Oh, boy -- I want Teresa to teach me how to hug like that.

You were making a joke, right? Compost/compos? I have often noted how mentally competent most of the folks who post on MudCat are.   It's difficult to believe that such an obviously good heart can have something out of kilter.

About 30 yrs ago hubby was injured in a church league softball game. Turned out his broken rib had punctured his spleen and he bled (an internal slow leak) all night. He was in a bad way. Off to the emergency room, an emergency laparotomy, serious repair/spleen removal, stitch-up. He'd lost about 4fifths of his blood! and almost died. When he came home after a week recuperating in the hospital, folks at church brought all sorts of casseroles, etc.-- including one woman's famous, much-loved spaghetti sauce and a bottle of red wine. I called the surgeon to see if it was safe to let Hubby drink the wine ('cuz he was taking various meds). The surgeon was emphatic with his YES -- but I had to get lots of cheese into Hubby, as well. Seems some chemical interaction with the wine&cheese would BUILD his blood. Use it if it helps.      Tw