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Continue reading →: becoming a nose…
Monday, we covered 5 new synthetic raw materials, quite normal, but one of them, isocyclocitral, was particularly intense. Almost everyone, including the teacher had a headache. Only the Japanese students and I were not effected until one day later, yesterday. In the afternoon, after the class with synthetics, I continued working, but with the naturals, all…
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Continue reading →: au Printemps
The last few days have felt like Summer here in the south of France. Today was upwards of 25 degrees C and this evening is lovely and balmy. Finally the palm trees that dot the region actually seem appropriate! It has been so cold until recently- still winter really; just like…
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Continue reading →: the birthday and the resurrection
I began my 38th year by dancing all night in a packed club in Monaco. Earlier in the week I had managed to find and book a room in a hotel in Beausoleil, which technically is in France although it is only 5 minutes walk up the hill from the…
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Continue reading →: this is my haven….
Here is a photo of my little home- tucked into the honey comb of the old city- on the third floor above the narrow little stone street. Sunday is the anniversary of my birth, 37 years ago, and two dear friends from school and I are going to Monaco to eat…
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Continue reading →: fairy-tale evenings
A quick little hello to say that I am once again immersed in a busy week of school- the chemistry studies have begun and we are still managing to memorize more raw materials. We are now covering about 3 new ones per day bringing the total as of today to about…
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2 responses to “becoming a nose…”
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How wonderful! I can almost smell the sweet smell. Hope your petite la tete has recovered from the overdose. Spring is here finally too. The songbirds are arriving along with the snow geese and far distantly overhead, the honking of the cranes, our namesake, the far reaching orator. It is in your blood.
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Bonjour, mon amie,
More and more, your descriptions (And mind you, I can almost hear you speaking the words you write.) of the growing sensitivity of the “nose” you’ve acquired makes me wonder about how it affects your other senses, particularly your sense of taste, though touch and sight, and possibly hearing, must come into play, to some degree.
Do you find yourself closing your eyes and touching a common fruit or plant or, even, a fabric, and have it give you a new experience?
The everyday, normal, symbiotic relationship of food: smell, taste, touch, feel and sound must play a whole new role for you.
Has the aroma of everyday life taken a toll on, or has it enhanced, your sensoraries? (Is this a word?!)
So many questions! Only the “nose” knows!
You say that all this is making you grow stronger. Isn’t it like when you started yoga? A gradual build to each level, both physical and spiritual?
Tomorrow I leave for Vancouver. Three days and two nights will be too short of a trip, for this one of the most beautiful and diverse cities in the world. But I must get back for my hiking trip, sans “nez”, to the Grand Canyon.
Cheers!
P.S. This bears an additional comment: after reading your mom’s notes, I can see where you get your way with words! 🙂
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