Stella, I agree that travel is becoming more difficult with all the new flying regulations and with the dangers in some countries. But, I still want to go to Europe. Kay In a message dated 01/12/10 11:06:52 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Very interesting, Emma, about Russia. I have a Russian person married into our family and she is absolutely a precious person. I was thinking about your taxi driver that talked to ya'll...about the war. Did it cross yor mind...that your brother, or your husband, friend, whoever, could have shot and killed him, as the enemy? War does not make sense to me. I have never been abroad, anywhere, except to Ireland, Scotland. Would not want to now. All those places you probably wouldn't recognize today. So crowded with all kinds of people. I would be scared to travel now, even if I was able.I had a friend here, in Tuscaloosa from Norway, originally. She had come to live in upper New York when age 16, because her father was a chef on ships. he had a younger brother who married a girl, in the military who was from Tuscaloosa area. So...te settled here, but she stayed in New York for years and worked at Chase Manhatten Bank...and designed clothes. Sears bought her dresses...and she showed me all the notebooks, pictures, clippings etc...a room full...I have always wondered when they now talk about the 'immigrants' who are coming here to live...in the past, most all immigrants brought a line of work, and put their talents to work here and really had a hard life, to get established. I took care of this friend until she died about five years ago. Stella ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message