Beach honeysuckles

in response to Very Carrie

What scent/smell immediately transports you to a specific time + place (good or bad)? Fun Fact: This is called the Proust Phenomenon

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Honeysuckles bring me back to summers at my grandparents beach house with my cousins, specifically the splintery weather-beaten wood of the deck beneath our feet, the humid air off the Atlantic Ocean, sand sticking to the sunblock on our skin, music and chatter in the background.

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Very Carrie

@verycarrieMay 23, 2026

That sounds heavenly.

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Honeysuckle

grace murray

“it’s in my top 5 favorite smells”

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carley rickles

“if it’s spring where you are i encourage you to go outside and smell the honeysuckle. this morning [while doing so] i remembered sniffing the little white and yellowing blooms along the schoolyard of my kindergarten. i learned from the other children how to pick apart the petals to slurp down a tiny drop of nectar. how beautiful. the child brain trust. is it ancient knowledge? don’t get me wrong,”