Posts under ‘Five Senses Friday’

Smelling Smoke from wood-burning fireplaces. Hearing Some friends of ours had a party where the husband read aloud (and with “voices”) the first few chapters of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. Tasting After the Charles Dickens reading, they served food that was mentioned in the story: bread and butter, small pickles, an extremely delicious minced pie, [...]

Smelling Turkey roasting in the oven. Tasting Turkey, stuffing, curried yams, cranberries w/orange and cinnamon, pumpkin pie, and I could go on and on…. Seeing The first snowfall of the season. Feeling Just happy to have a wonderful Thanksgiving day. Hearing Good conversation during Thanksgiving dinner, including a friend who does such captivating voices and [...]

Smelling Popcorn in the movie theater. Going to the movies always transports me “home.” Tasting My favorite autumn pumpkin breakfast bread, now made with fresh pumpkin puree. Never going back to the canned stuff (not like I can easily get the canned stuff here anyway). Seeing The giant Christmas tree being decorated and the Christmas [...]

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Five Senses Friday from my week. I guess I’ve been pretty insensitive lately. Smelling Damp, earthy forest. Freshly plowed dirt as it was being tilled in a field. Tasting Vitamalt, a Root Beer-esque, alcohol free drink that is basically sweet, unfermented beer. The jury’s still out on that [...]

Smelling The salty scent of Hamburg’s harbor. Tasting Delicious Indian food at Ashoka in Hamburg, my first taste of Indian food in Germany. Seeing Hamburg! Feeling How many ways can I say: Exhausted. Hearing A one-man saxophone concert in a church in Lüneburg. Check out more Five Senses at No Apathy Allowed!

Another week gone, already?? Wow. Smelling Fresh sheets when I went to bed on my first night back. Tasting Strawberry pizza. My niece and nephew beg me to make them this yummy dessert pizza with a sugar cookie crust. Seeing Our apartment – and Germany – with fresh eyes. It’s good to be back and [...]

Smelling Dog breath from my mom’s sausage dog, who stands on my lap and pants in my face. Tasting Root beer. A ton of it. Seeing Fleets of cars with “W ’04,” “Nobama,” and “God is My Co-Pilot” bumper stickers. Feeling Like an elephant from all the horrible food I’ve been eating, coupled with a [...]

Smelling The sickly fermentation of the white wine bottle that exploded in the car seat because of the heat. Tasting My mom’s cooking. Seeing The huge, blue, incredibly bright sky that I’ve missed so much. Feeling Sticky and hot from the summer heat and humidity. Hearing My baby nephew’s first attempts at words, followed by [...]