This
weekend LML (Love of My Life) and I went out to see a musical. He’d never been to one before and I hadn’t
been in ages, so we got tickets to a Toronto production of The Sound of
Music. I (as usual) found a deal on the
seats, so we were second row near the center!
Yay! I’ll admit, I was going to
have a hard time liking the Maria character because I couldn’t imagine it as
ANYONE but Julie Andrews, but the lead did a great job and by the end she had
me convinced it was Maria. Prior to us
heading out, I walked by LML and said “ohhh you smell good”. He’s not a fussy man, and while he’s always
clean, he saves the cologne for special occasions, which I LOVE. The power of scent, I’ve never smelled that
Lacoste cologne on anyone else, so to me, it’s HIM!
Today
I was sitting at my desk eating lunch, and I pulled out a small Clementine
orange. I really like the taste of the
little ones, and all of a sudden, I closed my eyes and flashed back to my days
at Pilot (see “Rant from a Cube”) and I really had a strong feeling of Mama
D. I can’t for the life of me tell you
what her name really was, all I ever knew her as was Mama D. She was a kind, older lady who had a very
strong sensitivity to citrus. She’d
actually have to leave the lunch room if someone was peeling an orange. I actually stopped wearing one of my
favourite Body Shop scents – Satsuma, for worry that it would bother Mama
D. I rarely think about Pilot, and haven’t
thought about Mama D in 5 years, but enjoying this orange today brought it all
back so clearly. I miss Mama D, and I
miss that scent. I doubt I’ll ever see
Mama D again, but I’ll put some shopping time on the schedule upcoming and hit
Body Shop for Satsuma!
