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Thanks for the stroll Ruth, it was pleasant but I see what you mean.

But even in England you would have to pick your area's.

Some might not readily recall that in the 1500's,  the most popular month for getting married was June.  The good reason for this was most people had their yearly bath in May, so come June, they were still comparatively fresh.  But, just so the bride was especially so, she had a bouquet of flowers as a sort of deoderant; the origins of this tradition, still handed down today.

But---there was a pecking order in who bathed when, and was the men first, then any sons, then the ladies and daughters and finally, any babies. But, by this time the bath water was probably looking a bit grim, and a baby might not be seen in it's murcky depths, hence the expression ---don't throw the baby out with the bath water---came into being.

Hi Paul:  Thanks for the info.  I guess if I ever move to England (in your dreams, RG, lol) it won't be the Overton area.  I remember reading about the origin of "throwing the baby out with the bath water," with a bunch of other sayings origins.  I'll have to dig thru my stuff to see if I can find it.  It was fascinating.

Here's an old saying about baths:

I take a bath every Saturday night whether I need one or not.  Anonymous

Lol@Cathy.

I think it was Queen Victoria who said, "I take a bath once a month whether I need it or not". And she was not Amused.