It's not quite what I had in mind but certainly gives us some interesting food for thought.

No, my experience was a lot simpler realy. Perhaps I didn't explain it too well. Because I cannot smell too well (OK - get the jokes out of the way!) I forget what things smell like. Just like if you don't hear a tune very often and then hear a snippet it drives you mad trying to remember what it is.

Well, the smell last night was like that. I got a 'snippet' of this particular smell which was familiar but much to far back in the archives to recognise as a common one. Because it was only a fragment of the smell I could not ask anyone else what it was - It was gone as soon as it came. It is probably the first time I have 'remembered' a smell in this way. That is what was odd and a very new experience!

Cheers

DtG