On Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:28:10 -0600, Kathleen wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:54:13 -0600, Kathleen wrote:
>>
>>>I still make homemade bath salts for the kids (currently 14 and 18). A
>>>carton of epsom salts, a good squirt of food coloring, a few drops of
>>>something smelly - peppermint extract, perfume, whatever - stir it all
>>>up and put it in a tin with a scoop.
>>>
>>>Somehow soaking in a tub of salty pink water that smells like roses is
>>>good for whatever ails you.
>>
>> not to get all faux-macho on you, but i hope they're girls.
>
> One of each. I used to do one batch pink and one batch blue, one with
> rose, the other with cedar or rosemary or some such, but both of them
> like rose. The scent doesn't linger.
>
> Besides, it takes a real man to admit he like the smell of flowers. We
> shall not discuss the candles or the brush-on peel-off facial masque...

yes, let's don't.

your pal,
blake