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Good morning, Elle!
Another picnic sounds a good idea.
The National?
I have just a wee bet on the Willie/Ruby runner, Pleasant Company.
i am more interested in Paris-Roubaix tomorrow, and the US Masters, than the National, though.
Paris-Roubaix is my very favourite bike race.
Did I tell you the winner is presented with a cobblestone?
I will be rooting for Peter Sagan!
And remember, you have the Paris Marathon tomorrow morning!
Plenty sport on this weekend!
Off for my paper now.

Hello Chris,
Yes, poor Rory, but these things happen!
But, as he said himself the previous day,
"They don't give out Green Jackets on Thursdays.
It's a long way to Sunday."
He is not too far off the lead, with two rounds to play, yet.
Shaping up to be a great tournament!

Good morning, Rusty!
Theoretically, I have an excellent weekend of Sport ahead of me.........
In practice, I shall probably get to see very little of it, as we have family here.
I potentially have tennis, Euro Indoor Athletics at Belgrade, the Paris Marathon and a Triathlon to watch!
But the only programmes that I can record are the tennis and the Triathlon which are on BBC.
I shall have to search the video section of EuroSports Player later in the week, to see if any of the other events are on record.
Sod's Law eh? Rotten timing!
That is often the way of it.........
I guess your thoughts will be mostly on the golf and cycle racing though!
Yes, you did tell me about the Cobblestone presentation - I like that idea; it sounds very fitting!
Btw, did you see that Jemima Sumgong, the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic Gold, at Rio, has failed an EPO drugs test?

Hello, Elle!
Your family is far more important than sporting events!
Especially the weightlifting!
Cancellara won three cobblestones and they take pride of place in his sauna!
Sean Kelly has two and values them as the top awards in his career, and that includes yellow and green jerseys from Le Tour and the huge San Remo trophies.
I read about the Kenyan lady.
No surprise there.
Sport is rife with cheats, I think.
BGT returns next Saturday!

Hi, Rusty!
The weather again is beautiful!
We are making a rather late start to our outing today, but are very nearly ready for "the off"!
Again, we are taking a picnic - due to popular demand!
We shall try a different venue today - it will make a change for the boys.
I don't think they are used to walking as far as we take them!
But they seem to enjoy themselves - especially if yesterday was anything to go by!
I hope your horse racing goes well this afternoon - and Pleasant Company runs well!
Talk later......

Good afternoon, Elle!
Great day here.
Hope your weather is the same!
A good walk will benefit the boys, followed by a picnic.
Sounds pretty good to me!
I am not bothered so much about Pleasant Company, but more interested in the golf, later.
That's where the drama is!
I have completed the crossword, my walk is over, and that is me home for the day now.

Hi, Rusty!
Home again!
We have had a lovely time out with the boys......
We did as yesterday, took the picnic in back packs and walked first, then had lunch, then continued our walk for a further few miles.
Very beneficial for everyone!
Plenty of fresh air and exercise!!
We should all sleep well tonight.
I haven't had a paper today, so no crosswords.
Anything strange or startling in today's puzzle?

Hello, Elle!
Glad you enjoyed your day out.
I had a bit of a walk, too.
No, crossword was straightforward.
25, Thick-skinned type sounding witty? Wrong (5)
R-I-O.
i have Rhino.
Does witty mean wry/rhi?
Wrong = no?
Not so sure witty means wry, or wrong means no?
Was there a drama called Saint Joan?
Other than those two I am quite happy with it.

Good evening, Rusty!
Where did you get to on your walk?
Are you making friends with Horace yet?
I think "rhi" sounds like "wry" for witty is fine, plus "no", giving "rhino" for a pachyderm sounds good.
And yes, "Saint Joan" is a play by George Bernard Shaw.
So you are "all done and dusted" correctly!
I haven't had time to go buy the paper, let alone do the crosswords!
I must find time for the "Everyman" tomorrow though, as that is my favourite puzzle!
We have had Shepherd's Pie and mushy peas, with onion gravy, for dinner.
And now I am going to play a final game before the boys go to bed........

Hello, Elle!
I walked on the Nature Trail.
I did not go past the horse today.
I do not think "wrong" means "no"?
I have just discovered the word "nocent" meaning guilty.
New to me!
I did not know about the GBS play.
Your tea sounds nice.
I had a mackerel and coconut rings.

I have never heard the word "nocent" prior to your mentioning it just now!
How strange that "innocent" should be a common-or-garden noun, and yet we didn't know its opposite to be "nocent", rather than the widely known "guilty"!
We learn something new every day!
I finished my Jeffrey Archer book...."Shall We Tell the President?"......
I enjoyed it very much, as I usually do his books.
So...what to read next?
I still haven't come to any decision about what to buy with my Amazon voucher........
How did your horse do this afternoon?