Jenn Martinelli Blogging in Boston
- At Baker Peak in Vermont with Cleo, August 2011.
Where I'm always right and no one can argue with me.
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Listen! Do you smell something?*
Everyone knows, I assume, that smell is one of the strongest ties to memory. A familiar smell can instantly bring you back to a particular moment, remind you of a person or place, etc.
It always surprises me how amazing this really is. I've remembered things I hadn't thought of in years instantly, perfectly, just from catching a chance smell.
Caress soap and Cover Girl foundation and pressed powder always make me think of my mom when I was a little girl. The combined smell of these things just is her. I immediately think of our house on Maple Street and her getting ready in the bathroom.
Fresh sawdust instantly puts me in my summers with ASP, driving a rusty old pickup with the windows down, winding through the quiet mountain roads keeping an eye out for turtles and coal trucks.
Tareyton cigarettes make me think of my Grannie. I guess just because of this, that is the one cigarette smoke I actually like to smell. And of course there's almost no one in the world who smokes these. Do you know anyone who does? (Note: smoking is gross and killed my Gran, but the smell still makes me think of her in a good way.)
Fresh cut grass makes me think of our big old house on Mt. Zion Road in Pennsylvania. Maybe because I spent a lot of time mowing the lawn there when I was under the impression is was "cool" to do this chore because I got to use the riding mower!
Do you have any smells that have such strong memories for you?
*Name that quote!
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Why you should visit this site regularly
Because I'm right about everything. If you disagree, I don't care.
What's going on right now
I swear, someday we will be done fixing things and moving in. Seems like every time we start something we find an unanticipated problem. And it's hard to find the time to work on this stuff. I made a Homeownership category on this blog but it is woefully out of date. I will try to keep it current, though. The process of fixing things and putting things where they belong continues.
We adopted two kitties from the Animal Rescue League of Boston in the fall of 2010. Molly is a sweet black and white/piebald kitty who was found on the streets as a stray. Katie is a torbie/Maine Coon who was confiscated in a hoarding case where there were 98 cats total. Both are great in their own way. Molly loves to cuddle like no cat I have ever known. She would rather be carried around like a baby or sleeping in your lap literally every second of her life than anything else. She's also a heat-seeker and regularly tries to march around on the stove while we are cooking. Don't worry, we keep a careful watch on her.
Katie is now enormous. When she stretches out she spans the entire width of our dining table. She still has a lot of kitten type energy and likes to play a lot. Luckily she easily makes a game out of a lot of things. Unfortunately, one of those things is our blinds. Which will need to be replaced. Her favorite toy in the universe is a plastic drinking straw. She literally goes crazy for them.
In Memory of Billy the dog
Best.Dog.Ever. 1995-2009.
Many of you knew or knew of Billy. We miss him a lot but his memory lives on, especially thanks to this blog.
Here are some favorites:
Some photos in honor of Billy's 13th birthday
In Memory of Emily the kitty
Greatest kitty in the world! 1992-2010.
Many of you probably have heard Emily stories. She was a sweet and funny cat who seemed to get more personality every year. Imagine how much she had by the time she was 17 and a half years old!
Check out this post to see links to more favorites:
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