◆ Voices
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26 elders have answered so far. Tap any card to listen.
8 voices matching filter
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Maria du Toit
AF
"Tell me something about your mother's hands. The smell, the shape, what they did."
I remember my mother's hands smelled of soap and dough. When she hugged me, I always smelled her. Hands that smelled of work, of home.
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Wim Bakker
NL
"Tell me something about your mother's hands. The smell, the shape, what they did."
My mother's hands were rough from working in the stable. But when she tucked me in at night they felt soft and smelled of soap.
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Anna van der Berg
NL
"Tell me something about your mother's hands. The smell, the shape, what they did."
My mother's hands always smelled of soap and butter from cooking. Sometimes of the garden, of thyme. In the evening I could smell her hands on the sheet.
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Margaret Thompson
EN
"Tell me something about your mother's hands. The smell, the shape, what they did."
My mother's hands smelled of soap and flour. They were always busy — bread, washing, mending. When she tucked me in, her hands smelled of lavender water.
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Tryntsje de Vries
FY
"Tell me something about your mother's hands. The smell, the shape, what they did."
My mother's hands smelled of soap and butter. Sometimes also of the garden — of earth and the herbs she picked. In the evening I could smell her hands on the sheet.
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Helga Weber
DE
"Tell me something about your mother's hands. The smell, the shape, what they did."
My mother's hands were rough from doing the laundry, but in the evening when she stroked my hair they felt soft. They smelled of lavender.
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Greta Schmidt
DE
"Tell me something about your mother's hands. The smell, the shape, what they did."
My mother's hands smelled of soap and flour, sometimes of the garden — of earth and herbs. When she tucked me in at night, her scent stayed on the pillow.
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Sarie Coetzee
AF
"Tell me something about your mother's hands. The smell, the shape, what they did."
My mother's hands were small but strong. She always smelled of earth and herbs, especially in summer when she worked in the garden. I remember her hands on my hair.