SC - Stopping Bities...

[Laura C. Minnick]

Just occurred to me to mention-

It's not really food related, but I drag a large washbasin, washstand,
towels, and a bottle of Dr. Bronners castile soap with me to tourneys.
(Everyone in our encampment knows I'm dangerous until I have the tea on
the inside and the bath on the outside- that water on my stove at 8 am
is _sacred_!) I've found that an all-over sponge bath with either the
peppermint or eucalyptus soap goes a _long_ way towards keeping away the
insects. And you feel tingly all over too! I prefer the peppermint- the
eucalyptus reminds me to much of Vicks Vapo-rub. And an aside to all of
that- a basin of tepid water with the peppermint soap in it is a real
treat for a sweaty fighter when they come in off the field. While I
rather like fighter smells (better not to ask!), many people in camp are
happier when the fighters have cleaned up, and minty fresh is quite
nice! ;-)

I don't know if Dr. Bronner's keep away vampires though. They'd have to
get past the garlic on our breath...

'Lainie