They’ve come early this year, those invisible mosquitoes that give the biggest most miserable, even painful bites that also itch. Third night running I have a new bite.

I remembered hearing that an easy repellent is to add coffee grounds to a cup and use a lighter to get them to smoke. Once they’re smoking good, extinguish the lighter. It seems the mosquitoes can’t stand the smoke.

Guess what? Neither can I. I think it’s an outdoor solution. You don’t smell coffee, just a powerful potent burning smell. Darn it!