smells

[Joyannerose]

Yes, Bailey, it definitely has it's good points. But it messes up my taste buds. And I can't smell the good things either. Or have any of those scent related memories (scent of husband, babies, etc). Now I can tell a kind of freshness of say a just bathed baby. Or if something has a really, really strong scent, I get a quick sense of it. But I have no reference for what it is. Funny thing is, even though I can't smell it, some things will send me into an Ashtma attack. For instance, I could never go into the kids' "shop" class on back to school nights. I figure it's why I like extreme tastes too, salty, sweet, fishy (my kids always say, "If you could smell that, you wouldn't eat it". lol

[bailey36]

well, washing seems to do the trick.

[bailey36]

And I can't smell the good things either. Or have any of those scent related memories (scent of husband, babies, etc). Now I can tell a kind of freshness of say a just bathed baby. Or if something has a really, really strong scent, I get a quick sense of it. But I have no reference for what it is. l

yes, I remember once I lost both senses for a few years.

[Joyannerose]

I'm glad u got ur senses back. No pun intended

[bailey36]

I'm glad u got ur senses back. No pun intended

lol, actually, you talk to my husband and I have so sense, or sences.

[Susan2014]

WOW!! At my age you think I knew of th is . I only have lonelyness & sore bones? I know nothing about do's & donts on your situation. May your XMAS be
joyful and peacefull MERRY CHRISTMAS Susan M J

[bailey36]

WOW!! At my age you think I knew of th is . I only have lonelyness & sore bones? I know nothing about do's & donts on your situation. May your XMAS be
joyful and peacefull MERRY CHRISTMAS Susan M J

Susan, I'm so sorry, lonelyness and sore bones I think might be worse than a gas lighting [yeah like I don't know this] husband.

I don't observe Christmas in the traditional way, no decorating, but I do give gifts [it's my favorite hobby] and I do accept gifts.

But may your day be filled with however you observe Christmas and may you be blessed with many friends.

Oh, and I'll soon be 65, I have heard of sore bones, some of mine like to pretend that it's ok to be sore, but we know different, right?

[Dsynr]

Oh, those joints that predict the weather..........
I put some yarn into loose hanks by winding the balled yarn around the legs of a chair and washed it because it had been stored a long time and smelled musty.
Tied a piece of yarn around the newly-rewound skein in spots to keep it from tangling and washed it [with a vinegar rinse] in a large sweater bag.
I hope it works for you.
Folks say I've got a nose like a hound. I smell stuff before others do; but there are some smells that I miss altogether. I think my "smeller" is getting old!

[bailey36]

Oh, those joints that predict the weather..........
I put some yarn into loose hanks by winding the balled yarn around the legs of a chair and washed it because it had been stored a long time and smelled musty.
Tied a piece of yarn around the newly-rewound skein in spots to keep it from tangling and washed it [with a vinegar rinse] in a large sweater bag.
I hope it works for you.
Folks say I've got a nose like a hound. I smell stuff before others do; but there are some smells that I miss altogether. I think my "smeller" is getting old!

so, you wash first, that sounds like a better idea than enduring the smell while you are crocheting and just hoping the smell will go away after it's a finished product.

[featherfarm]

For really strong smells, I wash in clear water first, add baking powder to the rinse water, re-wash with detergent, then add vinegar to that rinse water. Seems to get out almost every bad odor. Had a freezer sit 2 weeks unplugged with meat in it during the summer one time and learned from that.