Allergy Season

smell of burning leaves like patchouli in my nose allergic sneezing written October 3, 2021

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 10/6/2021 12:43:00 PM

I cannot abide the smell of patchouli. It smells too "druggy" for me. But I sure get the "sneezing part" - which is what burning leaves can do to me also.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 10/6/2021 12:53:00 PM

I like the smell of patchouli. It takes me back to the sixties and all the crazy things I did during those years! But, this is the season of burning, red eyes, sneezing and coughing for me.

Delice Arleen Skelly

Date: 10/6/2021 12:08:00 AM

The smell of burning leaves ignites feelings of seasonal change and a difference in atmosphere.. summer is truly over. Nicely done Milt...Delice

L Milton Hankins
Date: 10/6/2021 8:49:00 AM

Thanks so much. I would love the smell if it were not for the sneezing fits ignited.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 10/4/2021 1:19:00 PM

Ha, ha, ha! I think I've smelled patchouli before, and I don't think I ever want to smell it again! Touche, Milt!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 10/4/2021 1:28:00 PM

Actually, I sort of like patchouli, but the burning leaves are a big, fat NO!

Tom Cunningham

Date: 10/4/2021 11:27:00 AM

That burning smell lingers for days and continues until all the leaves are off the trees there's no escaping it. Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 10/4/2021 12:05:00 PM

You're so right about that, Tom, and it is torture for people suffering from allergies.

Shirley Hawkins

Date: 10/3/2021 10:16:00 PM

Bless You!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 10/4/2021 7:40:00 AM

Ah, Shirley, this is the time of the year when teary eyes seem to be in order.