Good morning, Crazies,<br /><br />I was disappointed not to get my &quot;usual&quot; Hotel Lleo in Barcelona...I&#39;ve stayed there the past four<br />times I&#39;ve been there and I know a lot of the staff...it&#39;s nothing fancy but it was first recommended<br />to me by my UK friend who retired from British Air - they always got booked into the Meridien on<br />Las Ramblas as crew but, when he and Jen came on their own, they book Hotel Lleo.  It was <br />right at the corner of Las Ramblas, at Plaza Catalunya, diagonally across from El Corte Ingles,<br />which FYI has the best selection of earrings I&#39;ve ever seen in my lifetime.  I love earrings since,<br />no matter what size you are, they work&#33;&#33;&#33;  When I know far in advance, I always stay there.<br /><br />Oh, well, this will give me more exercise and maybe I won&#39;t buy so many earrings.   <br /><br />No cases last night...I slept a full six hours.  And I&#39;m still sleepy for some reason.  Wrote another tidbit on helium this morning.  It&#39;s rather addictive.  That is why I don&#39;t get much done.  I need to get my poetry chapbook published, though....I&#39;ve got the poems done, just need to get them organized and off to Shadow Poetry.  It&#39;s something I&#39;ve wanted to do for my mom, who is 84...she has always been my biggest fan.<br /><br />