tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post6634161475755672170..comments2024-02-05T11:32:25.407-05:00Comments on I'm just F.I.N.E.-- Recovery in Al-Anon: Old SpiceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-9019317654411393752010-08-09T13:31:53.611-04:002010-08-09T13:31:53.611-04:00My grandpa wore Old Spice. Scent is a really powe...My grandpa wore Old Spice. Scent is a really powerful mental trigger, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-88436705570855087142010-08-09T10:04:46.519-04:002010-08-09T10:04:46.519-04:00I did the same thing with my grandmother's bat...I did the same thing with my grandmother's bathrobe. It smelled of her, and I refused to wash it for a long, long time.<br /><br />This is a gorgeous post.<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />SBSarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116577711704241625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-24251422110861099042010-08-09T06:59:15.999-04:002010-08-09T06:59:15.999-04:00what a fond memory... my dad used to smkoe a pipe,...what a fond memory... my dad used to smkoe a pipe, "Borkum Riff" or some such tobacco. As for the Old Spice, I grew up with it, my son is growing up with it...<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this with us today Syd!Scott M. Freyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588618061480681504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-10276431722998340112010-08-09T00:37:24.625-04:002010-08-09T00:37:24.625-04:00Wow....you didn't warn us that we may need tis...Wow....you didn't warn us that we may need tissues. this made me cry.Bar L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11100008292699584336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-39422003706903655802010-08-08T21:05:20.245-04:002010-08-08T21:05:20.245-04:00This is a beautiful post. Thanks Syd.This is a beautiful post. Thanks Syd.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04382717273926292379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-86436500017514561572010-08-08T17:58:27.450-04:002010-08-08T17:58:27.450-04:00Syd, I had to send this story on to a relative who...Syd, I had to send this story on to a relative whose husband died not long ago. <br /><br />Thank you SO much for sharing this...steveronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498524940140288735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-41321834446441785952010-08-08T10:22:33.369-04:002010-08-08T10:22:33.369-04:00What a caring, emotionally honest yet difficult st...What a caring, emotionally honest yet difficult story. Kudos for your writing this and thanks. My father also wore Old Spice.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295794524135726030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-37888142918459002552010-08-07T21:24:34.987-04:002010-08-07T21:24:34.987-04:00lovely memory Syd, thank you so much for sharing.lovely memory Syd, thank you so much for sharing.Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179856187132508469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-63421094715056313822010-08-07T17:18:13.404-04:002010-08-07T17:18:13.404-04:00Beautiful post, it brought tears to my eyes.Beautiful post, it brought tears to my eyes.Lenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12893033655961221069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-55488160738883202832010-08-07T16:33:36.317-04:002010-08-07T16:33:36.317-04:00so touching....so touching....Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05683458543699000110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-30358569664427683982010-08-07T14:54:40.690-04:002010-08-07T14:54:40.690-04:00I remember my father and the Old Spice I often gav...I remember my father and the Old Spice I often gave him as a gift. I also remember his pipes and especially the scent of tobacco that had a cherry smell.<br /><br />Sweet memories.<br /><br />PGOne Prayer Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455437909918314217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-10499943840735465092010-08-07T13:37:56.411-04:002010-08-07T13:37:56.411-04:00i like the smell of old spice...i am glad you held...i like the smell of old spice...i am glad you held onto that bathrobe to remember him...a touching post syd...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-54094381627490738032010-08-07T13:34:37.470-04:002010-08-07T13:34:37.470-04:00Wow, my dad too, Old Spice and pipe tobacco. He do...Wow, my dad too, Old Spice and pipe tobacco. He doesn't bother with the Old spice anymore now that he's retired, but he's 81 and still smoking that damn pipe.<br />I cannot smell pipe tobacco without thinking of my father, no matter where I am or how far.Anybethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193999238104640590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-71668928659628782812010-08-07T13:06:12.092-04:002010-08-07T13:06:12.092-04:00How comforting that you still have his bath robe. ...How comforting that you still have his bath robe. Certain scents do affect us, don't they? This is a dear post about some things you share and it is great to know how much you cared for your dad.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-12747450260963113702010-08-07T12:57:08.556-04:002010-08-07T12:57:08.556-04:00Beautiful snapshot of love that never dies. Some p...Beautiful snapshot of love that never dies. Some people live forever--in our hearts.Let Go, Let Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734821434596510493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-49955930248233354822010-08-07T12:39:02.726-04:002010-08-07T12:39:02.726-04:00Well, we all know that smell is our most primal se...Well, we all know that smell is our most primal sense. The most evocative. <br />This is a beautiful post.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-42178910980510349802010-08-07T12:37:35.809-04:002010-08-07T12:37:35.809-04:00That is a beautiful memory. I know the feeling of...That is a beautiful memory. I know the feeling of the emotional and spiritual pull that comes with a familiar scent or item (like pipe tobacco and old spice) <br /><br />I sat in an AA meeting when I was first sober and the meeting was a smoking meeting, for whatever reason that day the smoke combined with other scents in the room WAS my grandfather (my mom's dad) it smelled exactly like his scent, the signature scent of grandpa, it was a wonderful and powerful moment, my grandpa was an alcoholic in recovery too, I didn't know how grateful I was for that spirit having held a seat all those years ago and the fellowship bringing his memory and the love I had for him back in that room in and that scent.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this today!Jess Mistress of Mischiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766848582303523764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-85948544033276265542010-08-07T12:37:19.511-04:002010-08-07T12:37:19.511-04:00Wow that's deep.Wow that's deep.mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17950400215390000397noreply@blogger.com