Just uploaded the rest of the sets.
Just a quick and dirty shot of the business of Dirty Threads. This part is exceedingly tedious, but I do it while I'm doing other things. My hands have a life of their own.
Lefty is suffering a bit right now. While lifeguarding Charlie yesterday I took a sting to the pad of my thumb from some kind of wasp or hornet as it left no stinger, just a pint of poison.Long ago I had an allergic reaction to a bee sting that took me to the hospital with breathing difficulties, but never since. The doctor advised me then that staying calm and not adding drama adrenaline to the situation is most effective in keeping sting issues localized if a true allergic reaction has not been previously diagnosed.
Charlie tends to overreact to drama so I didn't tell him or make him get out of the fun. I sat still and focused on noticing how it all felt. Pain bloomed and subsided. My thumb got numb as it swelled and turned purplish but that was the extent of it. Today it's just sore and ugly.
Meanwhile, devils (the siding people) continue banging on the walls. They must make sacrifices to the weather gods because five minutes after they left yesterday, the monsoons resumed. It's hot and sunnier today, with showers predicted for after sunset. They might just finish in three days. Pictures when it's over.
6 comments:
Yikes. Hope you’re okay.
ugh, miserable … my “remedy” for non-allergic stings is to take some generic Benadryl and sleep it off
Yes, when working in the greenhouse for so many years- I got bit by many insects and spiders and benadryl was my go to. Once I took three Bennies and no reaction other than the swelling of the spider bite went down. Wouldn't recommend three at once but....
I fell asleep clutching an icepack which helped with the swelling and pain.
A wasp got me the other day, too. In three spots as I was trying to brush him away. I remembered my mother made a baking soda paste when I was stung as a child. It helped a lot, but I also did the Benadryl routine, too, and then a cold pack over the baking powder paste on the two spots on my hand. Within 60-90 minutes I realized it no longer hurt and the swelling had started to go down.
On to better things: I'm sure the construction work can be irritating but I bet it will be beautiful when they are finished. I'm looking forward to photos.
Deb~ Impressed you could remain calm. I tend to have huge reactions (physically) - swell huge and it lasts for even up to two weeks. Blech. J. gets stung and absolutely nothing happens! Take care out there!
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