(snip) > . . . suitable bones (and I think thorns as well); from what I can remember without much success. Perhaps they are now reading this and can recall the results better than I can. > Jacquie
Fishbones are 'not in my experience', but thorns ? Yes, indeed, the 'right' ones are long - the one I remember was the length of a five-year-old's finger - , they are strong, and they are sharp !! 63 years later I still remember not being able to pull out a thorn embedded in almost the exact center of my *heel* - I'd been running around barefoot and stepped on the thorn which was attached to a bit of broken-off branch. My sister had to pull on the stub of branch and listen to the wailing while she 'investigated' and the shrieking !! while she was pulling. But there were some good things - she was not squeamish, the thorn stayed attached to the branch stub, and there were no tetanus germs or I'd not be here - once the thorn was out and I'd limped back to the house, the foot was washed, I was given a cup of *real* tea ! with milk and sugar as a reward for 'being brave' - at which, of course, my sister sneered and rightfully so - since we'd been far enough away that the adults hadn't heard the goings-on . . . Toni in Seattle - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
