the proverbial they say that scents are often the strongest triggers of old memories, and i wouln/t be one to argue with them.

i/ve always wanted to try my hand at painting. i/ve had oils and an easel for well over a year, but never made an attempt to do anything with them. this was partially because i knew that my first attempts would most likely be utter failures, and i/m not one for failure. finally i decided that doing nothing to avoid failing was far worse than any painting disaster i may encounter.
in my down time for the holidays, i made my first attempt at creating something with paint and brush. …