Sending my best wishes to Mr wtg and you, wtg.

He's a loud mouth from a middle-class house in Queens. What is it with these real estate families (son-in-law and son-in-law's father the same) that yields such disreputable qualities?

Wow! I’ve never heard of him, but Google showed me this: https://www.cobbecollection.co.uk/musical-instruments/ May he rest in peace!

@wtg Thanks! The china is Lenox Rutledge (discontinued). It's very spring pattern and I take it out only at this time of year. Years ago I found a set of 12 place settings and a few serving piece at a local shop for $99! I couldn't believe it. Replacing a single dinner plate now will run about $45. [image: 1775438798994-451.png] The lemon curd recipe I use is this one. Very easy. OR you can just buy a jar of the stuff. Lemon Curd 1 cup sugar 6 Tablespoons soft butter 2 eggs 2 egg yolks 2/3 cup lemon juice 1 Tablespoon lemon zest Cream the sugar and butter together. Add the eggs one at a time, incorporating each one well. Add the eggs yolks and incorporate. Add the lemon juice and mix well (the mixture may curdle when you add the juice, it's fine and will straighten itself out while cooking). Cook on low heat, stirring, until thick and smooth. It can take a little while. Do NOT boil. Remove from heat and stir in the Tablespoon of lemon zest. Cover with plastic and chill. It will thicken even more as it cools.

My dream house. Link to video https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_architecture Tower houses would be second. I can't have a house and garden. The complex I've posted about with towers has definitely become my first choice. I have to hire a real estate lawyer. No offense to lawyers but they are everywhere taking a piece of everything. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water-- it's time to hire yet another lawyer. It's a good thing my sister-in-law is helping me handle everything in a strictly practical and conservative way.

I'm not going there with this Iran situation today; instead I'm going to concentrate on Trump. He's not mentally competent for the office. WTF.

@RealPlayer said: Vorsetzer That's a new word I never saw before. A neighbor of mine has a functional player piano and a nice collection of rolls, but I had never seen that mechanism that allows any piano to be played. Big Al

I've made lots of NYTs and always read the comments beforehand. But I do that with all internet recipes. Making ricotta gnocchi with sage brown butter tonight. I hope they turn out as light as Barbara, a friend at the gym, claims.

Daniel said: I grew up in a military family two miles from an Air Force base. Take out the runways. Take out the tower. What have you. Don't forget military bases aren't countries. They are very small in terms of land area. Americans have been fleeing to hotels from military bases for some time. Link to video

More changes at DOJ, including Cindy's former division. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-shake-up-more-leadership-roles-justice-department/

on the other hand, I went to the grocery store this morning and every variety of eggs they sold were available for $.98 a dozen. I believe that is lower than last year…

Why didn't it occur to me until today that Artemis was Apollo's twin... Photo titled "Hello, World" [image: d3a93f70-2fb0-11f1-9885-91ba338bedfd.jpg.webp] More here: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8jzr423p9o

@AndyD said: Wet room, so practical, where the whole bathroom floor is waterproofed for a shower A single story house about a block away from us was up for sale in the summer of 2024. The sellers had a child in a wheelchair and had created a wet room. We actually went to the open house and looked at the property but didn't actively pursue purchasing it. There was a bidding war, as seniors in our area are looking for a house just like it. Missed opportunity. Oh, well.

In London last weekend I got these in an Oxfam bookshop [image: 1775327464700-20260329_163100-resized.jpg] Today I trawled four charity shops in a nearby town and spent a colossal £5.50 for these (six are really nice, including one on watercolour for MrsA, an interesting flower ID-by-month when they flower; the one with Harold King is a Folio Society from 1973 on the Bayeux Tapestry with complete photography, though Shining Sands will be my first read) [image: 1775327804972-20260404_190444-resized.jpg]

This was announced months ago. It's one of the unreal aspects of the US now.

The handwriting was on the wall when he let Musk stand behind the desk with his child running around with diarrhea of the mouth. Some predicted the office wouldn't recover. It didn't.

Glad to hear he’s still around!