thought for the day - the smells of Saturday

Yesterday was a beautiful day.  Spring is definitely on its way here and i am looking forward to that.  As Michael had to work yesterday, i spent my Saturday at home with Squirt just relaxing and doing some things around the house.  And i began to think about Saturdays growing up in Monroe and what i remember most are the smells that went along with our Saturdays.

Of course, Saturday mornings almost always started out with breakfast and cartoons.  Since i didn't, and still don't, like milk, i always ate my cereal dry.  That was fine with me and on the chance i eat cereal these days, that's how i like it.  And the cartoons were on so i was plunked down in front of the tv.  Usually, i watched things like Peanuts, The Smurfs or The Snorks.  i also enjoyed Shirt Tails and Scooby Doo.  But, we were not usually allowed to sit around all morning and watch television.  There was work to be done around the house!

In the spring, we almost always had the windows and screen doors open, so there was typically an inviting breeze inside the house.  i loved the smells from outside that would waft through our house.  The freshly mowed lawn, the flowers and the fruit trees.  Inside the house one could fine the aroma of furniture polish...usually Lemon Pledge....and the smell of laundry detergent and freshly folded clothes...yes they do have a distinct smell :)  The hot dust smell of the old Electrolux cannister vacuum cleaner.

Later in the day, there would be something either in the oven or on the grill for dinner.  Mom's spaghetti sauce or Dad's hamburgers on the grill....these would permeate the house at dinner time.  The perfume of freshly brewed sweet tea.  The late afternoon rise of the honeysuckle in the nearby woods.  At the time, i did not appreciate these smells because they were a routine part of weekly life.  Today, i cherish their memory.

Time to create my own Saturday smells :)

Cheers!