My Very Own Lemon Verbena Just Like Laura Ingalls

in #steemiteducation7 years ago

It's funny how a specific smell can evoke memories or feelings of happiness...

If you've ever seen the television series Little House On The Prairie you may know about a perfume called "Lemon Verbena." In one of the first few episodes of the series Laura Ingalls remarks that she thinks her teacher smells wonderful and finds out she wears a perfume called Lemon Verbena. Her teacher is a sweet woman and Laura's role model. Eventually, Laura is gifted her own bottle of Lemon Verbena and it is mentioned periodically in the series as being her and her teacher's favorite perfume.

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My Own Version of Lemon Verbena

When I was in second grade I had a similar experience. My teacher that year was one of the kindest women I've ever met. She wore large 1990s style eye glasses and had red hair that was permed. She wore really long beaded necklaces that tapped together as she walked around the room. I never saw her wear anything but floor length dresses. Most memorably, she always smelled amazing. I can't remember exactly how (maybe at parents night) but my mom found out my teacher wore a perfume called White Diamonds and it was marketed by Elizabeth Taylor.

I guess my mom liked the smell because she bought a bottle. She didn't wear it often but I remember smelling it sometimes because I enjoyed the scent. It reminded me of my second grade teacher who I adored and was a symbol of kindness.

My second grade teacher was always nice to me. I was very shy and my teacher had kind eyes and never seemed bothered by my shyness. Her classroom is the only one I remember. I remember the blackboard and placement of the desks.

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I sometimes run into my second grade teacher at the grocery store. She still smells amazing. She's still the nicest person I've ever met and always loves to hear how I'm doing in life.

Most of the time, once you leave school in most cases you never see your teachers again. At one time in your life they were the most influential people in your world. I never see any other teachers I had when I was a kid. I can name at least four who did or said life changing things that impacted me.

  • The teacher who pushed me to make all A's with the simplest of conversations.
  • The teacher who told me the most important thing was to "overcome my upbringing." This meant don't let the way you were raised dictate the rest of your life.
  • The young teacher who was cool and got my attention by teaching in unique ways.
  • The young history teacher who I had a crush on and made me develop a love of history using out of the box teaching methods.

I often wish I could see them again to tell them thanks for what they did for me. They'll never know how they changed my life for the better. I learned lessons from them all and benefited from their kindness and roles as my teachers.

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I own a bottle of White Diamonds perfume. I hate wearing perfume but I enjoy having a bottle around for the memory the smell evokes. It's funny how a simple smell reminds you of being a kid again and simple happy moments.


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And these are the women and men that stay with us forever. I cried so much when I found my 4th grade teacher passed. She had been a famous opera singer and gifted me her classical music record collection. She fostered in me all the beauty of the musical world.

This is so nice, I can not remember any of my teachers. I went to a girls school and they were all nasty old maid's still do not know why.

I have a handful of teachers who made a difference in my life, who inspired me. I also remember the nasty ones who should have never been teachers and there were a few. Others are just a blur in the recesses of my memories.

I am very crazy woman about perfumes. My grandpa loved perfumes so I think I am like him :))) I remember very well the part of that great movie.
Also know the "White Diamonds" my friend gave it to me on my birthday 6 or 7 years ago. ;)))

Great post very smelly I enjoyed so well ;)

BTW

I love wearing perfumes.

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