Things that Remind Me of Home

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An old perfume collection

While the abuelas had their healing aguas, the younger women in my family had more perfume in bottles than they could ever wear in a lifetime. My aunt Nery had a large collection which she kept on top of her dresser, and at four years old, I couldn't wait to try those wonderful smells-literally. So, I opened the bottom drawer of her heavy pine dresser to scale ... more 

Photo by: Flickr Photo/Some rights reserved by .Bambo/http:/

An old perfume collection

While the abuelas had their healing aguas, the younger women in my family had more perfume in bottles than they could ever wear in a lifetime. My aunt Nery had a large collection which she kept on top of her dresser, and at four years old, I couldn't wait to try those wonderful smells-literally. So, I opened the bottom drawer of her heavy pine dresser to scale to the top. All of a sudden the entire chest toppled, trapping me against her bed, and all the perfume bottles spilled on her mattress. Luckily, I was rescued just in time to get a good scolding, and my aunt ended up with the nicest smelling bed in town. She never lets me forget it!

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