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Good afternoon, Elle!
Yes, put your crossword puzzle away and enjoy the athletics!
We had a good time and no news!
She is off today because she was in Munich, Germany, last week, on business and is due time off.

Good afternoon, Rusty!
I had thought Miss ATW was going to tell you some really exciting news!
But I'm sure, never -the less, that you had a lot to talk about!
Well, we now have a clean, and nicely trimmed dog......
The groomer does a good job!
The dog seems pleased with herself....she obviously appreciates the trim.
I had let her coat become somewhat shaggy, because the weather was just so cold!
But she does not particularly like being "clean"!
She will no doubt rush to find something extremely disgusting in which to roll, when we go out walking tomorrow!
I am half watching this morning's recording of the athletics......and half finishing the crossword.....
Did you manage to solve the clue that you had only half parsed?

Hello, Elle!
No exciting news, but she is going back to Munich soon and I told her about Sophie Scholl being executed there, and she is going to go and see the memorials to the White Rose.
Quite a coincidence, I only mentioned them yesterday!
And she has never heard of Nicola Benedetti!
So, I am trying to educate her !!!
No, I have the answer to a clue.
It is a two word answer and I can not parse the first word.
I'll maybe have a look at it later, after my tea, but I suspect the setter and me are on different wavelengths!

Hi, Rusty!
That will be interesting for Miss ATW to go to see the memorials to the White Rose!
Perhaps she will be able to take some photographs, if that is permitted?
And then you could see them.
My daughter used to go regularly to Germany, when working for her previous company.
I have just watched Eilidh Doyle fight for a qualifying place in the 400m Semi -Final.
She made it as a fastest loser!
Did you see the heat?

Good evening, Elle!
There is a walking tour of the memorials to the White Rose, in Munich.
https://www.destination-munich.com/white-rose-walking-tour.html
I'll forward this to my granddaughter.
What I did not know was that somehow, the final pamphlets of the White Rose found their way to Britain, and the RAF dropped them all over Germany until the end of the war.
Wasn't that great?
I did not see Eilidh, I have the cycling on just now.
Trotty has had to pull out through illness.

Hi, Rusty!
Wow, that is some walking tour...and what a memorial to the White Rose.
I had no idea that the memorials were on such a grand scale?
I should love to be able to go there...and follow the suggested route.
What brave young people!
And well done the RAF.
Eilidh ran well, but it was a close run thing to qualify.
I think she will do better in the Semis though.
Laura Muir has just (easily ) won her heat in the1500m for qualification for the next round.
How is the cycling going?
I'm sorry about Trotty; I know you were looking forward to watching her compete.
Back to the Athletics......

Hello, Elle!
Several years ago there was a poll in Germany for "best ever German", and Sophie and her brother, Hans, came 4th, ahead of folk like Beethoven and Einstein.
It looks a great tour.
When the RAF were on their bombing runs over Germany they dropped the White Rose pamphlets along with their bombs.
I was glad to see Sophie was buried beside her brother.
I am watching athletics now.
Good run by Eilidh, and comfortable for Laura.
Pity Jemma was not on form.
Trotty was feeling rough all week, so that maybe cost GB the gold in the final with Australia.

Hi, Rusty!
A good first day of athletics!
Kat Johnson -Thompson has won Gold in the Pentathlon...and the other Brit, Niamh Emerson, took the Silver.
Niamh just threw herself across the finishing line in the final race........ and just made it!
Well done to both!
Jess Ennis -Hill has been helping to commentate.
I like Jess!
Laura Muir is just about to start in the 3000m now......Eilish is running, too.......
Too much viewing for me...although I have thoroughly enjoyed it all!
And more tomorrow...and Sunday!

Update, Rusty!
Laura has just taken the Gold in the 3000m - what a race!
She left the German runner , her only serious competitor, far behind at the finish!
And Melissa Courtney took the Bronze!
I was on the edge of my seat, it was so exciting!
Did you watch the race?

Hello, Elle!
A very entertaining evening of athletics!
KTJ and Laura were the icing on the cake!
I like the BBC panel of experts, but I am not over the moon with Denise's hairstyle!
Other than that they were very good value!
I agree about too much viewing.
And I have the skiing tomorrow as well!