Monday, November 2, 2009
Memory Triggers Day Five
Day Five - Touch/Feel
The softness of Bentley
The warmth of sun on pavement on bare feet and hands
Dog fur
Kiss on my temple
Andrew's clothing
Afhgan
Piano keys
Mom's hugs
Airplane seat fabric
Andrew's skin
Migraine
Hand on the small of my back
Hug
Kiss
Butterfly kisses
Snowflakes on eyelashes
Andrew's hair
Smooth stones
Beach glass
Sand
Water
Satin
My camera
Many of these touches/feelings I remember things from, but most of them I just identify with. They make me comfortable and they comfort me. A lot of things that I touch are sort of zen objects, like running my hands under water or playing with a smooth stone in my hand. They relax and de-stress my mind and body. Others just make me feel loved.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Memory Triggers Day Four
Day Four - Taste
Lemon jello cheesecake
Fay's caesar salad
PB sandwiches, granola bars and apples
Chocolate chippers
Chicken and white sauce
Ham and cottage cheese
Cheeze Whiz and peanut butter
Malibu
Ham and chip sandwiches
Calippo
Orange squash (the British drink)
Hula Hoops
Buttons
Treacle pudding with custard
Two kinds of Compliments brand macaroni and cheese, mixed, after a party
McCain's peach frozen concentrate
Grilled cheese
Primo soup and a toasted bagel with butter
Raspberry coulis
DQ ice cream cake
Jalepenos
Easy mac
Kit Kat, Aero, Coffee Crisp
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Frosty mints
Hugs and kisses (Hershey's)
Sidekick
The ribber w/garlic mash
Southwest potato skins
Pear, yogurt, little piece of candy and a popsicle
Fat slop: brown sugar, butter, granola, coconut, maple syrup
I have always loved food. I love to cook/bake it and eat it. Sometimes the simplest recipe from my childhood can taste so much better than any elaborate creation I can conjure up in the kitchen. Any type of food that I ate in large quantities for a certain period of time will remind me of that time period if I eat it now. Certain foods will take me to one day or night when circumstances made that item important or meaningful to me.
Most of these things remind me of home. Meals Mom always cooks or cooked for me, and things I used to love to eat when I was a child. Some of them take me to places I've been in my travels. Some take me back to specific occasions, like raspberry coulis and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. When something tastes exactly as it did when I used to have it at home, I am instantly transported there.
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