We had a huge wasp nest on our deck. It would have been a long time before I noticed it because I don’t use the deck much. (I prefer the lower level porch.) One of my neighbors noticed it and let me know. This was far, far beyond a can of squirt-and-run. The bug guy said it probably took them two weeks to build this. And he said these wasps were aggressive. Unfortunately, he didn’t have his bee suit. I offered him a sun hat and netting. What are the chances a bug guy would not have netting, but I would? Pretty amazing.

The bug guy did a great job. But there was plenty of leftovers. The next day I grabbed the pressure washer and spent a few hours cleaning off dried wasp spit. Since I cleaned the deck, I decided the porch was overdue. While the pressure washer is out, why not do the garage also? All together, that was two days of pretty hard work.

We’re still hacking and coughing from whatever it was floating around the ship. So far, Danita’s doing better than I am.

My Mho’s surgery is coming along nicely. The good folks at the doctor’s showed me the correct way to apply a dressing. Their technique was a 5-layer wonder, but it had one slight problem. It wouldn’t stick to my face. I didn’t want to wrap gauze around my head, so I simplified. I now have a two layer technique using Vaseline and a rather large band aid. It’s not elegant. It doesn’t look pretty. But it sticks. The healing is coming along fine.

I hope this finds everybody doing well.