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Across the Fence: What does your house smell like? |
lovelady
True Blue Farmgirl
533 Posts
Toni
Indiana
USA
533 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2009 : 12:30:38 PM
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Right now, mine smells like the strawberries in my dehydrator! I had not even thought about it making my house smell so great. Just an added bonus I guess.
When you walk in my house you can almost always smell laundry detergent because you walk in through the laundry room and with two little boys and a farmer husband, I am always washing something. And with our little house, anywhere you go you can smell what I am cooking! Hopefully that isn't too bad of a thing....
It seems like everyone's house has a unique smell, even when nothing is going on. You could probably blindfold me and take me to my parents' house or my mother-in-law's and I could tell where we were just by the smell. Funny isn't it? Not really one thing, but a combination of scents that is just so in that place. |
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Especially For You
True Blue Farmgirl
541 Posts
Tina
Watkinsville
GA
541 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2009 : 12:44:11 PM
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My house smells like paint right now. We are redecorating the basement.
Tina |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2009 : 12:53:56 PM
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Breakfast (still!), wet dogs, lavender baby powder and honeysuckle. The windows are open, it's been raining and the wind is bringing the scent of wet honeysuckle inside.
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
4208 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2009 : 1:40:01 PM
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Mine smells like lavendar lotion, baby diapers, and apple cinnamon from my tart burner. (The tart burner is trying to cover up the diaper smell..lol
hugs
Jessie Farmgirl Sister #235
"You are my strength when I am weak. You are the treasure that I seek. You are my all in all. Seeking You as a precious jewel; Lord, to give up I'd be a fool. You are my all in all."
Stop by my blog for a visit www.messiejessie2.blogspot.com |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2009 : 1:43:13 PM
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Right now my house smells clean! My DD cleaned it for my birthday present. But she used some bleach before I could stop her. I had to spray strawberry spray to mask it. But that was sweet of her to do that. I love a clean house.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1007 Posts
~~~*Terri*~~~
WA.
USA
1007 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2009 : 1:45:32 PM
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Like "Gold Canyon" Green Multi purpose cleaner,,,it smells wonderful, cleans about everything....
Farmgirl Sister #368 "It is most common for man to value most what has least worth." My Farm and Garden blog.... http://blogonthefarmandgarden.blogspot.com
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2009 : 2:17:11 PM
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Mine smells like just slightly-burned pita breads coming out of the oven and wet dirt - I'm baking and we're irrigating the farm right now. It's really pleasant - I can hear the sound of water running over rocks in dirt ditches under the front walkway, and the little boys trudge in in their boots EVERY TIME, spreading mud over the kitchen floor, and EVERY TIME, I have to remind them that BOOTS STAY IN THE MUDROOM!!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Farmgirl Sister #10," and proud of it!!! |
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
2313 Posts
lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
USA
2313 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2009 : 2:31:20 PM
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I love Gold Canyon Cleaners and all of the wonderful candle scents!! They are a great company! xoxo-Lori
Thank GOD I'm a Country Girl! |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3324 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3324 Posts |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2009 : 10:56:13 AM
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funny! Mine smells like cow crap because I desperately need to wash hubby's barn clothes. NOTHING gets that stink out! Better than pig poo I suppose....
Dawn #279 MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com ~the only thing for certain, is uncertainty~ |
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2009 : 11:30:47 AM
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Dawn you crack me up!
Mine smells like Red Currant (just got through cleaning) and bread baking, because I am baking bread for my honey :) Oh and alfalfa blowing in the window from the breeze.
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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Edited by - Calicogirl on Jun 05 2009 09:03:47 AM |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2009 : 5:07:05 PM
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Can I come over to all of your houses and just sniff for awhile?
Dawn #279 MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com ~the only thing for certain, is uncertainty~ |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Jun 05 2009 : 03:26:14 AM
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Yea, even pig poo smells worse than rhino!
Ours smells like lavender most of the time or sage. I burn white sage after running the vacuum
Other times, just a clean no-smell. Just what I want.
And we even have a dog!
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Jun 05 2009 : 08:39:27 AM
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You guys crack me up! I know what you mean, Toni, about being able to tell where you are by the scent. I would know I was in Grandma's house by the scent (for those of you thinking apple pie and lavender, forget it...more like old cheese and boiled cabbage), and the other day my office smelled just like the vestibule at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church!
Jessie Mae Farmgirl Sisterhood #134 |
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
665 Posts |
Posted - Jun 05 2009 : 1:51:28 PM
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Our house smells like brand new apartment (so that "wonderful" new carpet smell. But beyond that, clean.
"There is no foot so small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world" |
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herbquilter
True Blue Farmgirl
891 Posts
Kristine
Bonney Lake
Wa
USA
891 Posts |
Posted - Jun 05 2009 : 9:48:31 PM
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Our house smells like herbs, herbs and more herbs. Not any one kind. I don't even smell it any more, but people comment on it all the time.
Blessings, Kristine ~ Mother of Many, MRET & Wellness Coach
http://herbalmommasda.blogspot.com/
Farmgirl Sister #97
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Jun 06 2009 : 03:47:19 AM
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Sometimes wish I could replicate that herby smell you get when you first walk into Whole Foods or Earth Fare. Spices, herbs and food on the fresh salad bar. |
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Amybug
Farmgirl in Training
40 Posts
Amy
Grand Island
Nebraska
USA
40 Posts |
Posted - Jun 06 2009 : 06:05:07 AM
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Strawberries! My daughter and I picked 82 pounds yesterday and the dehydrator is going full blast. More loads of jam today will make it smell even more wonderful.
"The secret to a successful life is to take the cards you are dealt and play your best hand with them." |
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Contrary Wife
True Blue Farmgirl
2164 Posts
Teresa Sue
Tekoa
WA
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - Jun 06 2009 : 06:15:23 AM
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I'm at a loss for words, lol, I'm sure my house doesn't smell as good as y'alls, lols.
Teresa Sue Farmgirl Sister #316 Planting Zone 4
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Jun 06 2009 : 07:30:09 AM
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Rain and just mowed grass.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
Posted - Jun 06 2009 : 09:32:15 AM
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My house ususally smells like what ever I am cooking. Right now it smells like outdoor grill T-bone steaks. I am boiling the bones from our cookout last night. Going to take the little bit of left over meat, a couple of left over baked potato, maybe the left over greenbeans and a little carrot and add it to the pot after the bones have boiled and removed. It makes wonderful steak soup.
My favorite smell is the motorhome, it has leather furniture. But it soon smells like what ever I am cooking. |
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AlyssaMarie
True Blue Farmgirl
287 Posts
AlyssaMarie
Palouse
Washington
USA
287 Posts |
Posted - Jun 06 2009 : 10:12:44 AM
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I just emptied the diaper pail from the little guy I babysit. So I'm sure you can guess on that. Then I wrangled a lamb back into the pasture that has recently learned to go through the fence, so I smell like wet lamb a bit, and then my favorite smell of the morning... fresh brewed coffee.
AlyssaMarie @ Link'd Hearts Ranch
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
1825 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2009 : 10:47:38 AM
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I'm drying ropes of Italian Oregano, Thyme and Rosemary one of those wooden clothes-drying racks in the kitchen. It "smells up" the whole house. Fabulous! |
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Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
895 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2009 : 3:43:21 PM
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My house smells like gardenias. My daughters have a bush outside their apartment and they know I love gardenias, so when I left today to come home they filled my stuff with the flowers the picked off the bush. Love my kids and gardenias.
Farmgirl Sister 572
May the force of the horse be with you. |
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