Hometown Madison - May & June 2017

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The Time Coin Juicy Fruit chewing gum and smiles always partner with my husband. It’s because his grandmother kept an ample supply in her car and when her grandkids rode with her, the aroma of Juicy Fruit rode along. In addition, she was generous in passing out that treat along with other candies and sweets. “She was one of the kindest people I ever knew,” he says often when remembering her, and her fragrances of love and generosity still linger through her tokens of love, especially Juicy Fruit! I can still picture my daddy standing in front of the sink and medicine cabinet mirror in our childhood home with his face lathered in soap and his muscular arm moving the razor in smooth paths down his jaws. A rinse of cold water and a brisk towel-dry would make for the last step – a splash of Old Spice cologne. That wonderful, masculine aroma drifted out of the bathroom and down the hall. It followed him to the kitchen and to goodbye hugs. I’ve seen a few recent Old Spice ads and they, like most, tilt heavily to the sexual appeal. That’s really not necessary. The cologne’s strong manly scent can stand on its own and lasts decades in a child’s memory. It will always remain one of my favorite fragrances. Another special fragrance is the jonquil. I grew up thinking it had to be the state flower because Mother planted hundreds of bulbs every spring for years. They bloomed in between rocks, in the back yard, front yard, lower front yard and on both sides beneath the family home. Our den always had fresh bouquets of spring jonquils permeating the air, chasing out the stale winter odors. Some of those jonquil bulbs moved with us to Brandon, and their aroma still lifts my spirits and relocates me to childhood joys with my mother. A verse from II Corinthians is one of my favorites. It speaks of God’s children diffusing the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. When I think about fragrances that delight us and are radiated around us, I try to imagine the fragrance of kindness, generosity, or courtesy. Does respect leave an aroma? Can even a smile have a fragrance or what about sacrifice? What an arsenal of “aromas” we possess and what an assault we could make on life’s harsh pollutions. n 74 • May/June 2017
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