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Hi, Rusty!
So you had a good visit with your grandson and met the new puppy!
That is good!
So did you hand deliver the birthday card in person, after all?
We don't have the one "button" for 1571, but have to press the four numbers in sequence....
I think our technology must be somewhat outdated compared with yours!
Still, the outcome is effective!
We get our messages successfully!
When we come home, to check the phone for messages, we lift the receiver and if any messages are left, we get a broken tone........ we then dial 1571 (by pressing the four numbers) to listen to the messages.
Yes, to retrieve the messages, we first press 1,as you said.
Ain't technology grand?
I can live with my outmoded system!
What time is your "Treasures" programme?
I have forgotten whom it is this week?
I still haven't looked at the crosswords......


Hello, Ros!
Sorry, I haven't watched Eggheads yet....
I promise to get back to you when I have!

Hello, Elle!
The puppy is great.
A very welcome addition to the family.
My grandson was not there. Just the older ones.
I have had this phone a long time.
The Treasures is on later and is being recorded.
Will watch tomorrow.
It is the poet who is not Jeremiah Wheelbarrow.
I have forgotten his name again.
He looks a bit like Bob Marley, though.
Do you remember him well, now?
My mobile contract is up soon.
I can renew from tomorrow.
Decisions!

Hi, Rusty!
Now I am really becoming confused.......do I remember whom well - Jeremiah Wheelbarrow's alter ego?.....or Bob Marley?!
I cannot keep up with the speed with which your mind skips about!
I think your poet is Benjamin Zephaniah?
(I only know this because I have just Goggled the programme!)
You can tell me all about him tomorrow!
Now, number two confusion.........doesn't your son and family already have a dog? or is that your other son?
Baby - sorry - YB is going for his second "settling in" day at his new nursery on Thursday.
The last day was a big success - he was popped down on the floor ...and off he crawled immediately to play with something that caught his eye!
I don't think my daughter need worry about him!
BB has had a trial run at After School Club and likes that - so all is set for the big return to work next week!
A new phone?
Have you any ideas what you would like?



Hello, Ros!
You must have misheard the question on Eggheads......
it was "Eleanor of PROVENCE was Queen of England in the 13th century as the wife of which monarch?"
The answer was "Henry III"

( Not Eleanor of Aquitane and Henry II )

Thanks elle, I have had a horrible day andI guess I just wasn't concentrating properly

Hello, Elle!
I am sure I heard Benjamin Zephaniah say "fink" for "think.
Saw him on YouTube.
Yes, I remember Bob Marley well, too.
Yes, this is a different son.
They had no dog until today.
No, YB, seems to be fine, I am sure.
Yes, I am staying with Samsung, but with a newer model.
Samsung make fine phones, with good cameras on them.

Hi, Rusty!
Well, I do get confused sometimes!
I knew one son had a dog, and the other a cat...(I think?)....but got muddled as to which was which!
I am sure the family will enjoy their new puppy!
The missionaries are trying hard to deal with the problem of incest among their would -be converts.
As I understand it the main reason for the 'incest' is the production of a "pure- bred, royal" heir to the throne?
I rather think Abner has a fight on his hands....Malama doesn't seem inclined to bow to his principles.
It is an unusual story...very different from the other two books I have read?

Good morning, Elle,
Fine day here.
Apparently the new puppy snores when she sleeps!
I vaguely remember Hawaii.
Long time since I read it.
I know the royal family were huge. Some over 7 feet tall.
I remember skipping over the bits about incestious weddings etc.
Gave me an uncomfortable feeling.
But, it happened....
This seems to be a record day for "kitchen" posts!

Good morning, Rusty!
A lovely day here, too, although it must have rained overnight because the ground is very muddy.
I brought a disgustingly filthy dog home!
It sounds as though the new pup had a good settled night in her new home, as they could hear her snoring!
What does the cat make of her?
Are they getting on well?
My dog and cat are firm friends.
Yes, the incestuous element in "Hawaii" is a tad disturbing, but I accept it as part of the situation.
The royal participants thought they were preserving the regal blood line.
I can follow the logic if not condoning the action!
A "free" day today!
How about you?
Did you go out for your paper?

Hello, Elle!
Yes, I am home from ASDA. Got my paper.
Well, when the new pup arrived home, the cat took one look and disappeared upstairs!
She never appeared when I was there, and she normally jumps on me.
She has sharp claws, as my trousers can testify to.
I'll text later to see the state of play with them.
My daughter-in-law had a fitful sleep due to the pup snoring!
Pup has to sleep in their room to begin with, seemingly.
Your word, "incestuous", looks better than my attempt at the word!

Hi, Rusty!
Uhmm...... well, for what it is worth.......in our house, the cat is allowed upstairs to sleep with us; the dog sleeps downstairs in her basket!
This incidentally gives the cat a respite/ refuge should he need it, from the dog.
We have always done this....with both dogs and various cats...... but very often , the dog and the cat will end up sharing the dog basket!
So long as the cat ends up "top dog" and "rules the roost" , all should be well!
Goodness, what a mixed bag of metaphors!
I did the Times QC earlier........am returning now to have a go at the 15 x 15!