As I walked in to the wool shop, I caught a small hint of a smell that automatically made my heart lurch and turn sharply for the door.
It was a heady scent of days long past and the sun streaming in through my mothers bedroom window making a rainbow on the wall. Little motes fluttering in the sunshine from the talcum powder.
I am sat on the bed, watching attentively as she pampered and preened. Apply makeup, green eye shadow, face powder, a touch of blush and lipstick, always with a lip linger. She has heated rollers in her hair and a scarf over the top. I try not top stair at the swirls as I know they will make me all dizzy.
Under her dressing gown she will have on her best underwear, always matching, just waiting to be covered by the outfit she has chosen earlier. She carefully slips on her clothes. Not disturbing her makeup of the rollers in her hair. The hot brush is warming up on the bedside table, so she can finish off any unruly hair. She then asks me to fasten her necklace and bracelet and clips on her ear rings. She slips on her healed shoes and just before leaving the room, she sprays her scent, Armani and if I am lucky I will get a small spray too.
I follow her down the stairs, my beautiful Mum.
I have that perfume, it was discontinued years ago and I remember my father buying bottles of it, as it was my mums signature scent, in fact it was the only one she wore. He didnt want her to run out and she had a bottle opened and a sealed bottle in the drawer.
Inspired by this wonderful post by Victoria Wallop
Lovely, Jen. Thinking of you x
I woke up this morning and thought of you, this post is beautiful. Shes there with you always X
Thinking of you, Jen. I, too, am missing my mum, even though I should be a brave boy at my age… And yes, smells, good or bad, are very stimulating to the memory.
A beautiful post about your wonderful Mum.
Our Angel Mums live on in our hearts.
X
what a lovely post, thining of you x
I was thinking of you too this morning. You know she was so proud of you and your boys. She did a great job as a mother, as you do now. x
A beautiful post my dear friend. Smell is the most powerful sense for reviving memories. Thinking of you today.
Hope you, Drew and the gorgeous boys are having a lovely day xxx
It’s wonderful to have a signature scent that people always think of you when they catch a waft of it. I keep forgetting to put my perfume on in the morning but. on the other hand, it doesn’t really go with the clothes I pull on. Not like in the past when women ‘dressed’ before they went out – like your Mum. I remember my Mum ‘dressing’ properly as well. Lovely post.
How lovely. I lost my lovely mum to cancer 2weeks ago. Have gotten through today thanks to my wonderful husband and kids love. Am finding life very hard at the moment as no time to grieve due to sorting everything out. My mothers day present is going to be a black and decker dust buster when I get round to choosing it – forever practical, I am my mother’s daughter! Love x x
This is beautiful. Simply a beautiful memory xx
Lovely sweet Jen, this is such a beautiful post, written by a beautiful person.
thank you X