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“Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.” Helen Keller

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My hometown delightful Dunedin, Florida  The sense of smell is an incredible thing. Isn't it amazing how certain smells can conjure up a person or place that you have long since forgotten. The smell of a certain cologne that brings back the face of a boyfriend or father. Smells in the kitchen that bring back memories of fun-filled holidays.  For me it is the smell of smoke since my mom only cooks on high.   I grew up living in the middle of an orange grove. Our 3 street neighborhood was bordered on 2 sides with oranges, tangerines, & grapefruit. There is nothing like the smell of orange blossoms in full bloom. For anyone with allergies it was torture but it never bothered me. To this day I still have to stick my nose right into the blooms and inhale deeply. It's a heavenly smell.  Orange Blossoms were named the Florida state flower in 1909 All that citrus had to be processed. About 2 miles from our house was the Hood's Plant that processed all that fruit int