Judy's sense of smell was pretty much destroyed by her years of chemo, but for some reason she could still enjoy the scent of magnolia blossoms. There's a huge magnolia tree in the front yard (it was tiny when we moved here, a scary thought), so from the first bloom in the spring until the last one in the summer, there was usually a blossom in a vase in our living room. When I went outside today, I saw the first new blooms on the tree, and now one of them is in the usual vase on the usual table. There it is on the left. I wish Judy were here to enjoy it with me, sentimental old guy that I am.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Magnolia
Judy's sense of smell was pretty much destroyed by her years of chemo, but for some reason she could still enjoy the scent of magnolia blossoms. There's a huge magnolia tree in the front yard (it was tiny when we moved here, a scary thought), so from the first bloom in the spring until the last one in the summer, there was usually a blossom in a vase in our living room. When I went outside today, I saw the first new blooms on the tree, and now one of them is in the usual vase on the usual table. There it is on the left. I wish Judy were here to enjoy it with me, sentimental old guy that I am.
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What a nice memory. I see our magnolias (we have one in the back yard and a smaller one in front) are blooming now too.
A lovely memory...
I'd do the same thing if I were you.
Those flowers do big and pretty. We don't grow those in Wisconsin.
Scents can bring back a lot of memories.
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