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Today I started thinking about summer and what came to mind immediately were some of the smells of summer that I remember. Growing up just a few houses from the beach, the air was fragrant with the smell of the sea. It was a wonderful nasal sensation. Then there was the reason I wrote....ice cream! Ice cream always is fun and enjoyable to ingest, but in the summer, it was even more special. When I was growing up, Dad would take us to an ice cream and sandwich shop that had the best coffee ice cream I've ever had. As a teen, I worked summer's in an ice cream shop. Neither of these places were air-conditioned.....they were just little family owned shops. The combination of sea air, warm and moist, along with slowly melting ice cream, makes my heart smile. Interestingly, when this memory comes to the surface, it's always coffee ice cream that is remembered....not vanilla, strawberry, chocolate,....just coffee.

Many remember sights, sounds.....how many of you remember aromas? My son is in his 40's....when we talk, he remembers tastes....maybe so, he's now an executive chef. I wonder what my grand kids will remember?