Wow! What a beautiful weekend we had! My backyard is a carnival of color, mixed with the sweet scents of springtime flowers and shrubs. Just the smell of lilacs coming through the screen on my sliding glass door in my kitchen sends me back umpteen years to memories of my grandmother and the lilacs that sent their springtime aroma into our dining room. I don’t think there’s a sweeter smell ... Surely, I think that’s what heaven will smell like when we get there.

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