Congrats Jerry/Ruth from me here in French France,not Illinois!
A nice life you got yourselves there.Enjoy your trip to Vegas/Venice.
My better half and I spent our honeymoon in Venice,you know,that one in Italy!Happy daze!
We is off to Croatia in a week or so.Through Germany,Austria,Slovenia then into Croatia;About a 2000 klms drive.Possibly go into Bosnia to Mostar,look at the famous bridge.We crossed it before that terrible war took place.Actually,we were there during the war.May drive out to Sarajevo,see some friends who where stuck there during the siege.We're coming back through Italy,so it's going to be Venice again!Oh well,you do what you can!
It's on the "warm" side here too.The air,what there is of it,is so thick with pollution,it's like hacking through porridge!I like porridge,but even so...
Take care Jerry,Ruth and everybody at the TABLE
David