8 April - Itches & fine yarns

There is a god. My friend is going through the menopause and one side effect is that she’s become allergic to wool and not only to generic wool, but to the finest too. So I’ve inherited her cashmere which currently gives her scratchy fits on neck, shoulders and arms. She says silk is having the same effect. Wow! Am not complaining. She’s taken to not wearing any jewellery either, it all becomes slippery in the sweats. I tentatively ask for some gold. She says she’ll have a look.

This is a bit sad though, there must be something one can do to avoid this. We have to search the internet. I wonder what would happen to me? Will I also have an itch for the best fabrics ever and have to resort to wearing nylon? I’d rather go and live in a cave than do that.