Antonia,
How do you know the animal bones were deliberately placed? I did not read
your previous post, so I appoligize if you already mentioned it.
 
Juliet
 
>Thanks for picking up on the bones, Linda Derry.  I don' t know what
>they mean.  They puzzled me and I was indirectly fishing for feedback
>about why they were there, because in fact it seemed unlikely that
>the rats brought them (and did not chew them, etc.). So, another
>question. Were, or Why Were, whole animal bones deliberately laid on
>the ground surface under floorboards? (or in your case, supposed
>planting beds) - sometimes in conjunction with broken bottles.
>
>Happy May Day.
>