Stung!

After managing to avoid getting bee or wasp stings for a number of years, I got nailed right on the tip of my nose last night! Yikes! It hurt like hell, and I ran into the house and held an ice cube on it for the first few minutes. I worried that my nose would swell up and be into even more of a bulbous protrusion than it already is (actually, I like my nose just fine, I just wanted to say "bulbous protrusion") but I think the ice helped. My upper lip is looking a little like a duck bill, since it's a bit swollen between my nose and lip, and I had real bags under my eyes this morning where some swelling created a saggy skin sac. It isn't severe enough to warrant a photo, so you'll just have to use your imagination.

Deck garden

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Originally uploaded by Artemismaria

Here's Mom and I on the last day of her recent visit, having our breakfast in the deck garden. Note the nice Tiki umbrella.