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Susan, Thoughts not in necessarily right order. 1,A squished bee sends out a pherenome that causes other bees to respond. ----stay inside. 2. try to set the sequence so the bees aren't killed. ----------I know hard, but bees are in a hard way now.--------------try to call a bee keeper through the county extension..
I'll look at the internet to find home remedies. Used to know them , but it's been to long. Sorry. Be back in a few minutes. First thoughts is Benadryl.
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Okay this is the first stuff:
Wash the site thoroughly with soap and water. Then, follow these steps:
- Place ice (wrapped in a washcloth) on the site of the sting for 10 minutes and then off for 10 minutes. Repeat this process.
- If necessary, take an antihistamine, or apply creams that reduce itching.
- Over the next several days, watch for signs of infection (such as increasing redness, swelling, or pain).
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Susiequ, what has just changed that you are posting at this time in the morning. It is a seriuous question i.e. something changed.
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Susan- sorry to hear of the bee stings. Chemo and bee sting pain at the same time is just the pits. Feel better sister.
Sassy-sorry about your ankle and hope you are better soon too!
Hi Patty!
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Tooth extraction first thing in the morning.
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Hi Patty!
Susan, ouch! I can feel your pain and on your nose to boot! Bee stings are the worst! I hope you were able to get all the little stingers out of your bedroom and your nose! Praying you feel better soon! 🙏
Sassy, the idea of the straw bale garden came from my DH. He caught me shopping Amazon for my seeds and mentioned a co-worker was talking about doing a straw bale garden and maybe I should think about it and do some research, so I did. I don't think Stu expected me to get the book "Straw Bale Gardening Complete Guide" by Joel Karsten. If I'm going to do research, I want to read it from the man that started the idea many years ago. I read the book cover to cover and then many chapters over and over again. I told Stu what I needed to get started and he said "Alrighty then, you're doing this?" I wanted to start with just 10 bales to see if I could even do it but Stu says why just 10? So, it grew into 35 bales, yikes! I have a garden every year but doing it the usual way wasn't going to be something I could keep up with this year. No crawling around on the ground pulling weeds 4 hours a day for this chickie! So, I got my bales and I started by conditioning them with a high nitrate fertilizer every other day for 6 days. Then a 10-10-10 fertilizer every other day for a few more days. On the 13th day I can start planting my bales. I placed soaker hoses along the top of the bales under the potting soil for easy watering. I put down a 1" layer of potting soil, placed my seeds then added another 1" of potting soil on top of the seeds. I planted 10 bales the first day, 5 bales yesterday and then 10 bales today (I'm beat) I have 10 bales left that I'll transplant my tomato and pepper plants into in a few days. We have 2 days of rain coming and I'm worried about how much of my work will be washed away! 🤞🤞🤞🤞
These 15 bales are my seed bales. Carrots, lettuce, radish, turnip, sweet peas, beans etc
Basil
Cilantro
Cucumbers, Zucchini and Squash
Not planted yet but I have the tomato cages setup for spacing of the tomatoes and peppers.
I'll update as things either grow or die lol
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wenchie, never heard of that hay bale gardening. I am allergic to hay, so,would never work for me. I spent 5 hours gardening today. Every year we add a few more perinials. Think we are finally done with that. So,nice to just have to watch from now on. I still have 20 big pots to plant my annuals, and 2 raised beds for vegggies. But that is easy cause it's controlled dirt. Easy and loose, so,planting is a breeze.
Mags, good luck at dentist tomorrow:
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wendy. Love the garden idea.
Hello all
Hootie hoo
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Mags- good luck with the dental work tomorrow.
Patty- hi again!
Wenchie- also hi again!
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Susan, ouchie!! If I got a bee sting it would do serious damage. Only been stung once when little. Couldn't walk for a week. If I got one on my nose, my face would probably swell completely up. Is Elena walking yet? I finally saw a video of evie walking this week. She doing it at her own pace. She turned 1 in January.
Wenchie, my daughter does bale gardening. I have a black thumb, so don't grow nothing!
Hey Patty, all moved in and settled at your new place? How's coping? Never mind. Just read the other thread. Hope your rental search goes well
Sensi, finally got in Flat and Fabulous. Took 3 times!
Mags, good luck tomorrow, hope it doesn't turn out too painful.
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smarty, Elena crawled before her first birthday which was lady week. She was rolling and army crawling everywhere. Now she is much quicker. So proud of herself. Show will prob be a 15 month old walker. She is such a happy kid.
My bee stingsssssss, look better. Pain is the same. Could be 10 days before pain relief. They consider it a moderate reaction. Saturday will be 10 days. I am keeping busy so I can try to not focus on pain. It's pretty bad. Not a good area to get stung. Nose, even under it, check, and lip. Ouch
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Junie - Glad to see Kirby is home, do you notice a lot of differences in him?
