Thursday, December 9, 2010

It's Beginning to Smell a lot Like Christmas

A few weekends ago I took a trip to one of my favorite nurseries. The staff is helpful and knowledgeable. The quality of the flowers, roses, bulbs, shrubs, trees - you name - it is second to none. And they have the most amazing home and garden decorative section with wonderful holiday and seasonal items.

Now, while they have many beautiful and unique items, I rarely purchase anything because they tend to be priced just beyond what I'm willing to pay for a wreath or garland or garden ornament or...well, you get the picture.

At any rate, while I was there I browsed through the home decor section. I spied a pretty scented candle and took a sniff. Heaven. I picked it up, and put back down, about half a dozen times. The fragrance was amazing but at $24.99 - yes, $24.99!!! it seemed an extravagant price for what was not an overly large candle.


Yet, as you might surmise for the photograph, I did indeed purchase the Thymes "Fasier Fir" scented candle. People you have no idea. It smells exactly like a freshly cut fir tree. Subtle, but distinct. A smell that says "Christmas" to me like none other.

What does your Christmas smell like?

5 comments:

smalltownme said...

I'll tell you when my cold goes away and I regain my sense of smell!

Jenn @ Juggling Life said...

You have me actually considering me ordering one off Amazon--it sounds amazing.

Holly (me.) said...

Gingerbread. And cider. Mmmm...

Anonymous said...

Thymes is totally worth the money, honey.
For me, it's the smell of pine sap.

Little Miss Sunshine State said...

Bath and Body Works has one called Fresh Balsam.