Fifty milligrams of Benadryl, assisted by one extra-strength Advil and a series of icepacks, reduced my wasp stings to a residual itch overnight. It also knocked me cold for hours, and left a hangover that lasted to early afternoon on Wednesday, but I’m okay with that. Definitely a drug to approach with care. Read the package insert, and cancel all immediate plans!

Two batches of chutney are now finished and sealed, for a total of thirteen 250-ml jars and three 500-ml jars. Only one Cortland apple and five small Bosc pears are left over. I would also have seven or eight small blue Italian plums if I hadn’t busted my diet and eaten them all instead of supper last night. They don’t keep, y’know — especially not in my house.

Back to what I like to call normal today — pool class, and an afternoon of work on the concert choir’s library database. Church choir practice this evening (it’s Thursday, after all). Although the equinox is almost upon us, the weather in southwest Ontario is still hot and dry during the day, and only a little cool at night. Roll on autumn!