Lit and Bit

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Lit and Bit

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IMG_8947 (1) IMG_8942 IMG_8944 IMG_8950As I was taking the picture of the sconces outside, in the dark, I was breaking off the bougainvillea vines that grew in front of them, sticking myself on the thorns, as usual.  Then I felt a sharp sting on my forearm and called out to Judy (a visiting writer who is doing a retablo workshop with me at my house) that I was stung by something.  Then I felt a very sharp sting on my leg, under my Levis.  I grabbed the place and squeezed the material of my Levis, running into the house, trying to get my shoes off and my jeans pulled down.  “It’s stinging me, it’s stinging me!” I said.

“What do I do?” Judy shouted.

“Pull my pants down!” I ordered. She did and I held on to the bundle I imagined inside the jeans–hoping it wasn’t the notorious and very poisonous Donald Trump caterpillar that has been discovered locally.  When I opened my fingers, there was instead a black wasp inside.  How he got inside my jeans I’ll never know.  Perhaps he fell off my arm when I received the first sting, fell to the ground and flew up my Levis in an attempt to get away.  At any rate, the stings hurt like Hell.  I ran to the bathroom, wet my wounds and sprinkled on meat tenderizer which helped to counteract the worst stinging, although my arm and leg are still swollen and tender to the touch.  How I suffer for my blog!!!
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23 thoughts on “Lit and Bit”

    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      Thanks, Kate. I love those shelves with the lights built in. They were part of the display at a show I went to and I asked if I could buy them when the show was over. They said yes and I’m glad they did as it does furnish a good view of beautiful Mexican-crafted objects.

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  8. barbwit's avatarbarbwit

    I stood on a fire ants nest once while watching the dances at Laguna Pueblo. Felt a sting at the top of my leg; the very top, I mean, There! I pushed and pinched my jeans and though I had got the varmint. But a while later I got another bite. Ouch, it really hurt. I had to go into one of the homes where we had once feasted with mutual friends and ask to use their bathroom. I took down my pants and caught the still living ant. It wasn’t alive for very long, I can tell you. So embarrassing. And the next time I was up on that hill, I had my pants tucked in my socks, and was also warned by a local lady. Once bitten
    twice shy.

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  10. Marren's avatarNoirfifre

    I like the light reflecting on the ornaments on the shelf and your story had a sense of humour. I felt bad for you but I could not help chuckling bevause of the way you wrote it. Nice Prompt Storm.

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  11. Allenda Moriarty's avatarAllenda Moriarty

    Great story. Reason enough not to be going commando. Never can tell when you will have to be telling someone to pull off your pants. Thank goodness it didn’t happen in town.

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