Madison Burfeind

Nov 28, 2024 | virginialiving.com | George Tisdale |Madeline Mayhood |Avery Chenoweth |Madison Burfeind

A certain smell can retrieve the oldest of memories, ones tucked away in the mind’s basement in a filing cabinet labeled “Childhood,” seldom recalled but especially vivid when they are. One of mine that instantly returns me to age 8 is an autumn bouquet of cool outdoors, earthy woods, and eau de dog that clung to my father’s hunting jacket. It’s a poignant experience, that smell.