Our camping trip was wonderful despite the yellow jacket sting I received. While I'm extremely thankful I do not have a life threatening reaction to insect stings, I have some localized reactions that are an issue. The swelling covers a huge area, it's all red and puffy, hot to the touch (localized fever), and blisters have formed. And it's not only painful, it keeps me from doing things on my To Do list!
(Is everyone feeling sorry for me now?)
Oh, but the trip was fun! Great food, river swimming, kayaking, water rafting down the rapids, campfires, some light hiking, and best of all, the wonderful company of friends. The kids will remember this trip for a long time to come. And it was a good opportunity to practice some campfire cooking in the dutch oven. Each family took one meal and prepared it for the entire group. Mine was a Mountain Man Breakfast (so healthy! LOL!) along with tortillas.
I also had a chance to go to a county fair and see the Dairy Goats being judged. It was lots of fun to see if I could place them before the judge did and then compare my results to how they actually placed. Since there were two judges and two rings, the goats were actually judged twice and you could see how different judges placed them as well. I was particularly interested in the Nigerian Dwarfs for my daughter. Perhaps we'll add one to our Kinders so she can actually show in the fair next year. Oh, and the LaManchas are always fun!
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The cure for yellow jacket stings, as well as wasp stings and other insect bites, is too late for you this time, but whenever we are out somewhere like you were,I always keep a little plastic bottle of vinegar and a few cotton balls, plus tape, in a zip-lock bag. As soon as you are stung, immediately soak a cotton ball in vinegar and tape it to the bite for at least an hour. It will relieve the pain and usually, it won't even swell much. The next day, it is usually no problem at all; it won't even itch as it gets well. I learned this tip from "Organic Gardening" about thirty years ago, and it has been good for us ever since.
ReplyDeletei love your blog!!!!Hope you get to feeling better.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about your yellow jacket incident!! Glad though you guys had a nice time over all!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good time! Hope your sting is better soon. Try aloe vera or calendula!
ReplyDeleteYour camping trip sounds wonderful. The camping trips we did when our children were young have given our family precious memories.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the yellow jacket sting. I hope the inflammation goes away soon!
For the yellow jacket sting did you try plantain (the weed) I find it to be most effective immediately after but could still be helpful if it is still bothering you. You can chew some of the leaves up and spit them on the sting or if you have a mortar and pestle handy use it to mash it releasing the juices from the leaves and apply it to the sting. Hope you are feeling better soon.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos ! Glad you enjoyed your camping trip ! except for the sting OUCH !!!! have been there before ! Hope it doesnt hurt or itch to much. Have a wonderful day !
ReplyDeleteThanks, everyone. No plantain around the campsite, but I did take some "Bee Stopper" that I got from Brushy Mountain Bee Supply that is suppose to take away the stinging. It does help (although nothing natural about it.). Three other kids got stung and they only had a red dot to show for it the next day. I was the only one with an allergic reaction and there really isn't much one can do about it I'm afraid, other than taking a series of shots or some type of natural bee venom therapy which I did earlier in the summer and I have another round I was just about to take, but was waiting until after the trip. The photo really looks better than it is - really nasty blisters foaming. I'm hoping I don't break them open and then get an infection!
ReplyDeleteOpps - that's "forming" not "foaming"! Sounds like I have rabies, not a yellow jacket sting!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a lovely vacation, in spite of the sting. Mountain Man breakfast sounds just about right this morning.
ReplyDeleteThe goats are so cute!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your sting! It does sound like you had a nice time, though.
ReplyDeleteWe're longing for some dwarf goats, too. Hopefully next year. :)
Blessings,
Joy
Amy, in spite of the sting I'm glad you all had a good time and the heat wasn't too much for your husband.
ReplyDeleteThis is WAY off topic, but I didn't know where else to put this....
ReplyDeleteI looked through your blog posts about sewing, and one thing I don’t see is a post about making a small sewing kit. You know – for taking to college, travel, to put in a “go” bag, etc. The little $2 ones you can buy everywhere seem to lack imagination, don’t hold up, and look – well, cheap.
Do you have any thoughts on putting together such a kit that has some esthetics as well as being practical?
Deb, what a great idea! I hadn't thought to write a post on that, but you're so right about the little kits being inadequate and not very practical in my opinion. I'll see what I can do about that!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry for your bee sting! I have several children have localized reactions when they get stung.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting this each week. I love checking out what everyone is doing on their homesteads.