Sensi - Belated Happy Birthday Chance! I hope I'm a good kitty mom to Gus and remember his birthday...
Susan - Hoping for bee sting relief very soon. I've only been stung once and it was memorable, on the toe so I'm sure much less painful than the face. Your Gbaby is the most darling cubs fan ever! How are the Cubs doing? Our Giants are struggling
Loverly - Yuca? Is it good, good for you, both? So many great pictures - adorable baby niece, the Waterslide!, your sexy shoulders. You'll wear that top for our next get together right? I will bring a needle and thread, Smaarty and I can fix it
Smaarty - Evie knows how to have a good time! Hows the quilting? I'm finally back to it!
Mags - Thinking of you, glad the dental work is happening and hoping it all goes well.
Lori - Hows the skin healing? The garden is amazing and inspiring. Have got to get mine planted... so many things to do.
Waving at Shep and everyone I've missed
I've been away from BCO for too many weeks, so much to catch up on. Dealing with life. But taking a break from doctors, see my new MO in a month so am enjoying not thinking about "it" for a bit. Healing continues. Trying to get back to a healthy eating routine this week. Vacation to see the grandbaby in May! Swallows woke me up early this morning, its that time of year. Love them but they can sure be noisy!
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My garden: needs weeding already. A combination of morning glories that can spit seeds up to a distance of five feet and a variety of mint that didn't get the memo it's supposed to be a tender perennial at best in my climate.
My education: Local community college just decided to swap out the outmoded "supply chain" track in its Business (as opposed to Business Administration) program for a Computer Information Systems track. I'm the first person in it, having found out before the Curriculum Committee even voted to approve the change. No prize, but maybe a blue "first student" ribbon when I graduate. (Still intending to at least try to finish the networking track in the Computer Science department.)
My nerves: starting to get jangly as my 2nd post-diagnosis mammogram's coming up in a couple of weeks. But nothing like last year--no nightmares, much less insomnia. This year I think I'll be too tired/distracted from my first week of summer-class Accounting. Four days a week, 8-10:10 am. Misdirection for the win.
Moar baby pictures, plx.
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Queen- those follow up mammos are stressful. I go every six months and should be done with that this summer or by next January. Then I go to yearly. The more you go through with no findings, a bit easier but you always hold your breath. We will always do so for the rest of our lives and/or be ready to deal otherwise. My next visit is in late July.
Congrats on the new degree track. Yes, supply chain stuff is old, big focus on that 15 years ago. Most companies have those programs in place and know how to optimize them. There is a lot of work in healthcare IT and you could consider that when you are done. That is the work I do.
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https://www.facebook.com/lucylove92/videos/1517773...
this is Evie walking. don't know if it will work, if not I'll remove it.
Poppy, yes still sewing away. Got a couple UFOs done. Going to short retreat this weekend. starting a new one and maybe work on a few old ones.
My 4th cancervisary is coming up this weekend. Hate this crap. Chest is doing fine. I need to do more exercises or I'm going to be sorry and bent over. It's annoying sometime but no pain.
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Queenie, good luck on your Mano we'll all be in your pocket! That would explain why I have groups of morning glories about every 5 feet this year. Very interesting!
Poppy, hi 👋! It's good to see you here! I was worried about you!
Susan, the last time I was stung was by wasps that I didn't notice had built a nest in one of my rose bushes. Imagine their surprise and my painful shock that I hit their nest while trimming my roses! DH had counted 7 stings. My hand is a lot tougher than the side of your poor nose!
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Hi Patty!
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Hootie hoo, Patty!
WenchLori: I'll wear the outfit with the extra-large pockets that day. And yeah. Morning glories. They make a spectacular show, but I'm at the point where I wish I'd never planted that ($(W#& packet in the first place. I've got about a pint of seeds in a mason jar, and sproutlings coming up all over my handkerchief-sized lawn out front.
Jazzy: I'll celebrate with you when your mammos go to a 12-month cycle! (I think my oncologists are more laissez-faire than yours, in addition to my having a completely non-invasive variant.) As for education track, still deciding/figuring out where I'm going to end up; I need to discuss what I plan to do with all this with Business Advisor (and CIS advisor) once they've gotten over the buzz from their victory in adjusting the curriculum/stress of exam week. Health care is one possible direction. Something to do with libraries and librarianship is another, since that's where I'm coming from.
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Okay we need an intervention. I would like all here type. Trust it is necessary and she's downplaying it.
SUSAN, see your doc on Friday or go to the ER.0 -
JAZZZZY, another attempted hit. E-mail looked very official. It said I was locked out of my mutual fund account and to click"here". Since I had been in and out of my mutual fund site only a short time before it, I called them. It was bogus. Even though the "hitter" used the identical format as my company except for the click "here". Then when I backed out the whole post disappeared. .....................Thanks about the ankle, basically, better, but won't trust it again.
