It was a truly fabulous dinner -- a salad with strawberries! Mashed potatoes baked with sundried tomoatoes, asparagus, perfectly grilled (huge!) t-bones. All this was topped off with a sinful chocolate dessert -- brownie with chocolate sauce and ice cream -- trust me, that feeble description does not do it justice. And of course Mitch picked perfect wines. I don't think any of us will need to eat at all today -- I know I'm still full.

The best part was all the fun we had. Mitch and Bert have a beautiful home and a big round dining room table that was perfect for conversation. They have two really fun dogs -- Fred and Ethel -- who are obviously spoiled rotten. It's just amazing how you can get together with LCT people and it's just like you saw them yesterday! I was astonished how late it had come to be when we finally left.

Thanks enormously, Mitch and Bert! We'll look forward to seeing you after ICE --

Betty