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Pleasant Scents From Childhood Memories

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It was pleasant every time we went to grandpa and grandmas. We woke up in the morning with the smell of fresh baked bread. Wouldn't cause much for all of us and grandpa to pause whatever we were doing and ran when, "It's ready." was said. Slices of bread smothered with butter and jelly souls were fed. Grandma would fill the wringer washing machine with cold water from a hose hooked up to the house, I enjoyed watching it agitate getting the clothes clean. We hung them out in the backyard on the clothesline and rouse the sunshine to dry giving them a fresh air scent especially my blouse. Now that I'm older with my own family I try to keep those traditions. I use a bread machine instead of using my hands to knead bread. One of the few things I lend and provide myself to be ambitions. On sunny days, I'll hang my clothes out on the clothesline instead. These small things became quite real to me, I will never dread.
2/19/2018 Poetry Contest: 'The Scent Of Baking Bread, The Scent Of Clean Sheets Fresh Off The Clothesline' English Quintain : a,b,a,b,b Sponsored By: Sara Kendrick

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Date: 4/2/2018 10:47:00 AM
Congratulations on your win.
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Date: 3/30/2018 7:53:00 PM
Back with well deserved congrats, Eve.
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Date: 3/30/2018 7:16:00 PM
This is really lovely, Line. I am seeing many great winners on this list. All so well deserved. Congrats to you. Great nostalgia piece.
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Date: 3/30/2018 12:25:00 PM
Such lovely nostalgia Eve, congratulations on your win:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 3/30/2018 8:03:00 AM
Excellent, Eve! CONGRATS on your win! Janice
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Date: 3/30/2018 7:21:00 AM
Great memories for a great many of us who grew up in large families and in the 1960's as children with clotheslines and ancient agitators! Wonderful work! CONGRATS!!! -Mike
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Date: 3/30/2018 1:40:00 AM
Congratulations on your win, Eve. Quite a nostalgic feeling.
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Date: 3/29/2018 10:00:00 PM
Congratulations for the excellent win, Eve ...
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Date: 3/29/2018 7:50:00 PM
Congratulations on your win with this poem of memories!
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Date: 3/29/2018 4:31:00 PM
Nice memories, wonderfully expressed in your lovely, Quintain, Eve. Congratulations on your First Place win! Hugs, Sandra
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Date: 3/29/2018 4:25:00 PM
Great write, Eve. Nothing like Grandma's cooking. Congrats, well deserved.
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Date: 3/29/2018 2:23:00 PM
Such a lovely poem and a wonderful memory, Eve!! Congrats xxoo
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Date: 3/29/2018 11:35:00 AM
Congratulations Eve... Mick
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Date: 3/29/2018 10:59:00 AM
Congratulations Eve. Tom.
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Date: 3/29/2018 9:44:00 AM
Congrats on your work placing in my contest. I enjoyed reading about your childhood memories and present day continuation of some traditions. Sara
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Date: 2/20/2018 8:51:00 PM
Wonderful memories, Eve. I noticed you don't use the ringer washer either... Some memories belong in the past. Lovely read.
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Date: 2/20/2018 7:24:00 PM
Beautifully scented memories here, Eve. Good luck in the contest. This is a winner
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Date: 2/20/2018 6:56:00 AM
A nice regression to the spent garden, Eve ...
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Date: 2/20/2018 6:20:00 AM
What a beautiful nostalgic poem Eve..
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Date: 2/19/2018 10:48:00 PM
Brilliant Verse Eve, oh those long gone carefree days of our youth. Funny how certain smells stir old memories. Good luck in the contest. Tom
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