What do these things have in common?

Ahhhh the beautiful flowers and the lovely aroma that they provide...

I love to sit  outside on my deck in the evening, talking to Peri on the phone.  The smell of this container of flowers is most pleasant...

After the first night of sitting outside to enjoy nature while we chatted, it quickly became apparent that I needed these...

 Citronella Candles

Mind you it wasn't because I heard or even saw any bugs, it's just that I am one of those types of people that draws insects to them, causing them to soon need these items...

Perhaps it's just because I'm so sweet, but ever since I can remember (and probably before then) I have had allergic reactions to all bug bites.  Even gnats.  Especially mosquitoes, which as usual caused this...

I hope you don't mind seeing the resort supplied slipper, as well as the freckled and crepey skin on this sixty year old leg, as you view the bug bites that have been most unpleasant the past two days.  There is one on my shin of this same leg and one on the calf of my other leg.  My little tootsies have even swelled some.

I bathed them in cold water, put ice on them, and even made a poultice of crushed aspirin before finally going to the store to get itch cream and taking a Benadryl.  They really feel mucho better now, but they look hideous.

Wont be but a few more weeks until I have my deck screened in and can sit out there and talk for hours if I want, but until then...I'm loaded and ready to attack if it happens again.  The candles really helped last night, so I think I'll be ok.

I suppose if bug bites are the biggest worries I have, I'm doing pretty dang good.