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Hello, Elle!
Thank goodness your son-in-law is OK.
There will have been many accidents like that in the wintry conditions.
You should hear in a couple of days from the seller.
They may have investigations to make at their end, etc.
Wonder if it was their fault the book was three weeks late, or a carrier's fault?
I don't think I'll have a bet.
Paddy P has Rafa at 1-6, and Stefanos at 4-1.
4-1 is quite tempting, mind, but Rafa looks really good!
But the match is in the early hours and I won't see it, at least until later.
Weather here is quite cold, but no snow, so far!

Hi, Rusty!
Our local forecast is now saying heavy snow showers overnight!
I am unsure whether to believe it, as it suddenly seems to have come out of nowhere?
The temperature for early morning is given as 0C, but will feel like minus 3C!
And nary a gritter in sight!
Ah well, not much to be done about any of it......
We shall just have to wait to see what tomorrow brings.
Time for a coffee....and I might watch "Cold Feet."

Hello, Elle!
My family and friends across the Irish Sea have snow.
Maybe heading this way?
Our gritters are out!
It is quite cold here.
I meant to say yesterday, that one of the ospreys from Loch Arkaig has been found dead in Southern Spain.
They think it flew into a power line, or landed on a faulty one.
It hatched in 2017.

Hi, Rusty!
I hope that you do not have snow!
It is not the snow itself that is the problem, but the icy aftermath!
Our pavements and roads were slippy enough this morning with the freezing damp.
I may postpone my early walk till later in the day tomorrow , if the conditions look bad.
Be careful in the morning, when you go out for your paper.
What a shame about the young osprey!
Where is Loch Arkaig?
I hope that "our" ospreys are doing well.

Good morning, Elle!
We have snow this morning!
A thin layer just, and it is cold out!
Not much walking for me, I have to drive this morning.
Loch Arkaig is due North of Fort William and Ben Nevis.
I was surprised to learn the bird was in Southern Spain, and not Africa.
This is quite interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjruQKsuux0

Good morning, Rusty!
No snow here.....!
The warning of 'heavy' snow was thankfully wildly inaccurate (leastways, it hasn't arrived yet!)
However, I am still at home.... it is very frosty and icy out, so I have decided to forego the early morning walk, and just go out midday.
My husband has a dental appointment at 1pm., so he will drop me, and dog, off at the park en route.
Thank you for the video clip! That has quite made my day!
I have since been reading up about Serena's defeat ......
Some reports are saying that it was because she "rolled her ankle" in the last set?
Did you see that happen?
But hey, she was already losing two sets to one at that stage.......
I don't think one can detract from Karolina Pliskova's victory?
I, for one, am highly delighted!
I just need Novak to beat Nishikori now.......
What are you up to today?

Hello, Elle!
Just a light covering of snow here.
Traffic moving fairly normally.
I only saw the clip I posted about Serena.
Her match was in the middle of our night!
I am heading out to visit my optometrist for my annual check up.
Novak's match has just begun.
He has just won the first game in the first set, on serve.

Hi, Rusty!
Ah yes, I had forgotten that you are going to the opticians.
Is it far to drive?
It seems very strange for me to be indoors at this time of day!
I am consequently well ahead of all my morning tasks.
Two machine loads of washing dealt with already!
I have a number of letters to write...so those will be next on my agenda.
I am sure we have not heard the last of Serena's "downfall"......I think that might be a pun!




Jigjag, I am sorry....I missed seeing your post....
I have rescued that particular crossword from my recycling box to reread the clue....
I do not think that I associated the "it " with either sex appeal or information technology....
"it" was just there in its own right....

Reported.

Hi, Rusty!
I hope you got on all right at the opticians?
I am about to disappear for a couple of hours......belated walking the(patiently waiting) dog!
Catch up with you later....