Can you smell it?

22/10/2015

Autumn that is....

The little Japanese quince fruits are edible I believe, but very small and very bitter. The lovely fragrance of them got me thinking about other favourite smells of the moment.

Woodsmoke and mushrooms out of doors, and indoors I am loving the smell of these candles. They are my favourite candles for Christmas so they are still in the cupboard, but I get an enticing whiff every time I open the cupboard door. (Thank you Lynne).

When I find a scent I love I have learned to stock up in the sales, which is just as well as they tend to discontinue my favourites! St Eval do this scent in a tin....

..and I have one and a half tucked away. The candle on the right is Fireside by The White Company. Absolutely gorgeous - like a wonderful old library with leather armchairs and a log fire and perhaps a sniff of brandy. I adore it, so why have they discontinued that as well?

I recently bought this bottle of distilled rosewater from M&S delicatessen - £2.95 I think. On impulse I put a splash of it into the water for the iron. Such a pleasure it made of the ironing today!

All very hygge don't you think? (See this post.)

What are your favourite smells of the moment?

9 Comments

Lucille link

22/10/2015 02:19:43 pm

Woodsmoke, wet leaves and the new paint on the latest set of double glazed replacement sash windows that are going in very slowly.We are living in chaos but it will all be worth it in the end.

Freda

22/10/2015 07:58:19 pm

Lucille - is this work a follow-on from Kondoing? I think that is about to happen here!

Lucille

23/10/2015 11:57:12 am

It might be something of the mindset that wants to prioritise wisely. Moving everything out of the rooms has achieved a speeded up Kondoing stage one. I shall be reluctant to put a lot of it back now I see the rooms empty. In any case, there is a lot of re-decorating to do first.

Grace

23/10/2015 02:07:40 am

Lemon verbena. I have just harvested the last leaves from my plant before it starts to die back for winter. They smell divine and make a lovely bedtime drink. I am also enjoying the scent of quinces in my living room. They are waiting to be made into jelly.

Freda

23/10/2015 02:24:01 am

I have lemon verbena soap - gorgeous! But these are all the quince I have, so no jelly here..

cath

23/10/2015 08:00:16 am

What is the smell of quice like? I didn't know the word and don't think I did ever smell a Dutch kweepeer.

Freda

23/10/2015 08:42:20 am

To me its like flowers - freesias perhaps..

Penny L

23/10/2015 12:18:51 pm

I love the smell, and taste , of quince. It's one of those things that has a unique flavour and scent.
And yes, a very hygge post!xx

Freda

24/10/2015 02:38:24 pm

I am really into hygge now Penny as it has become colder and we are about to change the clocks back. Thank you for commenting.

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