Scented Memories

Sometime ago, I showed the photo of the old perfume bottle Mom had kept for so many years. When I came across that bottle on the day I was helping her clean out some high cabinets and she told me about Dad having given it to her, it brought back memories of the first perfume your Dad gave to me when we were dating. I did not keep the bottle after I used it all, but, thanks to Ebay, I found one very similar. The scent had a bit of spice to it and I think influenced my choice of perfumes forever after. As usual, I believe his mother chose this gift for him to present to me, but, that has always been okay with me -- she had excellent taste !!! This bottle in it's little case, will go into "the treasure chest", now.

Decorative Scents

I counted the miniature perfume bottles that I have collected over the years and they number over 80. Most of them are miniatures of the real perfumes, but, a few are pretty little decorative vials and they are my favorites. This one measures about 4" tall and has a home in the china cabinet. I purchased it at an antique store in Pahrump on one of my visits there to see Hilery and Adem a couple years ago. I don't avidly search for these vials, but, once in awhile, one will speak to me when I am browsing the antique stores.

Djer Kiss Perfume

Have you ever opened an empty bottle of perfume and could still detect the scent ?? It is amazing how the odor lingers in those bottles for years. This is a fine example of that !! A little 2 1/2" vial that my Dad gave to my Mother when they were young lovers -- Mom and Dad were married in 1933, so this bottle predates that !! I came across this when I was helping Mom with some cleaning back in the early 90's. When I asked her where it came from and she told me Dad had given it to her when they were dating, I was in awe that she had kept it all those years. This was the first time I had ever seen it !! When you take the brass lid off, the top of the bottle has been broken, but, I, like my Mom, cannot bear to throw it away. It contains too many memories, along with the scent !!