Comments on: 8 Things About Nicole

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:39:20 +0000

@michelle Wow, that is so odd! I’ve never known anyone else who was allergic and knew it! They make me violently ill. After eating them 3 or 4 days in a row (still not knowing what was causing the sickness, of course) I finally got so sick they brought me to the ER.

And yes, very easy to avoid! But I keep putting it on my medical records anyways, because I keep thinking in the back of my mind that it they’re so different from chicken eggs, then they could possibly be used in some type of medicine at some point. Doubtful I know, but why chance it? Besides, I like writing down duck eggs right along side dust mites and late blooming trees under “Allergies:”. :)

By: michelle

michelle — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:16:09 +0000

I found your blog when I was searching duck egg allergies. I had my first ever duck egg for breakfast this morning and had an immediate reaction with my tongue swelling and lots of nausea and sickness. I found it hard to believe I could be allergic to them and not hens eggs, so thanks for including that in your post. At least they are easy to avoid…

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:52:31 +0000

@Friar I’m living in Houston now, but I do miss Up North a lot (though only about 6 months of the year at most). ;) I’m guessing the flies are just now waking up for the year, and only on warm days. M&D still live on Sugar Island, but they’re snowbirds and move to Florida for several months in the winter, and I can’t say I blame them. The furthest into Ontario I’ve been is… well somewhere in the Trent Severn waterway. We took a boat trip through the first 3-4 locks one summer. Was VERY cool. One of the locks actually lifts your entire boat up out of the water over these crazy rocks! How cool is that?!

@Ellen Like Michigan, Photoshop grows on you too. Be careful or it will take up half of your free time. ;) I think I know those flies you’re talking about, and it feels like they take an actual bite out of you when they getcha. Ow! As I recall, they love to hang around hot black inner-tubes when you’re playing in the water. Bleh!

By: Ellen Wilson

Ellen Wilson — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:47:06 +0000

@Friar – Stable flies are the nastiest things. As soon as the snow melted they were there, ready to munch on you, which was really sad because all you want to do is get outside after a long winter.

By: Friar

Friar — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:40:03 +0000

@Ellen
Today the blackflies are just starting to come out for the first time. Bloodsucking little bastards. (I’m scratching my head right now).

I know those stupid stable flies too. They bite around the bare ankles a lot, don’t they?

They say bugs are a sign of a healthy ecosystem.

Well, I can safely say Splat Creek’s ecosystem is very VERY HEALTHY.