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Blue recycling bin with the words "We Recycle" and the chasing arrows recycling triangle. Inside the bin are glass bottles, metal cans, and papers.

#Aspirational Recycling

Do you know the recycling rules for your community? I thought I knew, but what I’ve recently learned is that I’ve been contaminating my high-quality recyclables with items the city...

#Aspirational Recycling

Do you know the recycling rules for your community? I thought I knew, but what I’ve recently learned is that I’ve been contaminating my high-quality recyclables with items the city...

Wintery scene with snow covered tree branches in the distance, and a thick blanket of snow in the foreground. Thin clouds blow rapidly across a blue sky.

Winter Wonderland - The Story Behind the Scent

I remember playing with our daughter in the new fallen snow, making snow angels and throwing handfuls of snow in the air.  As I walked past a pine tree, my...

Winter Wonderland - The Story Behind the Scent

I remember playing with our daughter in the new fallen snow, making snow angels and throwing handfuls of snow in the air.  As I walked past a pine tree, my...

Christmas Eve - The Story Behind the Scent

Christmas Eve - The Story Behind the Scent

Christmas time was full of traditions for my family: we always had a real tree, we always ate at our favorite Chinese restaurant on the Eve of Christmas Eve, and...

Christmas Eve - The Story Behind the Scent

Christmas time was full of traditions for my family: we always had a real tree, we always ate at our favorite Chinese restaurant on the Eve of Christmas Eve, and...

Icy cold glass of lemonade, adorned with sliced lemon wheels sitting on a wooden cutting board. Additional lemon slices are decoratively arranged.

Lemonade - The Story Behind the Scent

I love the bright tangy flavor of lemonade, and I love to see spray of lemon oil from the peel when zesting a lemon (or any citrus fruit for that...

Lemonade - The Story Behind the Scent

I love the bright tangy flavor of lemonade, and I love to see spray of lemon oil from the peel when zesting a lemon (or any citrus fruit for that...

Sugared Plum - The Story Behind the Scent

Sugared Plum - The Story Behind the Scent

Sugared Plum, a complex layered scent, is good for dressing up and feeling fancy.  Like going to the Theater fancy. 

Sugared Plum - The Story Behind the Scent

Sugared Plum, a complex layered scent, is good for dressing up and feeling fancy.  Like going to the Theater fancy. 

Pomanders - oranges studded with cloves and decorated with ribbon.

Pomander - The Story Behind the Scent

One of my favorite Christmas crafts was making orange pomanders, you know, decorating an orange with cloves and ribbons?  I remember how the scent of orange bursts out with the...

Pomander - The Story Behind the Scent

One of my favorite Christmas crafts was making orange pomanders, you know, decorating an orange with cloves and ribbons?  I remember how the scent of orange bursts out with the...