Hi Rosemary, Kathleen & Cindy,
Rosemary & Kathleen - the Norwegian fiords are great! I went there about twenty years ago - my first trip abroad. The Norwegians are very friendly but alcohol is very expensive (just in case you want to know - I don't expect you'll want to buy any!) I'm sorry to hear your trips don't always take place, Cindy - how about Russia in March? I've started learning Russian using 'Dr. Pinsler's' language tapes.I am able to say, quite confidently, 'Hello, Mrs. Petrova and I am Russian' (masculine form). I don't know how useful this will be. I'll let you know how I get on..........
I wonder what happened to Jean and how Eileen is doing?
I would, perhaps, communicate with 'facebook' but I don't really know what it is and never use the computer at home (I'm writing this covertly at work). If I can catch one of my daughters in a civil/communicative mood I'll ask for an explanation. I'll probably have to wait for a long time for the right conditions though, it doesn't happen very often.
I hope you all have a good Christmas and a well-travelled 2008!