I am still doing a lot of this…
Trying to get myself to feel better.
I think I might need a detox after all those meds because I am feeling yuckety yuck.
Any ideas?
Tomorrow I am going to start eating raw food again.
(raw was off the list for a few days)
I have had lettuce and apples.
But nothing more complicated than that in the raw fruit/veg dept.
I am dying for the hugest salad ever, ever, ever!
And huge oranges and lemons!
So far, no hives again.
Fingers crossed.
The doctor thinks it was really an isolated incident.
But could happen again with exposure to whatever it was.
What, who knows?
In the meantime, I am taking it easy as I can.
Sitting still is so hard for me.
Luckily my body feels sort of rotten (dizzy, headache, stomach pain, body achy), so I have to sit still.
(par for the course after the meds, I am told)
I am not good at not feeling good I guess?
But who is?
Life is grand, could be a lot worse.
I am not complaining.
I am just happy I have not had a hive relapse.
So so so so so so so so happy.
I am almost afraid to be too happy about it, just in case 🙂
I am watching deep sea tales (love that).
While I twist and turn yarn.
I just invent as I go.
My grandma always told/tells me to just try different stitches, which she taught me.
And, to invent and try other things.
Which is what I do.
I am so sorry I don't have a pattern or tips.
I have tried to read those crochet books, which look like a foreign language to me.
I am not good with that sort of thing.
It's like cooking.
A dash of this, a sprinkle of that.
I have no clue what the recipe is most of the time.
I also stitched the flowers together, and will add more as I make them. I guess I will end up with a crude blanket/throw of some sort, I think?
The tip I can give, sounds like this…
(Which will make no sense I am sure, unless you crochet and wing it too)
Make a chain of about 10 links, close it up, then make loops that are 5 links each and loop about 7 of those into your closed circle chain (petals if you will). Keep inventing stitches, and going around, adding more loops. Longer chains for loops, and on and on as it grows.
Trying different stitches each time around for fun.
This is my fave thing to do at bed time.
(Oh boy, I just re-read that, sounds like gibberish)
My stitches so are not technically sound in any way.
Guess what?
My hydrangeas are turning pink.
I think my soil must be low on the aluminum sulfate, or whatever makes them blue.
🙂
So they are sort of turning lavender and pink.
I wish they stayed blue.
But, pink is good too.
I also brought in the first zinnia of the season.
Zinnias in my garden always mark a change to come.
Means…
Spring is gone for sure, and summer flowers begin their party….
Alsooooo,
It will be…
Our 5th annual one in fact!
I have gotten lots of questions about this lately.
It is so exciting isn't it??
Please don't worry…
As soon as I know that I am going to be 100%, and have a few more days of no hives, I will think of a good date.
We normally have it at the end of June, but this year due to everything that has happened, we'll have it a little bit later in summer, okay?
Does that sound like a plan?
We can't miss a Mad Tea Party.
That would be too tragic 😉
OKay soooooo,
I need to put my head down, woozy woozy.
Oh!
Look who has been asking to be brushed.
He will bring you his brush if you ask for it.
And now, he brings it to you if he feels he needs to be brushed.
He loves to be brushed.
This is about 5 times a day 🙂
Fluffer nutter!
If that doesn't make a person smile, then I don't know what will?
Furry horrible brush, tee heeee.
(he destroyed his other brush last week)
All the while his little big brother Matty catches creatures…
(if Matty sees you with the brush he runs away)
On the hunt.
Sigh….
Matty is still on medicine but doing much better.
I know it is odd that we both got sick around the same time.
But it was totally different and coincidental.
Miles is snoring on my toe.
I'll be back soon, I hope!
Love, V
I just popped in to check on you (and Matty, and Miles, and your life…) and see that you are still thinking about others and making life brighter and more beautiful for us all.
I am sorry you had a relapse. If only we can consider each time an experience in learning how to make them disappear more quickly…
but enough is enough and tell the universe you have had enough lessons!
Please do not live in fear of setting it off again. (But keep that epi pen close.)
Yesterday I was not going out rummaging but then I did and at one of the last stops I found the most WONDERFUL thing for a Mad Tee party.
In fact I was out of my fun money budget but I could not pass it up. My mister even paid for it for me.
Your crocheted flowers bring back wonderful memories for me. A gift from a friend.
And talk of a Mad Tea are getting me excited!
If you have to sit, sit in the sunshine and enjoy your boys playing in the garden.
