My grandpa could make smoke come out of his eyes

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Rewind to the 1970's - My paternal grandparents were the greatest! Grandpa smoked a pipe. He told me that he could make the smoke come out of his eyes but I had to look closely because it came out slowly. So I would get up close and then he blew the pipe smoke lightly in my face! I loved it! They were the kind of grandparents that, as soon as mom and dad left, they offered me things to eat or drink that mom and dad didn't let me have. One of them was coffee. Grandpa chewed chewing tobacco - I know it's sounds discusting - but I always liked the smell of it and of his pipe. He let me try the chewing tobacco. It was shredded like shredded cheese. They were different lengths and one time he gave me a thin, short piece to try. It burned my throat going down!! Things that remind me of my grandma are calico prints, lilac hand cream, and moth balls. Yep, moth balls! To this day when I smell them it's a good feeling because I remember her.