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aroha.rain

Wellington · member since September 2026

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I work at the ferry ticket office in Wellington. Rain on hot tarmac, wet bush after a southerly, kawakawa leaves. Pretty new to fragrance and learning heaps.

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Long, slender dried green tea leaves in a small heap on a light grey background Odd one out with three cups of teaKia ora, did the odd one out with my flatmate: three cups, two of the same black tea, one green. Took me three goes.… A whole lemon and a halved lemon on a black background, pale yellow flesh and glossy peel Kawakawa leaf torn on my lunch breakKia ora, spring sun and a kawakawa bush by the terminal. Whole leaf, nothing. Torn leaf, peppery and green, like its… Straw decorations, an angel and wreaths, hanging in a Christmas tree Spring jasmine by the ferry, Christmas at the beachKia ora, spring here and the jasmine on the fence by the terminal is out, it's heaps sweet after the rain. Christmas… Sandy trail through the garrigue under a sky of white clouds Rain on hot tarmac outside the ferry terminalKia ora, first proper warm day of spring and then a southerly shower hit the car park at the terminal. Hot tarmac, wet… What does benzoin actually smell like?Kia ora, benzoin keeps popping up in the amber threads and I've got no idea what its like. Sweet? Smoky? Piney? Nothing… Stemmed glass filled with ice, mint leaves and lime on a grey background Kia ora from the Wellington ferry terminalKia ora, I sell tickets at the ferry terminal in Wellington. It's spring here, and after a southerly the whole bush… Sandalwood chips in the steaming vat of a distillery in Egypt Kawakawa leaves after a southerlyKia ora, big southerly overnight and this morning the bush track behind the ferry terminal smelled heaps green. Crushed…

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Auckland boatbuilder wondering how perfume does the seaKia ora Gus, a fellow Kiwi, sweet as. It's the salt spray I'd want in a bottle too. A Christmas that smells of cherries and sunscreenSame here, the bach smells of sunscreen and wet towels by Boxing Day, its the best. Thread of the week: five spice jars, lids offNutmeg was the hard one, its like a linen cupboard and a fruit cake at once Rain on hot tarmac outside the ferry terminalIt's always wet dog for me Same, heaps of them at the terminal, its a dog town. Pencil, pine cone, peppercorn: a drawer testKia ora, no pine cones handy so I swapped the pepper for a kawakawa leaf. It's not the same but sweet as. My glaze notebook is turning into a smell notebookKia ora, sweet as, starting one today. It's going in the back of my ferry timetable notebook What does benzoin actually smell like?Kia ora, sweet as. Caramel and paste pots, sounds like it's the gentle one of the resins. Cassia and Ceylon cinnamon don't smell the sameSniffed both jars at the supermarket after reading this. It's true, the cassia is the cosy one