About three weeks ago I got into some poison ivy. I tried every home remedy in my library. I found a few things that worked to dispell the itchiness for a time, but nothing actually worked to prevent the spreading. Eventually I went to the dr. and got a shot and some pills. Now days after those are gone, it still flares up! It's driving me nuts not to  mention how ugly it is.

Never in my life have I encountered anything so insidious as this stuff! For days I couldn't even hug my children, afraid I'd spread it to them. God forbid my daughter should ever get it. All hell woudl break loose. She can't even stand a mosquito bite!

I'm working on a new painting. I'm trying out using a painting knife and doing it impasto. Not sure if it's a technique that suits me, but it's nice to try something different. It's a painting of Lake Louise with the poppies in the forground. Such a beautiful scene, I just have to capture it.

I'm still so excited about joining the Sisterhood of Avalon. The orientation seems to be going so slowly. I just wanna jump in there and "do stuff". Eager beaver that I am. Oh well, just take it slow I suppose.

The day is so beautiful. I did my yoga workout out on the deck. The smell of the mock orange fragrant on the breeze, and I have so many flowers bloomin in the garden now. None of the wildflower seeds I planted in the spring came up though. Not sure what's up with that. It's been so nice and breezy, the wind chimes are lovely and it keeps the humidity down.

Goddess, life has been so busy lately. I feel like I just need time to "be". I'll be glad when summer  holidays start and the kids are off. It'll be nice to chill out at the pools, read, study, and paint. Really, right now that's all I want to do with my life. Actually... I wish I was a cat. Besides the yucky food, I think cats have it pretty good.

Try tea tree oil. It has natural antibacterial agents to fight infection, plus the oil itself neutralises the poison ivy. Then get Aveeno oatmeal bath or a plain oatmeal poultice. If you have goldenseal, take apart the goldenseal pill. sprinkle it all over the poison ivy, pack oatmeal on top of that and bandage the whole works up for about an hour. The goldenseal will kill the poison, and the oatmeal will help it dry out. Tea tree oil is probably best first, though. I hope you feel better, and I wish I had a group I could join. I live in the middle of the Bible belt and have been solitary so long! Come visit my blog anytime! Bright blessings and good luck with the tea tree oil.

Good advice too late, I see, I didn't notice the date! Hope you come back..