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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you’re a great gardener. That plant really should have tried harder.
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Golden, still raining here, farmers are having a very hard time getting on the fields , rain stopped this morning, but cloudy 65 ish and damp!! Hey mushrooms are growing great. 😂
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itrr - great suggestion. I'll let him know. His skin is till really bad though the air quality is back to normal. Healing is going to take a while.

daughter - glad your flowers are growing well weeds - not so much,

way I love hydrangeas but never have been where they will grow. Enjoy!!!

More rain here -badly needed. The field next door is getting greener and greener.
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My hydrangeas are absolutely HUGE this year . The lavender smells lovely . A bit less humid this morning which was nice.
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Sorry the hubby’s are dealing with such yucky issues. Hopes for healing soon. I just came in from mowing half the yard, will do the other half in a bit. It’s officially miserable outdoors. We say we don’t breathe air we can’t see in the summer, and this week is the time that’s begun, lovely humidity. The flowers are growing, as are the weeds, but soon I’ll just be hiding mostly inside
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Golden, I would encourage him to use something topical that can act as a barrier. I love jojoba oil, which is a natural wax, for creating a barrier that holds up to several hand washings. Add Shea nut oil and it is luxurious on the skin.

Just a thought, my honey gets rashes from exposure and we keep a spray bottle for him in the shower.
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Daisy I expect it will take a while for your hub to fully recover. Sorry to hear about your friends bro not good news.

Way - that island sounds wonderful. Love the sound of waves.

ITRR makes sense. Thank you. He said it was better over night but now is aggravated by his hands being in hot soapy water.

Today thankfully it is cloudy and cool and the air quality is good which should give him a chance to heal. He had it before but this is by far the worst session.
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Just a heads up on oatmeal baths, you can use the oatmeal from your pantry if you can't get some at the drug store. Take a cup and put it in the blender and make it as powdery as you can. In the bath with it and collidial oatmeal bath ready.

(I do it this way always, way cheaper and that always works. I use organic oatmeal)

Golden prayers that R is healed quickly and doesn't suffer to much. Skin can be such a total nuisance when flared up.
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Daisy ,
I only like summer if I’m at the beach , otherwise I prefer Fall .
Being land locked the last 20 years, I miss summers when I lived on an island , where we could be at the beach in minutes whenever we wanted .
We went all year long . Even bundled the kids up when they were young to see light snow. So empty and peaceful , sound of the waves and the kids chasing snow flakes .
The beach was my church , it was where I felt most calm .
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When this summer is over, I'm planning on never complaining about winter again!!

Husband is sore, hands and wrist, I'm sure it's because he has done too much, doc said this could last a while.

Now your Golden's husband, not fun at all.

My friends brother, is just getting worse, no answers, now breathing issues, in an induced come. looking like he may not make it. All parisit test take a culture, hopefully be back tomorrow.

Right about now, I'd like a good old fashion snow storm!! 😓
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Ah, hard experience. Yes he has two, in fact. I'll mention cooling towels. I suppose ordinary towels wet and wrung out and put in the fridge would work too.

Sorry you have (had?) skin allergies. He had big welts but the baking soda paste helped them.
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Golden ,
I have had a lot of skin allergies. Not fun.
Is there a refrigerator at the farm ? They have those cooling towels too you put in the fridge.
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Gosh, Way you are a fountain of knowledge on this. Many thanks, I'll let him know. He is not person who sweats much but it still might help. He is out the farm most of the time these days as there is a lot to be done there . The well water is VERY hard - not the best quality. He doesn't drink it. I'll make sure he takes some baking soda with him.
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Golden ,

Sweat mixed with the pollution from the wild fires and baked from the sun may also cause problems . Probably rinsing with a water hose at intervals may help rather than letting it sit on his skin until he showers at home .
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Thx Way. I thought of that too. Thank you. Also a baking soda bath. The baking soda paste has left him more comfortable and the other things should kick in too. He's gone to the farm again.

He is out in the sun all the time, Interesting that sun makes the pollution affect worse. Probably a wide brimmed hat, rolled down sleeves and gloves would help. I'll pass that on to him.

Daisy -thank you I'll tell him. I hope he can keep it somewhat suppressed.

The doctor is from another continent and probably has little experience with the effects of our wildfires.
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Golden, I Google " can poor air quality, from wild fires, cause rashes"" came back yes! There is quite a bit of good info on it, when you get time , I don't know how to send links here.
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Golden ,

Try oatmeal bath . The kind you buy at the pharmacy . I’ve used it for bad sunburns or other contact/exposure rashes .

Pollution exposure can be made worse by sun exposure . BTDT.
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Well. the doctor basically said (in long words) it was photosensitivity, (with which we disagree) and gave R what I had given him only stronger - double the antihistamines and stronger cortisone cream. We believe it is a reaction to the air pollution as that is when it has flared up. Anyway, I'm glad its not a tick bite.

