Something I learned about first hand this summer, Queen Annes Lace is a beautiful flower, but needs to be treated with a healthy respect.

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 | jess

So, I still like Queen Annes Lace as a Flower, but I’ve gained a certain amount of respect for its powers of rash infliction. I never knew about phytophotosensitivity until this summer, or that queen annes Lace emits a nasty chemical substance that can cause skin reactions in certain”sensitive” people. Who knew???

I just got stung by a bee and feel it in my head? I never used to feel it in my head before fibro and me/cfs , so either the bees are more toxic or its another little added gift from the illness. Words of wisdom for anyone who is extra sensitive to bee stings. Soak the area in rubbing alcohol (it helps to remove venom) and take benedryl asap.At least they only nailed me once this summer….and I know its good they are around. My bad for not wearing gloves or paying attention!

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Phytophotodermatitis – Plants That Cause It, How to Treat It

Phytophotodermatitis is caused by exposure to specific plant fluids and sunlight. We’ll cover plants that cause phytophotodermatitis and how to treat it.

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I Like this chanel, ‘Under the Median’. These guys have lots of great advice and aren’t judgemental at all. I think most people could glean a few tips from them, and so I thought I’d share this. I know a lot of people are having trouble with the costs of living increasing pretty much across the board. I talked with a woman today whose rent was going up $500 per month. She is afraid she won’t be able to find an affordable place here and just wants to leave the Cape altogether. She told me price gouging is really out of hand here on Cape Cod, because so many wealthy people live here now and the landlords can, simply put, charge whatever they want to. I think the Cape is worse for this sort of thing (especially right now), as the super wealthy seem to be invasively taking over. I wish they’d get bored and move somewhere else. (At least the spoiled/self absorbed ones, of which we seem to have way too many right now!!!) Anyways, this is for the regular people (who aren’t uber-rich), maybe you’ll find some good tips here. I hope so. Also, These two are Vegans and there is also a lot of advice for food shopping, etc…(Vegan or not):

August 30, 2022September 17, 2022 | jess

From my parents garden:

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 | jess

Despite the Global Warming heatwave we have been experiencing, these sunflowers and morning gories have survived.

Lucy Liu was finally able to enjoy the outdoors with out the oppressive heat. She lounged in the sun and barked at the neighbors…it was a good day.

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 | jess

#Inktober52, Week31/Prompt: ‘Robot’

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 | jess

My brother used to love this 1960’s T.V. show (they were still playing reruns of it in the 70’s), called “Lost In Space’. I watched it sometimes too. The best part was the robot. This is my attempt at it. It’s not my favorite subject to paint/draw, but it was a good challenge for me to do something different. I would normally never decide ‘gee, I think it’d be fun to paint a robot…’ It was kind of fun, but I could go a long time without doing another robot drawing….I thought of painting ‘The Stepford wives robots’, but this was a lighter mood and if I start thinking about the ‘Stepford Wives’ story, It will get my mind going to all the social injustices against women in the world….I’ll save that for another time….the news each week gives me more than enough angst and dark thoughts regarding that topic.