Fishing trip canceled on account of

ragweed appearing on the pollen count this week.  RATS!

This explains the froggy voice, very loud sneezing, itching, and feeling like something ran over me.  This time of year, when singing, I sound like a blues singer.  I would normally take lots of medicine and chance it anyhow, because I really love canoeing with hubby and fishing, even if it means spending the next day in bed.

Unfortunately, a summons arrived last week stating that I must appear for jury duty on Monday morning.  So it is my civic duty to remain fairly functional until such time that a defense attorney decides that my strong sense of justice and fairly logical thought processes will likely be very detrimental to the outcome of his case.