Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Identified

When I first got married I can remember snickering when I watched my mother-in-law getting ready to go out into the garden with her funny hat, her arm protector thingies and her leg protector thingies.  I can remember thinking "if I ever look like that I have been here far too long....." and then... I realised that I now wear the funny hat and the arm protectors (sorry, the photo is out of focus...).  I still don't wear the leg protector thingies though so I guess I am not officially part of the old fogies in the fields group ...... yet! 
On a similar note, I think I have worked out what is causing all my itchiness - straw!  On Saturday I made sure I was completely covered up, but spent most of the morning carrying straw.  Almost immediately my legs started itching ... in exactly the areas where the trousers I was wearing were wearing very thin.  And then the next day I stupidly rushed out to cart the remaining straw into the tunnel house before the rain set in and... forgot to put proper gloves on.  The result - my hands are red and itchy all over.  I'm happy that I have worked out what it is, but not so happy that it doesn't give me an excuse to not pull weeds out anymore.....

3 comments:

  1. could there be anything on the straw? you farm organically, though, right?

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  2. where did you get the arm protectors? I remember seeing gardeners wearing these. I wonder if you can get them in North America? I have poison ivy. great blog, btw!

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  3. Way back when we had a mini farm and I had a horse in Wisconsin I used to get really itchy from the straw/hay. Maybe allergies-not sure but it used to drive me nuts. I like the arm protectors thingies too...and I too used to snicker...

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