Blueberry Hill Farm

Poison ivy is everywhere around this farm.  I'm pretty sure I've discovered just about every patch there is.  Even now, my arms are covered with the stuff.  If there were a monetary market for it I'd be rich.  It was not until this summer that I found out that the reaction to poison ivy can involve more than just itchy red blotches.  It seems that for some folks, including my lucky self, reactions can involve chills, nausea and vomiting.  I usually have a little trouble putting 2 and 2 together with these symptoms, always believing first that I have food poisoning.  Usually that is proven wrong when those I've eaten with have no similar symptoms even when eating the same thing.  My second response goes to the thoughts that I must have a stomach virus.  However, it always becomes a little suspect when, on about day three, the tell-tale poison ivy rash appears.  This time, I've even had a little throat tightening, just like the last bee sting I got during the summer, in which my doctor prescribed an Epi pen. Guess this is just another of the job hazards associated with farming.  Could be worse.