A dear cousin visited us on route of his business trip. He's from hubby's side. A very friendly and generous person who I've met a number of times. He invited us to his summer house in the Alps three years ago. That was magnificent. Took my breath away. Today is his second time visiting us in Cambridge. Can you believe it? Family is never a bother or a trouble for him. Thank you, M.
Here is what we planned tonight:
Apéritif
Crémant de Loire
Crudites with olive sundried tomato paste
Grilled halloumi sticks
Breadsticks
Mains
Thick-cut steak
Roasted potatoes
Garlic creamed spinach
Slow roast tomatoes
Slow roast tomatoes
Dessert
Eton Mess
23-25/07/2019
I got two insect bites probably from last night sitting in the garden. One on the top of my right foot looks innocuous but has made my whole foot swollen! I couldn't see the bones nor the veins underneath and I couldn't put on my shoe properly without feeling pain. My right foot looked just scary on the second day (24th). So scary that I'd suspected the worst, cellulitis. But I didn't have fever. So I went to the pharmacy to ask for some advice. She gave me some anti-histamine tablets and a tube of hydrocortisone. Until the night of 24th, I had prepared for cellulitis and ready to call my GP the next day. But, there must be a god somewhere, 12 hours after I took the anti-histamines and applied the hydrocortisone, my foot started to look better. When I woke up on the 3rd day (25th), the redness is almost gone. So was the pain. As the day goes by, I started to see the bones and veins underneath. So pleased and relived.
So, I had to concede that I may be now allergic to bugs?! Or just the freak heatwave triggering the freak incident?
By the way, today we reached 37 centigrade.
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