2 souvenirs...small read

 3 souvenirs...share yours.

1)I was at the bank. A young woman and her mother were in with the agent ( nothing is quick so you know it was a long and probably frustrating experience) There were 2 kids in the group...a shirtless boy about 5 year old and his terror of a sister, about 3...also topless with a very obvious diaper on under her shorts waiting in the waiting room.. The 2 were out of control and the mother in black halter and beige leggings would run out and reprimand her...SIT! She had to keep checking the girl as she was looking for some kind of trouble....Enter an older woman...she signed in with help and sat down...She invited the boy to come sit on her lap and he jumped right up. Let me be clear...these people did not know each other. The older woman chatted the little boy up...he wasn't wary of her in the least...next thing you know, the little hellion jumps up on the woman's other knee. She had these two mesmerized. The mother and I shared a look like "WOW! incredible...how did she manage to calm them? ...I thought it was lovely...the woman exuded this grandmotherly love that attracted these 2 children and calmed them right down. My mind wonders if the woman missed having grandchio

2) at the supermarket, in line...busy, hot, waiting...I look over to the next line and a woman in a starburst red halter dress was sniffing, inhaling deeply, a Le Petit Marseillias body wash container...It was the same color as her dress so maybe Cotton Milk and Poppy ( how can you resist that?) ...Her whole body was involved in taking in this scent and maybe escaping the heat, the market, the summer. She looked up and I let her see that I was watching we smiled at each other in understanding how a scent can transport you.