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Noises and words you love!

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grandmajet Thu 18-Mar-21 20:18:42

I’ve realised all the threads I’ve started have been asking about things you dislike - noises, words, films etc. So let’s hear about things you love to hear, smells that remind you of a lovely memory, anything that makes you smile inside.

handbaghoarder Sat 20-Mar-21 12:36:27

Nanniejude was just about to say same thing Rang my 18 year old grandson yesterday and he was with some mates and his girlfriend and still signed off “ love you nan” ??. And the sound of my daughters cavvie, curled up on the bed and snoring So loud but soooo cute !

Nanniejude Sat 20-Mar-21 12:31:57

My favourite sound is ‘love you nannie’!
Love the smell of toast!

MooM00 Sat 20-Mar-21 12:30:26

The sound of a baby laughing, my Daughter recorded my granddaughter laughing and had it put into a cuddly teddy bear for my birthday. I still press the tummy and smile. My GD is now 8. Favourite smell Lillies.

nanna8 Sat 20-Mar-21 12:29:54

Sandalwood. Just love it. Welsh choirs.

tictacnana Sat 20-Mar-21 12:28:35

The smell of putty. Reminds me of my uncle’s shop. The sound of trains shunting and a marching band with a big bass drum.

grandmajet Sat 20-Mar-21 12:27:16

I love the Shipping forecast too, I have no idea why.
I used to love the smell of creosote, but of course you don’t see it used now.
I’m glad you enjoy this thread HannahLoisLuke.

HannahLoisLuke Sat 20-Mar-21 12:23:54

Can I add to my list the late night Shipping Forecast with its theme tune Sailing By. Somehow it’s so comforting listening to that in bed.

jenpax Sat 20-Mar-21 12:16:42

The sight and smell of daffodils which I love! lilac and crocuses and primroses taking me back to my childhood garden and as a March born child the excitement of knowing my birthday was round the corner! Cliches I know but I love the smell and sights of spring and the promise it brings of fresh starts

HannahLoisLuke Sat 20-Mar-21 12:16:32

The smell of a florist shop, bliss.
Lavender
Rosemary, in fact most fresh herbs.
Horses, yes me too.
Hay
Mangoes
Freshly cut wood
Line dried laundry

Sounds
A good storm
Seagulls
Crashing waves
Bees
Birdsong
Cows and sheep in the fields
Hi Mum from any of my children
Welsh National Anthem sung by a rugby crowd ( I’m not Welsh btw)
Tibetan singing bowls
Local samba drumming band

Sights
The sea!
Too many others to list.

Thanks for making me focus on the joyful things in life

Suzan05 Sat 20-Mar-21 12:14:41

The organ playing
Cathedral choirs
Cricket match, sight and sound (reminder of someone who loved me and I loved him but we couldn't be together)
Babies
Breakfast cooking
My husband's voice
So many now I have started to think about it..... I'll stop now!!?

RosesAreRed21 Sat 20-Mar-21 12:14:02

I actually like the smell of petrol

Gwenisgreat1 Sat 20-Mar-21 12:04:03

A Baby's chuckle
the smell of the sea rolling in
Word - anything GS manages to say. last time it was "My Hat' and "Bow' (rainbow) - 7 year old with Down Syndrome

grandmajet Sat 20-Mar-21 11:57:41

Ixion, the smell of the lilac blossom or the feet?!?

ixion Sat 20-Mar-21 11:48:46

Lilac blossom.
As a child, swinging high on a wooden swing in my grandparents' garden, trying to touch the blooms with my feet to release the smell.

Kiwigramz Sat 20-Mar-21 11:47:26

Cockerel crowing in morning. I love it
Smell of eggs and bacon frying
Freshly mown grass

Ffion63 Sat 20-Mar-21 11:44:34

Sounds: my baby grandson’s coos and babbles
Smells: roses growing in a flower bed near my former workplace. They are very old roses but smell amazing
Sights. Washing blowing on a line. Sadly, I seldom see nappies hung out now.

sazz1 Sat 20-Mar-21 11:41:14

Smell Doggy odour lovely smell I love it

gillyknits Sat 20-Mar-21 11:39:19

Smell of freshly ironed clothes
Sound of my cat purring. He even purrs while he’s eating!
Word, Fettle (Yorkshire word meaning put in order!)

NoddingGanGan Sat 20-Mar-21 11:33:27

The call of a collared dove together with the smell of new mown grass takes me back to the long, lazy, sunny, Sunday afternoons of my childhood. If I close my eyes, I can see mother coming down the garden path with a laden tea tray!
The one smell I loved in winter and which I can't replicate today is that of wet, school gaberdene mackintoshes drying by the open fire in the late afernoon while we toasted frozen fingers and toes and sipped hot honey and milk to thaw out after our freezing, wet walk home from school! Bliss! (Especially on a Friday!)

readalot Sat 20-Mar-21 11:30:44

I like the smell of fresh baked bread, fresh ground coffee and the smell of lavender

grandtanteJE65 Sat 20-Mar-21 11:24:27

The smell of the Christmas tree while I am putting it up.

Roast pork roasting.

Fresh coffee

Church bells

The first notes of the overture to any ballet or opera

A purring cat

inishowen Sat 20-Mar-21 11:16:13

I love the sound of seagulls. It triggers a memory of childhood. I woke up in my mum's bed and listened to seagulls. I suddenly remembered we were on holiday at the seaside. Such a happy feeling.

Moggycuddler Sat 20-Mar-21 11:15:37

Garlic, spices, curry, cakes baking, most cooking smells really, except meat. (Vegetarian.) Fresh flowers. Lavender. 711 Eau de Cologne. The scent of my cats' warm fur.

JadeOlivia Sat 20-Mar-21 11:08:40

Honeysuckle( parent's garden), rose petals ( Catholic ceremonies), Christmas pud ( family all together) Estee Lauder Youth Dew ( Mom), freshly baked desserts ( Mom),the divine smell of bacon and mushroom wafting upstairs for weekend breakfasts ( Mom and family ..) Mmmmmm

Peff68 Sat 20-Mar-21 11:06:14

Noises - granddaughters giggles
Brute aftershave - reminds of my dad
New baby smell
Newly cut grass
Daffodils from my garden smell amazing
Hearing ‘I love you’

This post has put me in a good mood! ?