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Memories of Grandma


Memories of my grandma and the smell of the soap in her bathroom. She had a collection of decorative soaps that she had displayed on the counter over the sink; shaped like flowers and clusters of grapes, small cakes with bright colors and floral perfumed scents.

Later on, when my mom was a grandma, her bathroom was filled with rose scented soaps and lotions.

It must be a grandma thing to fill the privy with fresh scented bath products.

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