tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post8914877861678069695..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: The Pain of Lost ThingsLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-54739171190755490322008-09-01T22:12:00.000-04:002008-09-01T22:12:00.000-04:00Wow - I can't believe you mentioned Pommac soda! I...Wow - I can't believe you mentioned Pommac soda! It took me a while to remember the name. I could only remember that I loved a soda that started with a P. I thought it was Potomac - LOL. I don't even remember what it tasted like - I just remember I loved it. I thought I had heard that there was a reason they took it off the market but I can't remember what it was.Karynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06119041848640303567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-38630027998224969462008-07-24T00:16:00.000-04:002008-07-24T00:16:00.000-04:00Wow! But at least you have memories of going to C...Wow! But at least you have memories of going to Cairo! How awesome. But I know what you mean--of all the things for someone to break. How sad.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-75083902759959944132008-07-23T10:34:00.000-04:002008-07-23T10:34:00.000-04:00Julia, your photo reminded me of something I lost....Julia, your photo reminded me of something I lost. I bought a lovely perfume bottle when in Cairo. A man came to work on our shower and he knocked it off the shelf and broke it. Like the other items you mention, it's not something I can easily replace!Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-64861606427853819412008-07-22T23:13:00.000-04:002008-07-22T23:13:00.000-04:00Oh, yes, GM, I am a total paper addict. At the be...Oh, yes, GM, I am a total paper addict. At the beginning of the school year, when I get my free teacher's editions, I open the books and inhale. I'm sure I look like a weirdo, but it justs smells so great. Kindle can't replace that.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-3896422428807702362008-07-22T15:03:00.000-04:002008-07-22T15:03:00.000-04:00I just had to laugh. I notice the guys are staying...I just had to laugh. I notice the guys are staying well out of this doll discussion. <BR/><BR/>I've got another one for you - the smell of paper. I am addicted to the look, feel, and - especially - the smell of new paper, new notebooks, new books. I have had to get very firm with myself about not buying more notebooks until I've used up the 2 dozen or so that are already stacking up.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-63249077372223693802008-07-22T13:21:00.000-04:002008-07-22T13:21:00.000-04:00I had a doll similar to that, too--I called her Ho...I had a doll similar to that, too--I called her Honeybaby. But the doll I'm thinking of was like a small Barbie--it was called a Dawn Doll. Does anyone remember those? They had a rubbery smell, yes, but also somehow smelled sweet.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-21056846139045548782008-07-22T10:57:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:57:00.000-04:00Julia, as soon as you said "doll" my nose's memory...Julia, as soon as you said "doll" my nose's memory filled with this hard-rubbery scent that was so reminiscent of my baby doll when I was little. It had this thick plastic/rubber face, rosebud lips, "hair" that was molded in curly shapes on its head, rubbery arms and legs attached to a stuffed soft body, and eyes that blinked open and shut when you moved her - very low tech!Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-3309683055716734822008-07-22T10:10:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:10:00.000-04:00Wow, Sue-Ann! You're the information lady. Keith...Wow, Sue-Ann! You're the information lady. Keith and Joe, go get those memories!<BR/><BR/>GM, how great that you found your choccies. It's like we're reuniting everyone with their childhoods. :)<BR/><BR/>This will sound weird, Sue-Ann, but when I was a kid I had a DOLL that smelled a certain way, and every once in a while I'll smell something a bit like it (but not quite) and I'll picture my doll very clearly!Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-5015881592990201482008-07-22T09:34:00.000-04:002008-07-22T09:34:00.000-04:00Sue Ann - I just found something very like I remem...Sue Ann - I just found something very like I remember at www.hometownfavorites.com - it's called Cherry Mash.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting the link! Very cool site.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-88122880974585964152008-07-22T09:30:00.000-04:002008-07-22T09:30:00.000-04:00Good post - it got me thinking about so many "lost...Good post - it got me thinking about so many "lost" things from my youth. A chocolate candy bar -- really a mountain-shaped chocolate-and-peanuts thing. I still look for it when I'm in a different city, thinking maybe it was a regional item. <BR/><BR/>I think any fragrance - food (bacon and eggs!), perfume, flowers - used in writing is extremely powerful. It brings the reader right THERE.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-59572844038020952272008-07-22T09:24:00.000-04:002008-07-22T09:24:00.000-04:00Julia, you can still get Quisp! Go to www.hometown...Julia, you can still get Quisp! Go to www.hometownfavorites.com. I saw it there, along with Clark Bars. No Oat Flakes or Pommac soda though. This is a great site for nostalgic food. Sorry, Keith, no Brooks Bros. Khakis in long.<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean though. I once stumbled across a favorite face cream that had been discontinued and bought 10 bottles of it. <BR/><BR/>And you're right Julia, scent is a powerful connection to our past, especially when it comes to the odor of certain foods. I can get a whiff of something and be transported to another time and place in my life instantly. <BR/><BR/>Another great place to get long-lost and forgotten items is Vermont Country Store www.vermontcountrystore.com. I visited a Vermont Country Store last fall while in Vermont and picked up a bar of Zest soap (remember Zest?) just because it reminded me of my dad.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-70974465659156977842008-07-22T08:29:00.000-04:002008-07-22T08:29:00.000-04:00Keith, I don't recall Post Oat Flakes. But I do k...Keith, I don't recall Post Oat Flakes. But I do know the joy of a favorite cereal. :)<BR/><BR/>Joe, how were the original Clarks different from later ones? Do they still make Clark bars at all?<BR/><BR/>And I wonder--if you both got the food you miss, would it taste the same?Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-31670404453101305672008-07-22T06:08:00.000-04:002008-07-22T06:08:00.000-04:00The original Clark candy bars and Pommac soda.The original Clark candy bars and Pommac soda.Joe Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028401465567502250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-2508967234644544772008-07-22T01:36:00.000-04:002008-07-22T01:36:00.000-04:00Quisp Cereal? No. But I miss my childhood staple...Quisp Cereal? No. But I miss my childhood staple, Post Oat Flakes. I've called and complained/begged and got nowhere. Maybe even worse is that Brooks Brothers Khakis no longer come in longs. I wear pairs that are tattered.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.com