In the Heat of the Night tv series

I can remember sitting with my Dad watching this show all the time. He was always big into police shows and we certainly watched a lot of them together.

What I really love about this show is that they touched up on the social issues that are still taking place to day. A big thing they touch up on is racial discrimination. 

 The Sparta police force was strictly made up of white officers until Detective Virgil Tibbs{ bottom right} came to join them. After that, they began to hire more black police officers! {See photo}

The characters are great, I must say that my favorite is Bubba Skinner. lol {far right} He's the show's tough guy and ladies man. I would love to see a new series with him in charge as Chief Skinner. 

Through the Looking glass : Daddy's scent

As I sit here looking at pictures of my Dad from my childhood, the memories of the day begin to surface. Along with those memories are smells.

~  I can still remember the smell of Dads Old Spice cologne.

~ The smell of his jacket that I used to curl up under when laying on the couch after having a bad dream.

~ The buttered pop corn he used to make after all 9 of us kids went to bed. I used to go out and sit with him in his chair and cuddle.

~ The smell of sawdust when I stayed home "sick" and had to go to work with him. 

Really I wasn't sick, I just wanted to spend the day with him. 

~ As I got older and started drinking coffee, we used to sit at the table drinking coffee. 

Me eating cereal and him with his coffee and the newspaper. 

My coffee had milk and sugar in it, he drank his black.

What smells and memories do you remember from your childhood?