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It smells it, it smells it not, it smells it, it smells it not...

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June 4th, 2021

My nose has decided to behave mischievously recently. Two days ago, when it was stuffed-up in the morning I took some nosedrops to lessen the discomfort I was in. Only that the moment my nose was freed from swelling there was that particular smell I was not able to classify- chemical, acrid, making my throat feel rough. I pondered if one of our neighbours had burnt something that better should not have ended up in a stove. When hubby stirred to awakeness I asked him if he smelled it, too, but of course he did not, so I closed the window and ignored the strange scent. It turned out that a few kilometres away an accident in the local papermill had happened, with sulphur dioxide involved, hence the stench. And no, I did not err, people some more kilometres away did smell it also. So I have a sensitive nose? Not at all. Or only if it pleases that honker of mine to work properly. Because yesterday I prepared lunch in the kitchen with hubby away. Heard his car come back, waved at him through the kitchen window and watched him storm into the living room full speed. Only then I noticed that the air was somewhat greyish, and for a moment thought that maybe the cataract that was supposed to affect my eyesight one day had pounced on me full force without warning. I followed hubby´s footsteps and found that the whole livingroom was filled with smoke and stink which my nose had failed to register! We tore open all the windows while daughter mine evacuated the cats to the upper bathroom, but it took some hours until we were able to sit in the living room without having to cough. I had been my fault, I had chucked hubby´s cigarillo in the fireplace when he had left, and this had caused a smoldering fire, the fumes not passing through the chimney but coming out through the gap at the door. So no sensitive nose at all!
Tomorrow there will finally be a family reunion. For the first day since October 2020 my sister plus husband plus daughter will come into the country. Until two weeks ago Salzburg has been on the red list, so coming here would have meant quarantine when going back to Germany. Two more weeks into the past it would have meant quarantine when going to Austria and quarantine when going back to Munich. No wonder we only did Whatsapp video-phoning all the time, sister simply did not want to use up her annual leave for visiting me for a weekend! All is good now, at least for some more weeks, so let´s rejoice and be happy!

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It smells it, it smells it not, it smells it, it smells it not...

My nose has decided to behave mischievously recently. Two days ago, when it was stuffed-up in the morning I took some nosedrops to lessen the discomfort I was in. Only that the moment my nose was freed from swelling there was that particular smell I was not able to classify- chemical, acrid, making my throat feel rough. I pondered if one of our neighbours had burnt something that better should not have ended up in a stove. When hubby stirred to awakeness I asked him if he smelled it, too, but of course he did not, so I closed the window and ignored the strange scent. It turned out that a few kilometres away an accident in the local papermill had happened, with sulphur dioxide involved, hence the stench. And no, I did not err, people some more kilometres away did smell it also. So I have a sensitive nose? Not at all. Or only if it pleases that honker of mine to work properly. Because yesterday I prepared lunch in the kitchen with hubby away. Heard his car come back, waved at him through the kitchen window and watched him storm into the living room full speed. Only then I noticed that the air was somewhat greyish, and for a moment thought that maybe the cataract that was supposed to affect my eyesight one day had pounced on me full force without warning. I followed hubby´s footsteps and found that the whole livingroom was filled with smoke and stink which my nose had failed to register! We tore open all the windows while daughter mine evacuated the cats to the upper bathroom, but it took some hours until we were able to sit in the living room without having to cough. I had been my fault, I had chucked hubby´s cigarillo in the fireplace when he had left, and this had caused a smoldering fire, the fumes not passing through the chimney but coming out through the gap at the door. So no sensitive nose at all!
Tomorrow there will finally be a family reunion. For the first day since October 2020 my sister plus husband plus daughter will come into the country. Until two weeks ago Salzburg has been on the red list, so coming here would have meant quarantine when going back to Germany. Two more weeks into the past it would have meant quarantine when going to Austria and quarantine when going back to Munich. No wonder we only did Whatsapp video-phoning all the time, sister simply did not want to use up her annual leave for visiting me for a weekend! All is good now, at least for some more weeks, so let´s rejoice and be happy!