Same. When my dad died I really did long for letters or notes to me, just to hear him speak to me from the heart, and feel like I knew him better and he was close by.

A friend of mine gave her nephew an apple tree which his parents planted in the back, and he, now 23, calls over to her with apples every autumn!

I agree actually, it’s definitely overused - however there are studies linking synthetic detergents and softeners (maybe not specifically the scents in them but nevertheless) to carcinogenic ingredients. I’ll try and link one here later if I can find it.

But even more than that it is well known that they are extremely damaging to the environment for several reasons, when compared to plain soap or milder, biodegradable cleaners, (killing microorganisms and destroying biodiversity; surfactants causing foaming in rivers and leading to long term damage; changing the ph in soil and water; inorganic phosphates causing eutrophication which depletes oxygen in water; they don’t properly biodegrade, causing maximum long term pollution of soil, rivers and water sources;), so in that case they are far worse than what we might commonly use the word toxic for.

Totally agree. Those synthetic, toxic scents are awful, an assault on the nostrils, and utterly unnecessary pollution.

I’ve seen claims that wool rugs can keep allergens out of the air though, and that with wooden floors microscopic particles tend to float around invisibly a lot more in the air we breathe, even with the same amount of cleaning. I don’t know how true it is but is was interesting to read.

Linen is supposed to be good I’ve heard…it doesn’t hold on to dampness as much, and therefore is less hospitable to dust mites. Wool duvet and pillows similarly so.

A thoughtful soul, you are.