Nutmeg, I enjoyed reading what you wrote--nice post; you capture the seasons well.
As a fair-skinned redhead, I cringed a bit at the line, "The kids got their first sunburn when we went to the lake last week." My father-in-law, another fair-skinned man of Scottish ancestry, was stationed in Hawaii in his young years in the military; he has been dealing with various forms of skin cancer (basal cell and, more recently, squamous cell carcinomas) since his 50s, I believe. Thankfully he hasn't had a melanoma to contend with, but even these less lethal forms of skin cancer can be difficult and uncomfortable to deal with, as they must be surgically removed and will sometimes recur.
A single bad sunburn (blistering) in childhood raises the lifetime risk of skin cancer exponentially. Even lesser ones can increase the risk. Maybe some cute big floppy hats on those darling little ones of yours could help keep the sunburns at bay? :)
Thanks for the concern, Red. Our kids tan very easily. This sunburn came after two liberal applications of 50 sunblock. I think we were simply outside too long.(they were having so much fun... I kept delaying our departure) No blisters, just a slight pink.
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Nutmeg, I enjoyed reading what you wrote--nice post; you capture the seasons well.
As a fair-skinned redhead, I cringed a bit at the line, "The kids got their first sunburn when we went to the lake last week." My father-in-law, another fair-skinned man of Scottish ancestry, was stationed in Hawaii in his young years in the military; he has been dealing with various forms of skin cancer (basal cell and, more recently, squamous cell carcinomas) since his 50s, I believe. Thankfully he hasn't had a melanoma to contend with, but even these less lethal forms of skin cancer can be difficult and uncomfortable to deal with, as they must be surgically removed and will sometimes recur.
A single bad sunburn (blistering) in childhood raises the lifetime risk of skin cancer exponentially. Even lesser ones can increase the risk. Maybe some cute big floppy hats on those darling little ones of yours could help keep the sunburns at bay? :)
Thanks for the concern, Red. Our kids tan very easily. This sunburn came after two liberal applications of 50 sunblock. I think we were simply outside too long.(they were having so much fun... I kept delaying our departure) No blisters, just a slight pink.
:)
Beautiful post....love your metaphorical gifts!!! Keep on writing, Nutmeg!!! :)
Very well written. Just lovely.
Makes my writing sound so 6th grade ;)
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