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| the crab that got Suzette |
I even mopped my floors for her! Well, actually I spilled about a quart of the gallon of tea I made and at that point, mopping was a necessity.
Mopping always brought me back to the early days of our marriage in the early 70's. I will let you do the math. I worked, he worked and he went to school. We had a tiny apartment that was right off the LSU campus and was built before Lafayette sailed into the US waters to bring news from France.
But on Saturdays, he and I would scrub the apartment clean. Lots of pine oil in hot water, pledge on our cheap laminate furniture and a spring day that blew pollen in the open windows that had no air conditioning!
There are other memories attached to that apartment, like the girl in the apartment across from us who was majoring in opera and had the most beautiful voice. She sang as she put her clothes into the coin operated laundry, as she cooked her vegan meals and as she studied for opera school.
And our next door neighbor who was in horticulture and would give me cuttings of the most exotic plants I have ever seen!
Ahhh........... that pine oil brings me back!
A scent is such a powerful memory jogger. I was married in the late 60s. Our first apartment was in an attic of a family of eight kids... no running water, we had to walk down to the second floor to use the bathroom that was used by the eight also, and carry a bucket of water up to do dishes. We had a hot plate and a small frig in the 'kitchen' and a bigger room for a bed/living room. We had a kitten, but we had to give her up... the one little girl was allergic.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear DiNozzo had troubles with his nose. Did that giant crab have anything to do with it? Hope he feels better soon.
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what on earth is that picture???? is that a human crab ??
ReplyDeleteYes! I am a fan if the pine oil as well - it smells clean for me - Lestoil baby!
ReplyDeletePoor de nose ! Give him an ear rub from me