Laughing it off

Did you just hear a loud explosion? The sound of a thousand clog dancers tap dancing on a railway line? Or perhaps something that sounded like an earthquake – only squeakier?

It’s only me… do not be alarmed. Although I might warn you that a face mask or an umbrella might come in handy right now. Because no matter how I try, I can’t hold back my sneezes.

It’s the explosion of birch pollen and flowers that does it. And the sound of me sneezing is just the sound of spring gone mad.

A bit like me. As it’s World Laughter Day on May 3rd, Sir Pe suggests that I try to laugh and turn the allergy misery into fun.

I think having one of these nifty little toilet hats would help: I could blow my nose while people had a good laugh. Twice the fun and twice the value!

And if that doesn’t help, I could always turn to some good, clean, light-hearted fun.

Because, the more you laugh, the better you feel.

And the better you feel, the more you want to laugh.

That should scare my birch allergy away, don’t you think?

At least until next year.