Good Evening, God
Having had contact with a prickly pear fruit I have a new respect for cactus. Water is scarce. They contain water — therefore they must protect themselves. With the prickly pear I was fooled. It had visible thorns — which I carefully avoided. It was the invisible thorns that got me! Fortunately, Dan (the guy who was in charge of all the fixes that had to be done before we moved in) was near by and suggested I try using tape to get them off. Sure enough! Duct tape grabbed ahold and I pulled them out.
Oddly enough, I made a similar mistake about what was bitting me. It was only two or three bites. And I could see two holes close together — clearly a spider!!! So I read about getting rid of spiders and sprayed our bed room with apple cider vinegar. Two weeks or so later — more bites. This time I contracted with a pest control agency and relaxed. But, then two or three weeks later more bites! In fact, I was awakened 5 times durning the worst night by BITES!!!
I confess, I was ready to bite someone myself as I called the Pest People. They sent out an expert inspector and he did a fabulous job! Turning mattresses upside down — crawling under beds — I was impressed! And …..he found One Carpet Beetle! I am not sure how I got the idea that I was being attacked by “No See Ups” or biting midges. They are too small to see. But like the thorns of the same size — painful. The bites inflame into red blotches with itch and take two weeks to heal. And guess what? They LOVE the vinegar that I sprayed our bedroom with. Sigh….. How easy it is — to make things worse.
But, all this is as nothing. My beloved Kit is having trouble with muscle weakness. And THAT is the REAL problem. Both are part of the Adventures of Moving — moving to a new Location — moving along in Time.