Sense of Smell

I recently wrote about the power of music to record our memories, but I was thinking last weekend about the power of smell. Obviously, smell is a very powerful force or the cosmetics companies and candle companies wouldn't be doing such a booming business!
I was at my cell group meeting (no, I'm not a terrorist--it's a Christian thing!) and we were having our time of singing and the windows were open and it quickly became very apparent that someone was cooking with garlic. But it's a lovely smell...it smelled wonderful and instantly evoked all these feelings in me. Most notably, the memory of the time I was in France. I went to France for 8 weeks as part of a mission team and to fulfill some requirements for school. We lived out of the old servant's quarters for the town's chateau (there was actually a tunnel through the cellar leading to the chateau!) and held English lessons as well as did work to help convert the place into a usable Christian retreat center. Anyway, our team's cook always cooked with garlic. I can still remember so strongly that feeling of being in the kitchen and helping her prepare and the many many wonderful meals we spent around the table together. It's a wonderful feeling of home and I remember feeling so strongly at that time in my life that I was exactly where I was meant to be. That's a feeling I haven't had a for a long time.
Other smells that I love? Fresh laundry, brownies baking, all smells associated with the fall and Christmas season, bonfire, the ocean, potato casserole and ham cooking. How about you? What smells do you love?