Mad Miles with his hairbrush, what is he trying to tell me?! Yes crochet intuitively and without thought of a pattern. Once I realised how crochet could be, there has been no stopping me. It is like you think a thougt, a shape or a being, and crochet takes you there, but as far as writing it down for anyone else? Well that is just too boring an impossible. The tea party is always in my head, and I will be there whenever the date is.
xx
I love how you just improvise on the spot with crocheting 🙂 I never learned, but now I think I should? Anyway, I hope you continue to feel well and that this is a good time for you to rest your soul and allow yourself to mend. Also, the Mad Tea Party rescheduling actually works for me because I am going on a trip to Disneyland the last weeks of June, so it would have been difficult to plan the party amid Disney madness! (I am sooo in Disney mode right now!)
Stay healthy! 😀
Well V I sure hope you will be feeling 100% again soon and back to Tea Party Madness and huge Salads! *Winks* I’m not very good at being sick either… I’ve enjoyed wellness far too long to want to be down sick for any length of time, it cramps my style. *Smiles* I’m Loving your impromptu Throw Idea, the Flowers are so cheerful and colorful, a Gypsy Blanket in the making!
Blessings and a Healing Energy Vibe coming your way from the Central Arizona Desert… Dawn… The Bohemian
It is so lovely to see that you are feeling a little chirpier. The best thing is to just take it easy. Little by little, you will be back up to par again, very soon.
Love your crochet flowers…they are so ‘you’, and your garden is always incredible.
Wishing ‘good health to you all’…so you can come out and play again very soon.
xxx
Vicki
Oh, I’m sorry you are not 100% yet, but so thankful that you are getting better and that there have been no repeat performances of those terrible symptoms!
My mother knows how to crochet, but I do not. I love your crocheted flowers!
Yay that Matty’s getting better! Sweetie Miles loving to be brushed = aww!
Dear Vanessa,
I’m so glad you are on the mend. Sounds like that allergic reaction was intense and scary. I hope it was a fluke thing and it never happens to you again.
I love Hydrangeas when they are Blue too. I use coffee grounds in the soil and that does it. If you don’t drink coffee. Starbucks gives their coffee grounds away to whoever wants them this time of year.
I’ve already been planning for the Mad Tea Party this year! It will be so fun!
I will definitely be joining in!
Take care of yourself,
Sylvia
http://www.anaboocreationsbysylvia.blogspot.com
Even though your furry nurses are making you work by brushing them, they are still very cute nurses to have around! Hope the hives are gone for good. Take care!
I’m so glad that both you and lovely Matty are starting to feel better! Life can change so quickly so take care of each other 🙂
Nikki xx
Glad you are starting to feel better. Glad Matty is better, too. That is so sweet that Miles brings you the brush. I must make him feel good to be brushed.
I learned to crochet by watching my mom and her teaching me how to make a granny square and a ripple stitch. I try to read the patterns and learn how to do other things. I keep buying crochet and knitting books hoping I’ll some day get it. I can read knitting.
Love the little crochet flowers I think that will make a lovely piece.
Glad you are better.
I am sure you will get lots of advice for doing crazy diets- Americans love to go on crazy diets. The fact is that our bodies don’t really need special things to detox outside of fresh, clean, water and lots of it. Or maybe put another way, there is no way to “detox” through a diet or fasting. Unlike Bohemian Valhalla, I have not had a lifetime of wellness. In fact I have a genetic condition that kicks my butt everyday. I am also a nurse practitioner and I watched my nephew and neighbor’s son have their first reaction to peanuts as infants. Thankfully, both boys are fine, thriving at 11 and 6 years old respectively. . After both kids had their huge- anaphylactic- reactions, they seemed to react to almost everything they ate for a next few weeks to months. The reactions were nothing like the anaphylaxis you describe and they had initially. Instead they had frequent, moderate reactions that did improved steadily over time. What they both experienced were symptoms like redness around their mouths, hives, watery eyes, few wheezes, that sort of thing. My take on it was that their immune systems were “revved up” by the initial anaphylaxis and couldn’t immediately get itself back to normal. Therefore they reacted to things they weren’t truly allergic to. I share this for so you don’t immediately label yourself as allergic to something because you have a minor reaction in the next few days/weeks. It goes without saying that you have to be careful here and not ignore a true allergy. I would recommend that you keep a food and contact diary if you aren’t already. Write down all the meds, times you take them, foods you eat and times and any reactions.
As for feeling toxic from the meds…I would suggest that you feel like crap because your immune system is going nutso. Speak to people with sever allergies- they feel exhausted and crappy all the time. I believe that we do not respect how bad allergies can make a person feel. I’m not speaking about the average Joe with a mild seasonal allergy but rather that person that suffers from her allergies. You experienced a whopper of a reaction and I would put you in that same category as the chronically severe allergy patient. Of course meds have side effects and if you aren’t used to taking medications you certainly could be feeling the effects of the medications or more likely both the meds and the reaction are the cause.
