The Pleasure Of Fragrance Imagine our world without fragrance; without the scent of jasmine flowers, or curry, fresh brewed coffee, or newly mown hay. While fragrances are so much a part of our world, they still seem to come from another realm- an invisible, ethereal, poetic realm. I think this is why I am so drawn to them. When we breath deeply and savor a pleasing fragrance, it relaxes us. It may also transport us to a sense memory: cinnamon at Christmas time, the saffron rice and spicy curry of that amazing Indian restaurant...Grandma's lilac perfume... My youngest daughter put on my nightgown this morning, and stood with it in draping folds around her feet. She said it smelled good, like me. The other day, after changing the sheets on our bed, I spritzed them with jasmine. My daughter climbed in much later, breathed deeply, smiled luxuriously, and said, "Mommy." Fragrances have the subtle power to comfort and relax us, to inspire and delight.