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Picking up the scent of missing perfumes

By LINDA D. COLE and INGRID L. KOHLER
Published March 5, 2005

Sometimes a tiny whiff of an aroma summons a whirlwind of memories. That's probably why the sentimental among us cling to using the perfumes and colognes with happy associations. That's also why it can be upsetting when "our" fragrance is discontinued.

Dale Leone of New Port Richey misses two fragrances she is no longer able to purchase, and she hopes that a reader either has a stash tucked away in a rarely visited drawer or can tell her of an outlet that still has these scents in its inventory.

The first is Avon's Field Flowers, which came in a gel and a cologne and has been, in Dale's words, "discontinued for eons." The second is Revlon's Moondrops, also no longer manufactured. If you can help Dale sniff out a way to obtain either, please call (727) 372-8177.

Evi Barenholtz of Clearwater writes that the men and women of her senior group, "Young at Heart," would like to find a piano arrangement of the song of the same title. The folks, who have the piano and the pianist, would like to sing this classic at their meetings. Move over, Ol' Blue Eyes! Please call (727) 787-5007 if you can help.

Any Lawrence Welk lovers out there? Betty Myhaver of Spring Hill knew exactly where to round up Welk videotapes. Betty's 91-year-old friend is a big Welk fan, but she has only one videotape of the maestro in action. Even though reruns are a fact of life for champagne music aficionados, a single tape offers an absurdly limited selection Betty thinks, and we agree. Betty hopes to gather tapes that less ardent listeners may be ready to recycle. They will be greatly appreciated. Betty's number is (352) 686-0828.

Rose Hildebrand of Clearwater has a thank you and a request. She was delighted at the terrific Christmas card response she received: Thanks a lot to the folks who phoned about cards, mailed them and dropped them off. A welcome bonus: Friends she hadn't seen in 25 years noticed Rose's name in the column, and the whole gang got together for catch-up lunch.

Rose would like to give away approximately two-dozen 20-ounce Eagle Mason jars. She points out that she has seen crafters fill them with potpourri and twinkle lights. Rose may be reached at (727) 799-8682.

If you have a sturdy wooden artist's easel or art supplies you no longer use, Kaye Dunmire of Tarpon Springs can put them to good use. Please call (727) 937-4042.

Instructions alert! Maria Cascais of Spring Hill has inherited a Singer sewing machine, model 6234, but unfortunately the bequest did not include the machine's operation manual. Maria would love to copy yours; please call her at (352) 686-9023 if you can help.

Perhaps your sewing group can use the following items offered by an anonymous reader whose letter bears a St. Petersburg postmark: boxes of yarn cut for latch hooking; embroidery floss; finished and unfinished embroidery pieces; an appliqued single-bed coverlet almost finished; shells both large and small; and some other goodies designated "etc., etc., etc," which sounds intriguing.

In turn, this reader needs some information about records (the kind that go on a turntable, not in a file cabinet). After having been told that the record sleeves are the truly valuable part of the record package, our reader is eager to separate fact from fiction. If you wish to latch on to the craft items or you can disseminate record information, please call (727) 576-4658.

Josie Ward Finch of St. Pete Beach started watching a Masterpiece Theatre series on PBS but managed to see only the first three episodes. The series, set in the summer of 1937, is "The Cazalets," and Josie would like to know how everything worked out for the characters. If you recorded the fourth episode (or, if there was a fifth, that one too) and Josie may copy it, please call (727) 367-2007.

Got an idle meat slicer around the house? Peggy Coley of St. Petersburg, who had one for years, then got rid of it, could really use one now. Please call (727) 526-3314.

Lemuel Coles has about 60 reels of Super 8mm films that he wishes to transfer to videotapes or DVDs, but before he can make the switch he needs to be able to view them on a projector. If you have one that Lemuel may borrow for this task, e-mail tisbury@earthlink.net

Send requests to Reader Exchange, Floridian, St. Petersburg Times, P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg 33731 or e-mail cole@sptimes.com Requests will be accepted only by mail or e-mail. This is an exchange column, so we will not run items that are for sale. Readers must agree to publication of phone numbers, including area code.

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