It truly has been a scary experience for you… Both physically and emotionally. That is very clear from reading your incredible posts. Nobody wants to be scared of their garden- you are growing food to nourish your family and spectacular flowers that add beauty to your life and are so important to our ecosystem-esp. the Bees. I hope you are able to determine exactly what your allergic to so you can once again trust the outdoors and know your boundaries.
I am glad you are finding time to be creative, as I believe creativity is a great healer, Your posts have been so well written, I literally felt like I was there with you and I understood exactly what you felt. All the posts are so beautifully written. I will be sharing this with my sister and nephew- maybe he can use your words to help him describe how he feels.
You experienced a truly frightening and life-threatening event, made worse by the fact you don’t know what precipitated it. Thankl you for sharing your story
You never cease to amaze me Vanessa! Even though u still feel out of sorts, U continue to Create Beauty! I LoVe the CoLors u are working with on your Crochet Flowers! I was thinking they would be nice on top a package or even on a Christmas tree as ornaments for let’s say, May Day! 😉
So glad to see any Hydrangeas out here in Arizona! I do like the white ones as well!
I am HAPPY to see the boys, keeping U Company Missy V. Miles with his cleverness some sweet and sour mixed in and Matty up to, well, being typical Matty in his Bizarre Arizona mode!
Well then, hope tomorrow proves to be even better and just think you will be tossing the yummy salad of your dreams perhaps! <3
I’m glad to hear you are improving….even if a tiny bit….one day at a time, sweet girl…..sometimes we are forced to just slow down….so hard for a creative girl on the go, I know 🙂
Hopefully these slow days are reaching their end!
Mad Tea Party later actually makes my heart skip a beat! We leave Tuesday and won’t be back til July 12th….I hope we’ll make it back in time!!
Your flowers are beautiful, as are your furry Loves….big hugs to them and you!
Je viens de je ne peux pas lire. Il fait si froid, si plein d’informations, je ne sais pas. C’est bien de voir que les gens sont en train d’écrire sur ce sujet de façon intelligente et nous montrer toutes les pages complètement différentes. Un blogueur très bonne. S’il vous plaît Keep it up. Je ne peux pas attendre de lire ce que vous cliquez sur Suivant.
Je suis heureux de trouver ce post très utile pour moi car il contient beaucoup d’informations. Je préfère toujours la qualité du contenu et j’ai trouvé que vous lisiez ce message. Merci pour le partage.
You and Matty are both curious in the garden, that is not coincidence,lolololo Happy to read the humour in your post…great sign. I also visit my needles and yarn to bring me back…no patterns required.
Rest is your best medicine Miss Vanessa and dont be in too much of hurry to be fluttering about. Take care of you………🖤Debi
just popped by to see how you are doing & Matty too….yes Miles piccy did make me smile, a huge smile. Take your time to get better……xxxx
I’m glad that you’re starting to feel better, what a scary week this must have been for you! As a fellow gardener and doctor avoider, I completely feel for you. *big hugs and lots of love* Take your time, enjoy sharing the beauty of the garden with your mister and ease back in to it, little by little. I’m glad Matty is feeling better too!
Your crochet instructions made me laugh, that’s how I explain my methods too! I have no idea how to do any of the stitches formally aside from how to make a chain and a single crochet – the rest of my stuff is all made up fun!
Regarding your “isolated incident”, the problem with allergic reactions is that they do not become less, they tend to become a worse reaction with each exposure. Since yours was at the TOP of the worst list, please please please carry your EPI Pen with you at ALL times. Maybe you should make yourself a little bracelet too with instructions.
Apparently I also speak gibberish, because I completely understood your method to your flowering crochet throw. Yes, that is what is is called officially. It is Beeeeeutiful! Me LOVES Big! What are the adorable little centers made of? To me, this flowering crochet throw is what the inside of your mind must look like…a confetti explosion! **blows kisses** Deb
Oh Miss Vanessa! Glad to hear you are on the road to recovery – and dear Matty, too! Have you tried eating yogurt? It really helps my stomach when I need to take prescription medications. 🙂 Take everything very slowly – we will all wait for you. No hurry on the Mad Tea Party – I’d rather have you healthy than stressed planning something fabulous for us all. 🙂 Maybe the doctor is right – hopefully this will be an isolated incident. Do they suspect anything at all? I hope so! Look at all those lovely flowers you’ve crocheted. I can knit but I cannot crochet – so I greatly admire all your pretties. 🙂 Doesn’t a sweet furry baby make the world better? Here is a little something for you to watch that will make you smile big!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_v7QrIW0zY&feature=g-wl
xoxo Theresa
Miss Theresa,
I did not expect that link!! I cried, I laughed, I clapped!!!
Oh so wonderful, thank you for sharing that today!!! Love to
you!