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Wenchie I'm intrigued by the straw bale gardening. These are images of straw bale gardens. Obviously without a lot of reading there is something positive about it.
Save me time. Straw and hay are left in the fields to dry before taken to the storage units. Molds etc. Why in a situation where you are watering it, isn't molds etc. a problem?
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hi feline and queen
Smarty. Happy 4th cancerversary may you have many more
Hugs all around
Hootie hoo
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Hootie hoo Patty
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ohhh SAS my wonderfully intelligent mentor. hootie hoo
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Patty P, such a nice thought how, you doin'
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Sassy- the tricksters are everywhere. Trust no one!
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Susan, see your doc today or go to the ER!
Sassy, when I said mold is not a problem in Straw Bale Gardening is because mold helps the decomposition of the straw bales which is what I want. I'm adding the moisture back into the straw bales to create mold, therefore mold is an advantage not a problem. Plants won't absorb the mold into the veggies and it won't make you sick by eating the veggies. I don't see mold or mushrooms in any of my straw bales yet but I hope to. In hay and straw you must toss out any moldy bales and DO NOT FEED to livestock and DO NOT USE moldy straw to bed down stalls. I've seen to many horses lives cut short due to moldy hay and straw. A horse fed moldy hay develops "Heaves" or recurrent air obstruction orRAO which is similar to COPD in humans. When worked the horse can't breath and stands with it's legs spread and just "heaves" as it can't get the proper air flow into their lungs. Any horsewoman or horseman that feeds moldy hay or beds down a stall with moldy straw shouldn't be allowed to own horses. IMHO Sorry, stepping off my soapbox now... Anyhoo mold is good and not a problem. Mold in a compost pile turns your lawn cuttings, leaves and scrap food into gold 😋
Hugs to All 🤗
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Feline, you are right. BCO is educational. I learn a lot from you ladies. Let see how much I can retain.
Farmer Lori, I am impressed ! Black thumb here too. Beautiful horse, btw. I have ridden on a horse twice......so peaceful (when it behaves).
Hope your skin is healing beautifully. Mags, praying for speedy healing of your mouth/gum too. Hope Adderal continues to help you with your energy.
Susan, my dear Friend, I trust that you know when it's time to go in to see the doctor. But, please keep an eye on the swelling. Did you know that bee venom is being studied for its anti-cancer effects? I have read somewhere that the venom is also antibacterial/antifungal. With a compromised immune system, we need to be extra vigilant. I am sure your SIL told you what you need to look out for ( I know Queenie....don't end a sentence with a proposition. Ha!). Anyway, did you at least get Angelina Jolie's lips out of this? Oh here is the link to the article I read about BV: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22109081/
Jazzy and Ms. S, I came across an article regarding hyalluronic acid. Not sure if it is safe for us to take it.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/25134379/
http://www.denvernaturopathic.com/news/hyaluronica...
Need your help Ms. Sas.
Hootie Hoo, Patty Boo!!
Peppy, do you think you can salvage the torn sleeves for me? Love the material of the shirt, but it's not my style. I will probably wear it to sleep.
Yuca has calcium, b6, c, potassium, and vitamin K. However, too much of it can cause iodine deficiency.
How is the cleaning coming along? I feel for you and DH. Told mine we need to start thinking about less accumulation and more of letting go if we need to down side in two years. I think I can live as a minimalist, but not DH
He is getting better though. I was able to convince him to give away one of our sofa sets and dishes/utensils to two single moms. Ms. Sas, can't wait to see pictures of your renovation.
Sensi, how are you doing?
JunieB, love how you talk about Kirby.
Kath, my optometrist told me to take Omega 3 and remember to blink more often when I am on the computer. I forgot we have oil glands on our eyelids. Purpose is to help with lubrication when mixed with tears to keep our eyes moist longer. Tears alone is not enough. When we don't blink as we are supposed to, the oil in the ducts become stagnant. The other thing you can do is to massage the eyelids in an upward-downward motion and to help with the oil flow.
Forward, Ms. Wren, Ms. Chevy, Ms. Spookie, Jwoo, Mommy, Lita, Eeyore hello!
Wildt is taking a break. We all need a break once in awhile. Not easy to keep up with life's demands. We understand.
ShepK, you know you are always in my heart. No more "Ninja move" across the room. I will make you wear this if you do.
Edit to correct my grammar. Still have tons I am sure.
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Gotta go and chase my elusive Energy Fairy.
Mags, I may need to borrow your Adderal.
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everyone needs to back off. Sas is out of line. She is the one that has made this a big deal. I am far from being stupid. I don't want to leave this thread, but I will for my sanity if this doesn't stop. When something is happening to me.....or anyone else, that is the person we should be listening too. Not the one who oversteps her boundaries for intervention. I don't get mad easily, but I am really pissed
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