A question about permethrin

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

Am packing, am packing! And printed out the packing lists for Baitcon and SwingOut New Hampshire*.

And wandered over to the ticks page, and was reminded that the Off people are lying about deet and ticks, and am now staring at the permethrin bit, and wondering, "my plan was to be wearing socks with leggings or tights. Is this insufficient, given that the permethrin bit is talking about spraying said socks if over pants?"

Does the intended strategy, sans permethrin, simply risk bringing ticks back into my tent?

(I'm assuming I can get some at Home Depot, but I'm actually leaving town Wednesday...)

*btw will be briefly in Bostonish between and an unknown amount of time in Bostonish after Labor Day

Packing for Preschoolers

[beah.livejournal.com]

What would you make sure to bring to Baitcon if a preschooler were also on your packing list?

flight of cocktail ice creams

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

I've decided I'm going with a rum and mostly tiki drink theme:

Chocolate rum raisin
Blue Hawaiian
Mai Tai
BBC (Bailey banana colada)
Lady of Singapore (kind of like a pink, less sweet pina colada)

I was going to try a Navy Grog flavor, too, but it calls for too many specialty ingredients and I don't have the time to deal.

If I have the time, I'll make lemon curd for ice cream and ginger for sorbet syrup, and I should dig out a box of Thin Mints for the usual Wafer Thin Mint.