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The morning air smells herbal - like a health food grocer. Rosemary, eucalyptus, lavender. I’m always surprised by it, as though I may be imagining it. I take a deep breath and bask in the aromas. It’s real.

This is home.

Growing up, the summer air always smelled like fresh cut grass or decaying grass that had been cut the day before. It was always a remi…