This scent could be considered treasure for which the adventuresome dig. It is deep and musky, roses preserved from an important event, but less brittle, more supple.

Mission – a resting place along the Oregon Trail. Many of those who settled in missions believed their calling was to provide for emigrants who often ran low on provisions. One such mission, the Whitman Mission or "Waiilatpu," "place of the rye grass," as it was called, served emigrants with its gristmill and blacksmith and acres of crops. The settlers tried to grow enough to meet the needs of so many passing by. Sometimes the pleasant scent of roses also charmed the weary travelers.

It delicately lingers on my skin and is sooooo lovely.