GODDESS ODE TO SCENT

STOP AND SMELL THE ROSE LIP BALM:  ONE OF THE FEATURES IN "THE OPRAH MAGAZINE" ~ JULY 2013 ISSUE

"Research suggests that floral scents increase positive emotions."

 

Mandy Aftel, owner of Aftelier Perfumes offers up odes to five beloved blooms:

 

 

ROSES

 

"They can be spicy, vibrant and heady, or soft and sweet.  Smelling a rose is grounding ~ when crush a few petals in your hand; it calms the flows through your body."

 

 

MAGNOLIAS

 

"These have a fresh, clean scent that's a bit fruity and tart, with a crisp finish that's not as sweet or cloying as other flowers."

 

JASMINE

 

"It has a sweetness but also, because of a compound called indole - this is going to sound strange - a faintly rotten quality.  The combination is sexy and intense."

 

GARDENIAS

 

"Gardenias possess a heavy, rich undertone.  Picture the texture of cream ~ convert that to a scent and you'd land close to gardenias."

 

LAVENDER

 

"It smells bright, green, and tart, which makes in invigorating.  You will find that it perks you up and eases stress and tension."

 

 



GODDESS HUMOR

 

THE SPAGHETTI JOKE

 

 

For several years, a man in New York City had been  having an affair with an Italian woman.  One night, she confided to him that she was pregnant.  Not wanting to ruin his reputation or his marriage, he paid her a large sum of money if she would go back to Italy to secretly have the child.  Also, if she stayed in Italy to raise the child he would provide a child support until the child turned 18.

 

 

 

She agreed, but asked how he would know when the baby was born.  To keep it discrete, he told her to simply mail him a post card and write 'SPAGHETTI' on the back when the child was born.  He would then arrange for the child support payments to begin.

 

 



 

One day, about 8 months later, he came home to his confused wife.  "Honey" she said, you received a very strange postcard today."  "Oh, just give it to me and I'll explain it later",  he said.  The wife obeyed and watched as her husband read the card, turned white, and fainted.

 

 

 

 

On the card was written:

 

                                       SPAGHETTI, SPAGHETTI, SPAGHETTI

                                       TWO WITH MEATBALLS, ONE WITHOUT

                                       SEND EXTRA SAUCE!