Hi Ruth,

 RH> >  RH> I've always figured that's what gave me the MS in the first
 RH> place -
 RH> >  RH> too many antibiotics.

 RH> > That's something new to me. I've had years when it seemed I was on
 RH> them
 RH> > almost constantly but not recently. Could be, because I started
 RH> having
 RH> > more yogurt, it's helped.

 RH> I was on them for acne back in the mid-1980s.  It was accepted
 RH> practice back then, but now ... not so much.  Long term antibiotics
 RH> in still-maturing bodies cause all sorts of havoc.

At that point I'd outgrown the acne, our girls were too young to worry
about it. Guess that's why I didn't know about the use of antibiotics
for it.


 RH> >  did the kitchen clean up but there were usually months or years
 RH> between
 RH> >  those RH times.

 RH> >  RH> Sounds like the wood was doing its job then.

 RH> > Could be, but I'll never use a permanently installed wooden cutting
 RH> > board in the kitchen, especially for meats. Our butler unit has a
 RH> wooden insert on the top but we use the top for other storage so
 the cutting board section is covered. The wooden cutting boards that I
 have aren't used for meat and get a good cleaning after using--one of
 them is one that my grandmother owned.

 RH> I might not use that one, but we never got sick using my grandma's
 RH> old boards either, years ago.

I'll use it occaisionally for slicing bread stuffs. It was the only
cutting board I had when we first got married so I used it for
everything then. As the polypro boards came along, I bought one, then
decided to get separate ones for fruit/vegetables and meat. I got them
in several sizes so I don't have to grab the big ones for a small job.

 RH> >  RH> > Helps to keep the loose hair removed. Is she on any sort of
 RH> >  RH> hairball medication?

 RH> >  RH> None at all, thankfully.  She doesn't cough up hair very
 RH> often.

 RH> > That's good--the brushing probably helps a good bit there.

 RH> The Princess Puss seems to agree with you. She's currently occupying
 RH> my sewing machine, so I'm typing instead.

I'm catching up from being out of town for the week end but trying to
get ready for the picnic this week end also. Figured Fido would be a
good break.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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... Mind... Mind... Let's see, I had one of those around here someplace.

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