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December 07, 2005
itchy owie
These little kitties are peering out of their gift bag as if to say "You didn't wrap the presents for the cousins yesterday like you told your son you would and now you will both be inflicted by a weird-ass rash while working on this evening's festivus activity of planting hyacinth bulbs!"
Yes, I am famously (among four) bad for handling urgent situations and tonight was no exception.
The Bean and I were planting a little bulb kit and gamely watching the peat moss suck up a cup of warm water before we planted the bulbs. I was thinking, this is great! Science and festivus all at once! Suddenly my neck became SO FRIGGING ITCHY and felt like it was on fire. Simultaneously, the Bean began clawing at his cheeks and trying to pull his reddening ears off his head.
To my husband I said "Something's wrong! We're so itchy! We're SO ITCHY" and frantically showed him our red marks. He suggested we get in the shower to rinse off whatever the hell it was (so logical - I love it!)
Apparently there is something called a hyacinth allergy? Which we have, I guess? Or you can be allergic to peat moss, too. Whatever it was, it was the weirdest holiday event ever. Here's the calm before the storm, with the peering and the water and the science.
Posted by Max at December 7, 2005 10:31 PM
Comments
Usually it's an allergy to the perservative dust that they coat the hyacinth with. I have the same itchy reaction--but it goes away pretty quickly.
Posted by: Celeste at December 8, 2005 12:29 PM