Damfool C u ò (Old House) Elixir de ParfumMore than twenty years later, I pushed open the gate to my ancestral homeand froze. It wasnt mine anymore. Top: Violet, Blackcurrant Middle: Lychee, Ylang Ylang, Clove Bud Base: Vetiver, Saffron, Soy Sauce A family Id never seen was living there, moving through rooms I knew by heart: the same creak on the third floorboard, the same slant of light through the east window but now with laundry strung across the courtyard, wet shirts dripping cheap soap