Oh and… yes, I am eating yogurt and it is working 😉
Oh I do wish that my hands would let me crochet…..but they will always persist in going into cramps! (Not to mention my total lack of talent and understanding in the yarn looping department)! tee hee Your flowers are lovely, indeed! And I’m so glad your feeling a wee bit better! Sending more well wishes to you, Miss Twist!!
Hi Vanessa,
I just came to visit to see how the Mad Tea Party plans were going . I am so sorry to hear that you had a bad allergic reaction to something. I will be praying for you that it doesn’t happen again . I am looking forward to the Tea Party whenever you plan to have it.
Love & Prayers,
~Myrna
Beautiful crocheted flowers! I don’t know how to crochet but I now feel inspired to learn. I’m the same way with cooking- I used to think I hated cooking, turns out I just hate following recipes! Now I wing it and it’s much more fun. Still sending healing vibes your way!
Sweet Vanessa–
I am still recommending that mud bath, although I hate to recommend something that might give you a relapse. But still, doesn’t a mud bath sound fun?
What a fright you’ve had, and still so many worries about what made it happen. I hope you gain more courage soon.
Teresa
PS: I throw my spent tea leaves (both green and black) at the base of my hydrangeas all year long, and they’re always a lovely blue.
Vanessa,
Have the hives come back yet? I hope not. Then you would stop making those lovely crotchet flowers and go back to dusting your rock collection.
Also, I’m sorry the tea party had to be moved down the road. That’s okay. It’ll give me more time to invent a party better than yours, because yours are always sooooo good.
You really inspire to be a better person. I want a garden just like yours, and I know exactly how to get one because I have seen pictures of your garden in 100s of posts.
Also, when are you going to show us the inside of your cottage? You know, the one you promised to reveal months ago.
Your paintings are, individually, so unique. Sadly, I can’t tell the difference between them.
I also really love your cakes. They are decorated so prettily. It’s so upsetting, however, that you don’t like sweets enough to eat them. I would hate to think they go to waste.
I hope that you and your puppies prosper in life. They seem to be so healthy, but then again…so did many young pups who will remain unnamed. Being attached to our pets is important, but I often think that becoming too attached can lead to heartbreak down the road.
Love,
Snow White
My apologies, I’ve been away from the blog-o-sphere of late. I’m soooo sorry you are still having to contend with this allergic reaction business. Queenie is sending healing thoughts and prayers of the extra special variety for your full recovery… Take it easy, be gentle and kind with yourself.
Whenever you would like to have the Mad Tea Party is great, we will all be ready with bells on… and party hats… and lovely frocks of lace and glitter :o)
Take very good care and have a better day.
Always, Queenie
Oh bless you Miss V.
Your crocheting looks beautiful. I can’t really crochet very well, always jealous of what you manage to create.
I hope this topsy turvyness ceases ASAP! Glad you are resting up though.
It is perfectly acceptable to have a later Mad Tea Party. I fully support your decision. Regardless, I look forward to it tons and tons!
First, I am very happy you are feeling better! I have problems with vasovagal attacks, which act like an extreme allergic reaction with it feeling like my throat is swelling shut, so I know you have been going through a horrible time. It sounds like sitting and enjoying your garden might be just what your body needs to finish healing.
I am also glad you are doing a “later” Mad Tea Party. I have enjoyed holding one the past two years. This past month has been horrible for my family, though, as we had to put both of my parents into a nursing home. My mother stopped eating 7 weeks ago, and we do not know how she can even still be alive. Anyway, a later Mad Tea Party will cheer all of us up!
I am glad you are post poning the Mad Tea Party a bit, for your own sweet sake! I do love participating in it and making goodies for my blog guests! Tea Parties have always been a favorite past time in my life…just drinking tea in general was a huge part of my life growing up! And eating Russian Tea Cakes, and Date Oatmeal Lemon bars…two cookie confections that taste delicious with tea! I might even post those recipes on my blog during the Mad Tea Party!(Every time I see Miles in a photo I can’t help thinking of Baby!) I love those yellow dogs!
love,
Miss Teresa
Genial!!espero ansiosa Mad Tea Party!
Como estas de la urticaria?
That blog making is the best method to post any blog on the internet through which blogger make improvements daily on the blog and make it perfect blog on the internet.
Praying you feel better soon! I remember when I was pregnant, many many MANY years ago, I got huge hives and was so scared. Extremely itchy too! As with you, we never figured out what did it and they never did come back. Now my grandkids all get a couple periodically that all respond well to Benedryl. But so far no more massive amounts of ginormous ones. Praying yours stay away too! And IF you feel up to it, I, too, am looking forward to your fun tea party and actually quite happy it’s later as now my grandgirls can help me with their cute toy tea sets. Have a peaceful week.