The citadel with the seven layers of defense against the marauding hordes.

I have always thought I had the perfect defense against insects. I married a woman to whom insects - especially mosquitos - are far more attracted too. I just position myself near Diane and she gets all the bites. This strategy worked well for most of our marriage but since we are now traveling in very close quarters in Zobbi I have had to rethink my strategy. I may be protected against the insects but there is no barrier between me and Diane’s misery.

Hence the construction of the citadel which started immediately after a visit to a campsite near a lake in Idaho. The rest of the trip became a study in scratching and whining and to be truthful it wasn’t only Diane who was suffering. I had only one bite but it got red and swollen and itched like craze for over a week.

The first layer of defense went up before our next outing only to find out how woefully inadequate it truly was. But we have to start somewhere so the here is the first layer of defense -which is flawed - but essential.