Memory Trigger

Often people associate a certain song with a certain time in their life or a certain person that has been in their life, some times it is a particular place or smell. I know if I smell Pinetarsal, it brings back a very strong memory of me sitting in the bath tub when I was about 4 years old with a extremely bad case of Chicken Pox. Pinetarsal, is what my Mum would pour into the bath to stop the itching of the Chicken Pox.

Yesterday, I noticed some really pretty flowers out in our garden. Not just any flowers though, they were Dahlias. I haven't seen Dahlias in years and these particular flowers for me, bring back memories of staying at my Nanna's house when I was about 5 years old. She had a row of these beautiful flowers growing down along side of her old dilapidated garage - I can still see it quite clearly in my mind. They remind me of the warm sunny days I spent outside playing in her yard - digging up the fresh carrots from her veggie patch - sneaking the big red strawberries of her strawberry plants and the big bowl of freshly made warm custard that would be inside on the table waiting for me.....

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.... Just another day ....