12 May 2013

Violets

Kim, with Real Toad's mini Sunday prompt shot me back to my earliest days, and thanks to an eBay photo, I've even been able to show you the kind of thing that caught my attention, in my Aunty's bedroom way back when...

A flower decked flask prompted me
to ask " Auntie Glad, what's in there?"
and she placed it in my hands, saying
 " Pull out the stopper, and see.
But take care!" 

Around it, bands of green and brown
topped painted flowers and leaves,
and I opened it and breathed in the scent
of Devon Violets for the first time.
I wished it had been mine!  But from that day,
the perfume and colour found its way into my soul.
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8 comments:

  1. Grace12 May 2013 at 14:37

    What a lovely memory of those scents Jinksy ~

    Thanks for sharing them ~

    Happy Sunday ~

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  2. Mary12 May 2013 at 14:45

    A lovely share!

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  3. Unknown12 May 2013 at 15:38

    I adored the scent of violet water and perfume when I was a child. It is now rather difficult to locate, at least here in the American Southwest. You've inspired me to look harder. It would be a wonderful linen spray scent.

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    1. Jinksy12 May 2013 at 15:49

      Yardley's in UK have the fragrance in their product range, but perhaps that is unobtainable in America. Amazon UK certainly lists all kinds of oils, candles etc - even sweets! I couldn't resist buying some of those tiny Parma Violet delights when I found them...

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  4. Kerry O'Connor12 May 2013 at 15:55

    Once in Devon, I bought a small vial of Violet perfume.. memories..

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  5. Helen12 May 2013 at 20:09

    Sweet violets ..... this is lovely!

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  6. Maggie Grace12 May 2013 at 21:54

    Beautiful memory!

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  7. Kay L. Davies13 May 2013 at 06:29

    What a beautiful scentual memory, Jinksy, and hoorah for eBay!
    Luv, K

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