not so fast.

Chiggers

Every night for the past 3 nights I’ve taken a piece of the beautiful lavender bouquet given to me by my best friend Mary and crushed a little in my palm before sprinkling into my pillow case. I’ve slept beautifully… that is, until last night, when I awoke scratching furiously.  Somewhere I have picked up 11 chigger bites.  I have not itched this much since I rolled in the poison ivy patch playing spies when I was 10 years old.  Mary insists that chiggers are “only in the south.” It’s quite possible I picked them up in my backyard while chasing a wild kitten 2 nights ago.  Either way, i need a cure, pronto.