The Old Folks Home

[ShrekDawg]

I put it into a spoiler!

Sleep well....

Yeah I know but I was curious and had to read it anyway

Turns out I slept really well though which is odd. Maybe I need to read about that stuff more often.

 

[perchie.girl]

The flys that diva was talking about do eat life tissue. Horse Flies?

Maybe but the horse flies that I know of that do that are called screw flies. they inject their larva under the skin and the maggot works their way in.... The old way to deal with them was to put a coke bottle over the screw fly hole and whack it. The larva would squirt out along with some puss. Were talking at least fifty years ago.... Now they deal with it with Ivermectin.

There may be other flies that I am not familiar with.... But Regional differences are out of my experience.

All flies lay eggs and produce maggots... even fruit flies. But We don't have biting flies here. Oh the occasional deer fly.... but Blow flies are the ones I am talking about. Big and iridescent green.

deb

 

[ronott1]

Ron, when they use the lab grown ones in the hospital, they don't leave them. They check the progress, and remove them within an hour or two.

That makes sense. Medical leaches are not like the ones out in the pond too.

Larvae in a dog like Diva posted about definitely can eat healthy flesh though and I would not like to see them coming out with peroxide

 

[ronott1]

Maybe but the horse flies that I know of that do that are called screw flies. they inject their larva under the skin and the maggot works their way in.... The old way to deal with them was to put a coke bottle over the screw fly hole and whack it. The larva would squirt out along with some puss. Were talking at least fifty years ago.... Now they deal with it with Ivermectin.

There may be other flies that I am not familiar with.... But Regional differences are out of my experience.

All flies lay eggs and produce maggots... even fruit flies. But We don't have biting flies here. Oh the occasional deer fly.... but Blow flies are the ones I am talking about. Big and iridescent green.

deb

Sadly I think the native Americans using fly larvae is a bit of a stretch. It is a story told but science says that after three days, house fly larvae will produce an enzyme that will cause good skin to rot and then be eaten by the larvae.

A part of our History in the US is to make Native Americans a bit sub human and I fear this is likely an example.

Under medical conditions it might work out well but you would have to make sure that all of the maggots were removed.

 

[pennyJo1960]

New subject do not want to think allot on one cup of coffee going this morning to tsc to pickup 6 month old peeps from a great friend here up to 6

 

[getaclue]

Yesterday, I finished raking, and moving the old hay piles out into the the garden. I sprayed the coops down, dusted the chickens, washed all water buckets, and put fresh hay in the nest boxes. Dh pressure washed another side of the house, and all our walkways, driveway, etc. All in 95 degree heat. When we got done, I suggested Cracker Barrel. I was too tired to deal with having to come in, and cook. We cleaned up, and went to eat. It was extra good, since I didn't have to cook it, or clean up afterward.

 

[getaclue]

Dh ordered a new level, and it just came in, so he'll be happy. He had a really nice one, and was using it the other day. Of course his helper, the grandbaby, was fascinated by those bubbles. When his back was turned, she got the hammer, and began smashing the tubes to further investigate those bubbles.

 

[microchick]

Morning everyone!

Copious sunshine here this morning. Everything is still waterlogged but we only had a brief shower last night so that helped or at least it didn't compound the problem any. Still grass is past my ankles and needs cut badly but it ain't gonna happen until it dries out more. We mow with a small tractor pulling a pto finishing mower and even though it has turf tires on it it will still sink and leave ruts.

Finally got pics taken of the quilt and Screaming Betty and her chicks. None of the hand which is bruised and sore but healing nicely. Didn't what to ruin anybody's breakfast.

I found the 'Life on the Farm' material at Joann's and fell in love with it. I have enough to hopefully make shams for pillows to match the quilt.

I'm hoping the little one standing to the left has some Fayoumi blood in it. Something is different about its coloring and it has a lot of brown in it like a Fayoumi chick so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I gave Screeching Betty a piece of bread to break up and get them to hold still for a moment. There are four more chicks due to hatch this time next week then that's it for broodies....for now.

I did the close up on a couple of squares to show the detail in the print. I'm debating on whether or not to frame out the embroidered squares a bit by adding something like a feather stitch around the inside of each embroidered square. Naturally, this is roughed out and trimming and adjusting need to be done.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Wow between Micro and SCG and cap quilting I feel guilty not ... love their work mine are not as crafty love seeing what you put forward though

 

[microchick]

Thanks Penny. I have two rows to add before it is big enough to fit our king bed. Then I need to decide on edging and backing material.

I'm thinking of making it a dual quilt that I can flip upside down when the cats decide they want to nap on it and protect the embroidery work.