Folded Cotton Formula

White cotton sheets taken in from the line at noon, still warm from the sun, folded and stacked by an open window. The first breath is bright and clean — sweet orange and a squeeze of lemon, a crisp lime-like freshness, the green of cut grass and leaves carried in on the air, and a juicy touch of pineapple. Then the flowers open: a moist lily of the valley, round jasmine and a soft rose, with a little lavender and a hint of raspberry and peach. As it dries it becomes the feel of clean cotton itself — quiet wood, a warm, sunny glow and soft musks, comforting and fresh for hours.