Glad to hear your on the mend...take good care of yourself and read LOTS of books ;-) Judy

Whoops..I think you have BOOKchick and BEATchick mixed up!!

that always happens, Book LOVES Italy
Beat LOVES Paris.

Is very easy to get confused..Their ID is so much similar..

I suggest that one of these dear ladies change ID....

Do all the Donalds in the world think that about the Ronalds? Would a brother and sister named Allen and Ellen be anathema? To say nothing of how many times Chris marries Chris!

I know both of them and if you did you would NEVER suggest a change!One is a BEAT and one a BOOK and never will they be mixed in my mind! They have been that since they both started on Fodor's...we need to keep then straight not for them to change their nemaes!

NAMES!

Please forgive--I love the posts by both Beatchick and Bookchick--just had a little lapse. Bookchick--get well soon.

Take care,
Robyn France

My goodness, did not means to cause such a furor..considering that so many people keep getting confused by their IDs, I just suggested it...

By all means keep your names dear ladies..

Bookchick, I hope that you are feeling much better now..
So many people care about YOU..
Ciao,
Kismet

Dear Folks,
Thanks so much again for all your good wishes! My surgery was exactly 1 month ago today, and I am mending exactly on schedule according to my surgeon. A very mild degree of discomfort exists, but should dissipate by mid-April. My "lifting no more than 5 lbs." restriction is the one I find most troublesome, and most likely to keep me from traveling very soon!

Kismet, & RobynFrance, I suspect there may always be some confusion between Mary (Beat Chick) and myself. However, we did develop our screen names independently of each other, and I think we're both very aware of when folks make the honest mistake of getting one of us confused with the other, and certainly take no offense. One of these fine days I will go to Paris and write a review of my trip, and that should REALLY confuse everyone here, myself included, LOL!!!

DT, what a lovely thing to have written! Thank you!

Oaktown Traveler, my dear, what a very long time it's been since we've seen you around here! And we have missed you, I can say, on more occasions than I can remember, folks have asked Liz B. about you!

Mr. Go, thanks for the book rec, I have a copy now and will be reading it prior to my return to my office. Wow, this plot looks involved, to say the least!

And to each of you, my sincere thanks again for thinking of me, and including my health and welfare in your prayers. True Fodorites are indeed like an extended family, and I am so happy to know that we do indeed look out for one another, care about each other's welfare, and miss each other when someone who's often here is "gone", even temporarily.

Best Wishes to All,
BC

Ciao carissima Bookchick, was great to hear from you again..

Take care,
kismet

Dearling~ Some people are missed when gone for just a day.
Listen to the doctor and take a hint from Scarlett, let other people do the work for you for a while, you will be doing all yourself soon enough!
Bighugs, ((F))

Bookchick,

I was away in Hawaii when this email came up and just saw it today. I am so glad to hear that you are doing well. You were a tremendous re-assurance to me for my first trip to Italy last year. You always conduct yourself with such class -- I miss reading your postings.

Take care.

dear bookchick,

Oh, girl...I am so pleased to see you back and hope you are doing well. I have not been posting much lately but have been lurkings and it is great to hear your keys again.

Take it easy and hope you are on the mend. I have every confidence that you will finally make it to paris and look forward to your review!

I am thankful that you are on the mend!

erinb

Bookie, bella, I'm so happy you're doing well!!! I'm happy that the surgery was a success and that you're still posting!

Kismetchimera, I agree with you. I did the biggest disservice when I picked Beatchick as an on-screen name here. But I've been Beatchick from the 1st moment I hit the web (back in '96). But I originally started posting HERE as MaryC, then took the nom de plume of Beatchick to exhibit my more tongue-in-cheek self. ;) For some reason when Fodor's instituted registration I was not able to use the MaryC designation any longer. I never meant to cause any confusion. And Bookchick is one of my long-time faves on the forum.

La Bookchick, what will happen when I finally get to Rome & post a report? Utter pandemonium, to be sure. Oy vey!! I can't WAIT to read a Paris report from ya.

And to beat it all, BC & I both have Irish surnames!! :D

Anyway, Bookchick, lots of love & prayers continue for you!!!!!!!!!!

ttt