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WOLF: What do bacon, baseball gloves and hockey card gum have in common?

COLUMN: A list of some of the world’s best smells
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Freshly mown lawn is a favourite smell for many. (Black Press file photo)

Last week in this space, I invited you to listen to a column.

This week, I’m trying to get you to smell one.

A list of the greatest sounds in the world sparked plenty of response (thanks, everyone), which I’ve saved for a future piece.

Now, let’s fire up those olfactory senses and see what we can smell.

Like sounds, smells can evoke all kinds of memories.

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Philip Wolf

About the Author: Philip Wolf

I’ve been involved with journalism on Vancouver Island for more than 30 years, beginning as a teenage holiday fill-in at the old Cowichan News Leader.
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