A nurse suggested baking soda paste to stop the itching and it helped. He looks like he has been beaten up!

Send, that would probably work for the mosquito bites. We used to use it years ago for bee, wasp and hornet stings. I don't have any preventative ideas except don't wear dark clothing. Mosquitoes are attracted to it. Wear light colours when you go outside.

The air quality is a bit better today but who knows what we are looking at for the rest of the summer.
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Thank you ITRR!
Guarding against that, will give it extra attention.
Thank you!
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Send, I have found that low potassium makes me mosquito bait. Eating more potassium rich foods or using the low sodium salt replacement helps keep me free from being eaten alive. Peppermint oil on exposed skin keeps bugs away too.

Hope you feel better, allergic reaction to mosquitos can be tough.

Golden, I hope your hubby is okay with a simple solution to whatever is going on.
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Staying inside today because mosquitos got my forearm and elbow, very swollen,
feeling ill x 3 days. Going to try Claritin for allergies, after trying everything each of you mentioned.
dH is outside, watering our newest plants and our oldest Bouganvilla. It took a neighbor to come to our door and telling him to water our plants, so he listened. Mosquitos do not attack him.

In the last few days, he had placed a plastic cutting board in the microwave to use as a lid. He must be under stress, watching the L.A. riots full time and not listening to me about moving away from the computer.

Ok then, my day is done here. God Bless every caregiver on this forum!
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Golden, I'm glad he went to doctors, doesn't sound like he is the type to act like he knows more than the doctor either. I hope he gets some relief soon, that's gotta be miserable
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Daisy I'll be interested to hear what the dr says. He's there now. Being confined to the exposed skin sounds so much like a reaction to the environment to me, but I hope they do blood tests.
Scary about your friend's bro
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Golden, also be careful if the doctor mentions steroids for his rash. I'm sure we all know about the dangers of steroids now.

I just found out, a friend of mine brother is in Albany med, in ICU, they are checking for all bug diseases, right now they got him in isolation.
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We certainly are, Daisy. R's rash is worse and he had a tough night. I know my limitations and am asking him to see a doctor. If cortisone and an antihistamine don't work I don't know what will. Hopefully he will make an appointment if only b/c it torments him so much.

Bug spray is good. I'm glad hubs is being cautious. I told R about how sick he got. Also glad the deal with the step daughter is working out.
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Golden seems we are both dealing with nature's wrath, in different ways and have had to adjust and change some of are way of life. Bug spray has become are best friend. They make a repellent you only spray on your clothes, and wash them ever 3 or 4 wears then spray again. Hunters say this is the best, prevention. I was worried about hubs , getting back out there and not caring, 😆 but the opposite has happened, he goes to his farm , gets freaked out and comes home.

It looks like the 4 brothers are selling it to my step daughter, for a very good price, if it works out! I'm happy for everyone, she has had her share of emotional issues, but seems to have worked through them. 🤞
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Well done, cw. It sounds lovely. I am particular to hostas.

Daisy - oh I am so happy to be away from the Fort Mc bugs! Rain I like but not cellar flooding. I had lots of that up north. It's the pits! That's too bad about your friend but good they went to the doctor,

R broke out in rashes on his hands, wrists and forearms and ears and neck. The wildfire smoke was bad today. He used to get a rash on his neck up north when ever he visited a certain one of the plants. But, of course I was thinking of ticks as he first had what appeared to be one bite that wa painful yesterday..However today it spread to both hands and more

I think we have it figured out as air pollution as it only affects the exposed skin. He wears long sleeves rolled up to his forearms. This was the worst it has ever been.

I gave him an antihistamine and cortisone cream which seemed to help and found some respirator masks as he has a bit of a cough. Being outside most days for hours he has lots of exposure too much I think.As you get older your body doesn't deal as well with such things.
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Cwillie, nice, not much gardening going on in my life this year. Not much of anything is getting done. I haven't never in my life seen so much rain. The farmers can't even plant corn in some areas. Sence November, we have not had one weekend without some form of perception. According to the weather people. We we do get a day without rain, we get smoke. I don't know what's going on, bugs!! Bugs, everywhere. Another friend got diagnosed with anaplasmosis. They just, decided to go to the doctors, unlike some Lol
The weather is really not getting to me at all, but I'm sure some are really getting depressed. Water in people cellar, that never get water.
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I had a very productive day in the garden 🌱🌿🍃 One of my first projects here was creating a dry stream bed and that had become overwhelmed by random plants so I cleaned it out; a massive blue angel hosta was crowding out my ribes odoratum (scented currant) so I moved it; then I dug up several European ginger plants that were spreading beyond control. That's the problem with tough plants, give them a foothold and they'll take over everything...
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I am going to plant more Jasmine, we already have the portable steel/decorative fencing (40 ft.) so it can climb on that.

So many kinds of Jasmine. One plant that has survived is an Australian Jasmine.

I think the Jasmine smell can help make you sleepy.
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