Thanks a lot for the review, its very helpfull. I'll modify the site according to your suggestions.
and yes, pics in the galleries and recips is all work in progress
So, what if i decide to take the whole table with the thumb and the text, like in my first gallery
http://www.livechat4free.com/freesit.../gallery1.html
or on my main page, and make a banner with it ... without modifying what it looks like that is. So that instead of being an html table it would be an image. Would that escape being percived as a blind link? or is it really the size and shape that influences the decision?
i'm off to re-work on my site ... thanks again