(This post was last modified: 02-27-2024, 09:58 PM by Marko.)
(02-27-2024, 08:28 PM)DanLaw Wrote: (02-27-2024, 05:43 PM)Marko Wrote: Boy did I blow it! I earlier said I was a fan of marigolds but in further investigation I don’t even know what a marigold smells like. What I meant to say was that I’m a fan of magnolias. Big difference I suspect. I first encountered magnolia in a shaving product in Bufflehead’s Velvet Ditch and I’ve been partial to it ever since. I’m told that magnolias are ubiquitous down in the southern states so perhaps not so interesting to southern boys but up here in the frozen north they do not grow at all and to me are intoxicating.
Have come to loathe magnolias. House surrounded by them
As I said, not so interesting! I can see how that scent all day every day might get on your nerves. Some fragrances are best in small doses. Example, bougainvillea smells nice enough and I can remember getting out of the plane in San Jose del Cabo 33 years ago with my then new wife on our honeymoon. When the cabin door opened we were struck with that fragrance and we thought it was lovely. After two weeks of breathing it nonstop, not so much. Some scents aren’t like that. A boreal forest is one, although the muskeg parts are pretty stinky. To be honest, I could live without another magnolia scented soap. It’s not something you can use everyday like bay rum!
Here’s another one - try driving through Gilroy, CA just after the garlic has been harvested and hung to dry. You like the smell of garlic? It’s coming through the vents on the interstate five miles out. I couldn’t imagine living there and I like garlic.
DanLaw,
Cino and
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