Episode 43 - Scent Memories and Favourite Smells

Smell and memory are so entwined - we bet most of you have had an experience of smelling something and suddenly being propelled back in the past. Smell is the only sense fully formed in the womb, a super-power we possess that’s the closest thing to time travel. So, this episode is a little bit different, in that we’re indulging in our personal scent memories - some of our favourite smells in the whole world, which don’t happen to be fragrances.

What are yours, we wonder…?

Nicola:
Guinea Pigs
Horses
Family
Hot water Bottles
Cold
Washing Powder
Forests
Night-blooming jasmine


Suzy:
Privet Hedges
Books
Vanilla
Cat’s ears
Vick’s Vapo Rub
Linden Blossom Trees
Vetiver
Freshly washed bed linen
My favourite leather jacket
Petrichor
My father’s roses
Forests
Bonfires / wood fires