Orange ya glad I finally blogged again?

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!