Happy Fall Y’All — or should I say Happy Allergy Season?

Last weekend I attended an outdoor craft fair as a vendor. The morning hours were a delight. Sunny, but not hot. The humidity arrived in the afternoon which made it a bit sticky, but not too awful. What I didn’t think about until the next day was the potential of seasonal allergies.

Oh, yes. It started with a sore throat the night I returned from the fair. Of course, allergies were not my first thought, not in the year of the pandemic. I went straight to OMG do I have Covid-19? I immediately took my temperature. It was normal. I heaved a sigh of relief.  I made some hot tea with lemon to help my throat.

Not until the next day did it dawn on me — I have seasonal allergies! The sore throat was probably due to post nasal drip. Yep. That’s what it was. I started with the nasal spray (what human designed that disgusting product?) It helps tremendously, but I do hate the stuff.

I now have itchy red eyes that water. What fun fall can be!

This has occurred  every fall for the past twenty years or more. So why does it always take me by surprise? Wishful thinking I suppose.

So now during the pandemic I am limited to purchasing one box of tissues during a visit to the store. Guess I’ll be going every day for a while to stock up.

HAPPY FALL Y’ALL!!!!!