FRENCH LILACS

Take a whiff, can you smell them?

French lilacs are deep purple and have a beautiful scent.

Whenever I smell lilacs I'm returned to a time when I was in school in the 1950's.

Walking to school, (yes, we had to walk to school, no buses), I would walk past a large lilac bush. It was the pale lavender kind many people had in their back yards.

They bloomed in May. I would always stop and smell them. Their scent made me feel happy. Probably because school would soon be out for the summer.

Ah, the "Happy Days" of the 50's as a TV show called them. Our lives were much less hectic, people had time to visit, or just stop and chat.

I grew up in a small town where everything we did was connected to church. Even the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts held their meetings in the church facilities.

Today not many people go near a church. In our area they are closing one church after another.

An advertisement once said "you've come a long way baby". Have we really?

Oh, maybe in some ways. Certainly technology has, but we've lost so much along the way.

Take some time to stop and smell - the lilacs.

Enjoy your week.