4711

When my son had a runny nose, my mother recommended that my wife buy 4711 cologne. I found it strange she would bring up such an 'unmedicinal' solution.

Anyway, the scent, and how my wife tied a knot in the corner of a clean nappy, also brought back memories of childhood. I remember my grandmother having a bottle of 4711 on her dresser among all the knick-knacks. As a boy I loved to look at all the things berator-ator on my grandmother's and mother's dressing tables. And once in a while, take the cap off the 4711 and steal a sniff...