SNIFF, SNIFF at CHRISTMAS （３）完 [SNIFF,SNIFF at CHRISTMAS]
SNIFF, SNIFF at CHRISTMAS (3)完
Then Travis said, "Oh Grandmother, I bet I know something that you won't think about."
He jumped up and said, "Come over here with me."
Grandmother put down her knitting and slowly stood up. Together they walked over to the sliding glass doors that opened onto the patio.
Travis slid one of the doors back just a tiny crack because he didn't want Grandmother to get chilled in the cold air.
He whispered, " Grandmother, stand right here and sniff. "
She stood behind him and put her face up against the opening of the door. She took a long whiff of air.
" Snow ? Does snow have a scent to it ? Can you smell snow ? "
Travis laughed, " Can you ? "
" Well, the air has a crisp, cold feel to itーsort of a clean smell, so I suppose you can smell snow! "
They both laughed. It sounded funny to talk about smelling snow.
" That's another scent we can think about at Christmasーand other times, too, " Travis said. He slid the door closed and locked it.
They went back and sat down in front of fire.
After a while, Grandmother put down her knitting and started to get up out of her chair.
Just then Travis heard the timer on the oven ringing. He jumped up and followed Grandmother to the kitchen.
" Grandmother, you knew the cookies were done even before the timer started, didn't you ? "
" Yes, I could tell by the way they smelled that they were done. And that is what I meant about being glad I still have my sense of smell, even though I don't here so well anymore. "
She turned off the oven. She took the large cookie sheet out and placed it on the counter. Very carefully, she lifted the warm cookies and placed them on a platter.
Travis leaned against the counter. He thought about their conversationーthe scents of Christmas and how nice they were.
Grandmother looked down at him. With that twinkle in her eyes that always came before a laugh, she made up a funny little poem;
" I may not be able to hear the Christmas bells, but I can still enjoy the Christmas smells ! "
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2011-12-11 22:53
nice!(3)
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こんにちは。
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私も”sniff sniff” 派です。匂いが記憶と一番強く紐付いています。
by ポレンタスキー (2015-01-29 17:39)