reading this blog. Taking the time to associate a familiar fragrance with an experience from days gone by can easily turn a drab “nothing is new” kind of day into something refreshing.

Although I have been smelling fragrant honeysuckles all over the place, still have not got the vibe of Roses. Keep my chin up and take it as it comes…