I'm not sure what possessed me to pull up this particular trivia question, but it's a coincidence that I did. I was just in Brussels and Antwerp last year and I guess as a tourist would not have at all considered either city all that congested. I never felt like I was taking my life in my hands while crossing the street to get to the chocolatier! But I did learn that they are very particular about beer in Belgium and each Belgian beer brand is served in a specific glass for that particular beer. Imagine being a bartender in Belgium and having to keep that straight? Another interesting tidbit about Antwerp (since this is the trivia thread anyway) is that they have specific areas of the city where graffiti is allowed. This keeps the other parts "clean"while giving the artists an outlet. They are very big into cartooning in Belgium which is where Tin Tin is from. Big smurf todo when I was in Brussels. Fun country overall! And the chocolate is to die for. I'm not a beer drinker but the cherry dessert beer was quite tasty!

Thanks for all your kind words. It was fun to share my wonderful surprise with you. Typical of young men, my son failed to let me know that, while his plane was leaving early Monday morning, his girlfriend's flight home was not until 5:00 that evening! So, I had to make runs down to the airport in Albuquerque twice in one day . . . and entertain the girlfriend until she left. Yes, he'd invited his new gf to come stay as well. She was very nice, thankfully; an archaeologist that he'd met while still in grad school. Sooooo, I took her out to lunch and then to the beautiful Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, a museum in Albuquerque showcasing the art, artifacts, etc. from all the many pueblos in New Mexico. She loved it. But, I've been catching up on work around here ever since! As for cookbook computer programs, thanks for your thoughts and ideas on that, too. Yes, on one hand, I do think that I could make up a very basic one myself but, as OA mentioned, a search engine to find specific recipes based on ingredients at hand, sounds so practical. Like you, OA, I'm really not that interested in a lot of new recipes; I have probably over a thousand of my own favs that I'd like to put in and then access. Good point about the ability to add pics, too! My last cookbook program was MasterCook, which was great until it developed it's problems and caused so many computer problems. It had a feature to not only search but, as you start to add an ingredient or cooking term, a short selection pops up to choose from. I quickly got used to this feature and it made adding my recipes so much easier. It also had a spell check with all the gazillion cooking terms and ingredients in it. That was very handy, as well. I think I'm going to read more on the Living Cookbook program and make a decision today. Gotta run and take out the trash and the dogs now, though. Lynn

Happy Easter everyone. We've had a weekend of eating it seems ;) Friday night out, My SIL and her husband took us to dinner for our anniversary....44 years ;) Yesterday was an early Easter breakfast with DH's family, planned so everyone would be free today for other things. Our latest great nephew, 9 weeks now, was of course the center of attention and our entertainment. Today we're meeting my family after everyone has gone to their own churches for Easter lunch. Location most central so no one has to drive too far - we'll have a restaurant Easter but that's fine, I haven't seen my brother and his family since Christmas and I'm looking forward to it. I'm trading cooking and cleanup for a two hr drive but, works for me...

Dear comtesse, thank you so much for writing when it must be very difficult for you. I notice no cognitive dysfunction in your writing at all, but can imagine the effort this must have been for you. It is so gracious and caring of you to give us a thought because I have a feeling that for you everything is a struggle, and the slightest bit extra, such as your wonderful and long post, must require heroic effort. It is so very much appreciated. All any of us can do is be grateful for the good that we still experience each day and to be grateful for the loving support we receive from those who care about us. Lisa, that is one of my very favorite pictures of Sebastian and Millie. He seems to have accepted her completely now, and it's wonderful to see them together like this. I'm so happy that Millie is still a part of your life, and hope she will be a very frequent visitor.