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Hello, Elle!
My gift card credit has ran out on Amazon.
Time I had another birthday!
Yes, the "decorations" are in the three books that came today.
They are good!
They go well with Miss Peckwitt's tales!
Though I think if a setter had "decoration" for "drawing" we would be hollering "foul play!"
Going out with TWO granddaughters tomorrow.
This will be expensive, I fear!

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, the Gift card/ voucher credit goes very quickly, doesn't it?
"Because it's there" I tend to spend more freely than if I didn't have an account!
Although I do think I pick wisely (and frugally where I can!)
My birthday and Mothers' Day have gone already.....it will probably be Christmas before I am given any more Gift cards!
I only have just over £5 left now!
How long do you have to wait for your birthday? Which month does it fall in?
But don't forget there is Fathers' Day coming up soon on June 18th.
Maybe your sons will give you Amazon vouchers for that!
Who else is going out with you and Miss L-B tomorrow , is it Miss O?

Hello, Elle!
Yes, Miss O finishes her job at 11 and will collect us.
I do not think I get a present on Fathers' Day but a nice card and that does me fine.
I still have some Christmas cards up, you know.
The "special" ones.
In my living room and bedroom.
I have finally managed to stop them buying me socks because I have several pairs which I have never worn.
I only wear Bridgedales and they are indestructible, though quite expensive.
So, it will be my own money for my next purchase from Amazon!

Good morning, Rusty!
A lovely day here - blue sky and sunshine - middling warm.
We are just back from our walk.
The sunshine enticed out all the Running Club members this morning.......there must have been about two hundred of them!
I hope all the activity didn't disturb the goose and her four goslings - she has made her nest in such an odd place.
I haven't had breakfast yet as I got up slightly later than usual, and went out straight away, so will go and forage for something now!
You have your bacon roll still to come!
I hope you enjoy your outing with your granddaughters.

Good morning, Elle,
We have gentle rain here!
I was up early and crossword was finished around 7.15.
I did it online!
There was an article in my local paper about the wee squirrel visiting Lassie!
Yes, I am looking forward to seeing the girls.
Will be fun!
They are going to Pitlochry tomorrow for Etape Caledonia.
They have friends riding the event.
I see that Zola Budd is running in the Stirling marathon tomorrow.
Hope she does well!
Be nice if she met up with Yvonne Murray again.

Hi, Rusty!
Goodness, you did get an early start!
It takes me most of the day, on and off, to finish the 15 x15 - although I usually do much better with Saturday's puzzle!
Maybe a different setter on a Saturday?
I cannot remember the circumstances of Zola Budd meeting up with Yvonne Stirling? Were they friends? or otherwise?
It would have been around the same time as Liz McColgan was competing , too, wouldn't it?
Who was it that Zola was at loggerheads with ? and they "made up" fairly recently?
Or am I way off beam and thinking of someone else?

Hello, Elle!
There is a photo of Zola and Liz meeting yesterday.
But she raced against Yvonne Murray too.
I have not heard of Yvonne for years.
Zola and Mary Decker made peace recently.
Zola was blamed by many (not by me) for tripping Decker in the Olympic final.
I am sure it was a simple accident.
The puzzle is quite a good one today.
And BGT is on later.
Wall to wall tennis for you next week on EuroSport!

Hi, Rusty!
Zola and Mary Decker!
Yes, that is right! I remember now, reading about their "reunion" and how they had "made friends"
At the time, I watched a mini video on Youtube of the event that had caused all the friction.
It didn't look to me as though it were done on purpose.
There was such a lot of controversy over Zola , generally, though, wasn't there?
Eurosport Player usually notifies me if there is tennis or athletics coming up.
I haven't heard anything yet?

Hello, Elle!
There is tennis on EuroSport 2 from Monday to Friday next week, from 9.00 am until evening.
There appears to be two venues, Geneva, and the French Open Qualifiers.
Weather not nice here.
The girls and me had a nice time at Pine Cone!

Hi, Rusty!
It is good that you had a nice time at the Pine Cone with your granddaughters.
I shall look out for the tennis then, next week.
The picture I get on Eurosport Player is very good, and so far the sport covered has always been excellent.
My only 'complaint' is that it needs to watched there and then and cannot be recorded.
This, of course, is not always practical.
There is a 'video section' where one can search for past events, but one is not always guaranteed to find them!
I have been out in the garden weeding!
But it has just started to rain...so a good excuse to stop!
Yes, BGT tonight!
You know, it is growing on me......I still do not have much tolerance for the "rubbish" acts...but I am liking Alesha and Amanda's reactions - and the interplay of the judges is good.
And Simon appears to be a changed man!
Maybe it is fatherhood that is mellowing him?