Sickly runt

That's a shame jrae, hope you're feeling better soon. Best to be on the safe side though & get checked out & take it easy.

I hope it is nothing serious, get well soon.

I have dengue, very bad. We always put on mosquito repellant lotion everyday since dengue is a problem here. But I take a shower before dinner so I guess I hadn't noticed that I had been bitten by a mosquito when I was inside the house and that's probably how I got it.

Based on what the doctor told me, I'd have to spend the rest of my vacation here at the hospital. Boo-boo. It would have been better if they put me on a 2 patient room but the only vacant one was for a single bed only.

So I end up sleeping (out of boredom). I've always been a people person and having to stay by myself for long periods is not my thing. I've already managed to chat up all of the nurses doing the rounds and the residents.

I will just read up on anything gardening and pet related while I'm still holed up here.

Is it alright to have a pond when it would be a breeding place for mozzies?

That was one of the reasons why hubby said he didn't want a pond. I even tried telling him we can put fish that are aggressive at eating mozzie larvae but still didn't convince him.

A nearby rancher who learned I was in the hosp today came to visit and said it doesn't matter how clean our place is (no standing water), the mosquitoes breed on the swamp out in the wildlife sanctuary and there's probably nothing we can do about that.

Although he suggested collecting dried up goat or sheep poo and burning them with a bit of straw would help drive the mozzies away because of the stink. I figured it would drive away all of our farm animals as well ;D including our farm workers.

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!