Flashback

I opened up a bag of herbs the other day and had a flashback. As soon as the scent hit my nostrils I was transported to Brooklyn, to my grandmother's garden. I never knew what herbs gave it that special scent but that day I learned that it came from fresh mint. I saw the garden in my mind and remembered everything about it. It was if I was standing in the middle of it, as I had done when I was 5 years old. As I write this blog, I can envision it as if it was reality. Our subconscious mind holds memories in place and releases them at the strangest times.