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Yes Elle, this is the point I was trying to make when saying
'particularly with a poem'.

It is difficult enough in prose, so nigh on impossible in rhyming
poetry, and this is why André Maurois' 'adaptation" if not
translation of IF was, and still is, such an achievement -
well, to my mind anyway!

Good to know your family is definitely arriving on Saturday - now
you can really start planning outings etc...

Hello, Elle!
I tried to close down part of Twitter by using Adblock, but it closed down more than I reckoned with.
So, today was an adventure into the "advanced" AdBlock settings to sort out my blunder.
It worked out well!
No reCaptcha on my Chromebook, except a box tick.
I'm sure your daughter will do her best for you!
I have been watching the racing from Goodwood.
No song from Francesca, so far!

Hi, Rusty!
I hope the racing is going well at Goodwood?
Have you placed a bet?
But you have lost me, here...
"No song from Francesca"?
Is that the name of a horse?!
Or is Francesca a jockey......a trainer....an owner...?
And why isn't she "singing"?
Please explain!
Is your son coming to see you today?
He will be missing his daughters!

Hello, Elle!
Francesca Cumani is a racing presenter on ITV.
Her father, Luca, was a top trainer.
She sang at Aintree, I think it was, but was not very good.
She is excellent at her job and knows the horse racing game inside out.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/6906208/francesca-cumani-itv-presenter-glorious-goodwood-former-amateur-jockey/

Good evening, Rusty!
Ah, hold on...bells are ringing....
I have a dim memory now of someone singing recently at a racetrack.....
You sent me a link....
I remember thinking she was being a very good sport, but it was best if she didn't give up her day job!
(She was not very tuneful!)
Was that Francesca?
And speaking of singing.....
I watched a repeat "Eggheads" this evening (I'd never seen it before, though) and one of the Challengers was "Sonia".......
Apparently, she came second in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993, representing the UK - and singing "Better The Devil You Know".
I have never heard of her?
Do you remember this?

Hello, Elle!
Yes, that's Francesca!
The viewers voted for her to sing a song after racing.
Her father, Luca, trained two Derby winners, and Francesca is very knowledgeable about racing and horses.
No singing today, though!
I have no memory of Sonia at all.
But, I don't watch the Eurovision Song Contest.

Hi, Rusty!
Some good news!
I have just had a text from my daughter...
Her husband was applying to do a Master's degree in Computer Science and has just heard today that he has got on the course.
Well done him!
He will continue teaching at the Sixth Form College, whilst studying for his MSC.
It will be busy time for them both..... but they will cope.

elle

Well done him! They will be busy

Good morning, Elle!
A bit overcast here, but dry.
Well done your son-in-law!
How long will his course last?
Just received photos from the girls.
Pics of them in a cell on Alcatraz!
No sign of Al Capone!
They loved Alcatraz, goodness knows why!
Lots of sea lions in the bay, they said.
And pics of them cycling across Golden Gate Bridge.
They like San Francisco!
My Times online is still showing Thursday's paper.
No sign of Friday's!

Update, Elle!
Just had a Tweet from The Times apologising for problems on their website and they are working to resolve them.
That may be why the site is still showing Thursday's paper.
The Crossword Club site seems to be working normally, though.