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Limonetta and Rosmaria - two girlfriends
"Do you know the land where the lemons bloom?"
Even Johann Wolfgang von Goethe could ask this question without hearing a "Of course!" in response!
In the meantime, we no longer have to travel all the way to Sicily to enjoy ripe and aromatic citrus fruits.
And yet they are something very special there.
I'm not just thinking of the wonderful "Sicilian or Amalfi lemon", which is large, bright yellow and fruity. There and on the Amalfi Coast, these fruits provide a livelihood for entire families who go to the large limoneries at harvest time; sometimes secured with ropes that keep the human chamois from falling off.
The beauty of these fruits can also be found on plates and jugs, and especially often on floor tiles that adorn many a hotel terrace, adding to the Mediterranean summer feeling.
When I was then just before Christmas from Malta on Sicily and there in the "Archaeological Park" near Syracusa, I could admire there these citrus trees in large plantings.
Together with pines and cypresses, they and their numerous relatives from the large citrus family make up the green and shady growth of the site.
The ripe, bright green and yellow fruits not only enjoyed the winter sun in the foliage of the trees; there was also a lot of "fallen fruit" lying around. This visitors were allowed to take away free of charge.
As I was flying back home from Malta at midday the next day, I packed a selection of these fruits (of whatever variety) into a plastic bag to take back to my mum on Christmas Eve.
She loved all things sour and salty. And much of that Christmas was spent with those sour fruits; all other gifts played only a minor role.
Her apartment now smelled not of clove-spiked oranges and tangerines, but lemony-fresh.
This citrus invigorating freshness greets me immediately after the first spray of "Sicilian Limes".
Immediately I see myself sitting again in the shade of the numerous citrus trees, the light summer wind playing in their leaves, and below me lies the sea: today smooth, like an aquamarine silk cloth, or on another day vividly throwing its seahorse waves against the rocks.
The air vibrates with a salty lust for life, which is transmitted to me: oh, it's beautiful!
Great dark green rosemary bushes dawn, spreading their needles, in the warmth before them; not without exhaling their powerful aroma with every thoughtful breath of well-being.
This refreshingly spicy and so light breeze, which in the meantime envelops me, mingles with the earthy exhalations of the moss cushions on which I sit.
That alone makes it different from most citrus scents.
"Sicilian Limes" is so delightfully primal spicy and invigorating.
Also the cedar wood waiting for its use, stacked in the sun now does not want to stand back: it closes this summery impression with its woody silk scent!
"Sicilian Limes" is another example of the interesting and mostly fruity fragrances of the brand "Shay & Blue".
I like many of them a lot; "Framboise Noire" even made it into my collection (thanks to Gerdi, who sent me her flacon)
Of course, they're replaceable, but they're also beautiful because of their inventive scent combinations, which sets them apart from other summertime delights, making them not quite so easily replaced!
A cheerful companion through warm summer days I have found here and see with pleasure, as "Limonetta and Rosmaria", the two fresh-spicy girlfriends dance merrily on the beach - by its glittering water pearls played around!
And what do they still dance in Sicily?
Of course Tarantella!
Even Johann Wolfgang von Goethe could ask this question without hearing a "Of course!" in response!
In the meantime, we no longer have to travel all the way to Sicily to enjoy ripe and aromatic citrus fruits.
And yet they are something very special there.
I'm not just thinking of the wonderful "Sicilian or Amalfi lemon", which is large, bright yellow and fruity. There and on the Amalfi Coast, these fruits provide a livelihood for entire families who go to the large limoneries at harvest time; sometimes secured with ropes that keep the human chamois from falling off.
The beauty of these fruits can also be found on plates and jugs, and especially often on floor tiles that adorn many a hotel terrace, adding to the Mediterranean summer feeling.
When I was then just before Christmas from Malta on Sicily and there in the "Archaeological Park" near Syracusa, I could admire there these citrus trees in large plantings.
Together with pines and cypresses, they and their numerous relatives from the large citrus family make up the green and shady growth of the site.
The ripe, bright green and yellow fruits not only enjoyed the winter sun in the foliage of the trees; there was also a lot of "fallen fruit" lying around. This visitors were allowed to take away free of charge.
As I was flying back home from Malta at midday the next day, I packed a selection of these fruits (of whatever variety) into a plastic bag to take back to my mum on Christmas Eve.
She loved all things sour and salty. And much of that Christmas was spent with those sour fruits; all other gifts played only a minor role.
Her apartment now smelled not of clove-spiked oranges and tangerines, but lemony-fresh.
This citrus invigorating freshness greets me immediately after the first spray of "Sicilian Limes".
Immediately I see myself sitting again in the shade of the numerous citrus trees, the light summer wind playing in their leaves, and below me lies the sea: today smooth, like an aquamarine silk cloth, or on another day vividly throwing its seahorse waves against the rocks.
The air vibrates with a salty lust for life, which is transmitted to me: oh, it's beautiful!
Great dark green rosemary bushes dawn, spreading their needles, in the warmth before them; not without exhaling their powerful aroma with every thoughtful breath of well-being.
This refreshingly spicy and so light breeze, which in the meantime envelops me, mingles with the earthy exhalations of the moss cushions on which I sit.
That alone makes it different from most citrus scents.
"Sicilian Limes" is so delightfully primal spicy and invigorating.
Also the cedar wood waiting for its use, stacked in the sun now does not want to stand back: it closes this summery impression with its woody silk scent!
"Sicilian Limes" is another example of the interesting and mostly fruity fragrances of the brand "Shay & Blue".
I like many of them a lot; "Framboise Noire" even made it into my collection (thanks to Gerdi, who sent me her flacon)
Of course, they're replaceable, but they're also beautiful because of their inventive scent combinations, which sets them apart from other summertime delights, making them not quite so easily replaced!
A cheerful companion through warm summer days I have found here and see with pleasure, as "Limonetta and Rosmaria", the two fresh-spicy girlfriends dance merrily on the beach - by its glittering water pearls played around!
And what do they still dance in Sicily?
Of course Tarantella!
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