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Hi, Rusty!
Well, we'll see that happens overnight with System Restore.......I'll set the process in motion before I go to bed.
At the moment, we are waiting for our mechanic friend to deliver the car back to us.
Hopefully, there was not much wrong with it.
He should be here fairly soon, all being well.
It is beginning to feel quite chilly...I think I shall put the heating on!

Good morning, Rusty!
Another wet morning here !
Mild though.....
My use of "System Restore" late last night, worked a treat!
All back to normal now!
I can only suppose that I must have done something when I cleaned the keyboard.
It seems too much of a coincidence to have happened otherwise, doesn't it?
No particular plans for today....
How about you?

Good morning, Elle!
Fine morning here.
Blue skies and fluffy white clouds!
Good old System Restore!
Yes, you must have knocked it wonky when you cleaned it.
I am staying home today, I think.
I'll watch a bit of the World's in the afternoon, and maybe read a chapter of my book.
A canny day ahead!

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, System Restore usually works well, but it does take a long time.
I started it up about 10. 15pm after our friend had left (the car was fine!) and it did not finish until around midnight!
I was relieved at the end of all that time to find that it had indeed worked!
The moral here is ...don't clean the keyboard!
Your plan for the day sounds good.
What book are you reading?
I have just started "A Possible Life" by Sebastian Faulks.
I have another book of his - "Paris Echo" lined up next.
Still raining......

Hello, Elle!
Still a fine day here.
I had an idea System Restore would take but a few minutes!
Anyways, it worked, and that's what matters.
A wee paint brush would be the thing for cleaning your keyboard?
My book is an old favourite.
"Tales of Para Handy" by Neil Munro.
It's short humorous stories about a Clyde puffer, the "Vital Spark", skippered by Para Handy, and about the crew, and the shenanigans they get up to, as they sail around the West Coast and the Isles.
I first came across Para Handy many years ago, and "Tales" has had a prominent place in my bookcase ever since!

Good afternoon, Rusty!
We have a feeble sun showing his face...but it still keeps raining on and off throughout!
Yes, I did use a small brush - part of a special kit for cleaning computer equipment - to clean the keyboard...but I also turned the keyboard upside down, and smacked it smartly to get out the worst of the accumulated dirt ...and then brushed it with great enthusiasm perhaps rather too vigorously!
Daughter has just pointed out that it might have been advisable were I to have disconnected the keyboard from the computer first.....or simply switched off the computer.
I 'm afraid I didn't think of that!
Oops!
Ah yes, I remember your telling me about Para Handy and his being an old favourite of yours!
I quite often re-read a favourite book...... which is why I find it so hard to "get rid" of my large number of books!
But remember the Church roof...I did well there!
I am considering taking the dog for a walk if I can find a suitable "dry" window........

Hello, Elle!
Had a heavy shower here, too.
A lot of rain in Yorkshire for the cycling, too.
Your daughter is wise!
I would not have thought of turning the computer off, too.
I turn my Chromebook upside down and give it a shake now and then, that's all.
I find Para Handy very funny, especially as the tales were written over a hundred years ago.
So, I have an eye on the cycling, reading Para, with a coffee and a Melton Mowbray pork pie, and Sissel singing in the background!
Not too bad!

Hi, Rusty!
Home again now!
The rain held off, and I had a pleasant walk.
I timed it well.
I, too, like Melton Mowbray pork pies.......they beat the supermarkets' own brands any day!
I am home for the rest of the day now.....
I need to turn my attention to the remaining four clues of my crossword.
I am stuck on 11a; 21a; 25a and 19d.
I'm not holding out much hope of solving them!
How is the cycling going?
I expect your son will be visiting you this evening?

Good evening, Elle!
Fine evening here.
Cycling was fine.
A young American won in a solo break.
His first name was Quinn, but I forget his surname!
Road conditions were not good with the rain, but a very enthusiastic crowd were cheering the riders all the way.
My son is not visiting this night.
His wife and him are off to view a house.
I have 11a but only a partial parse.
The other three are gettable.
19d starts with the Italian river that's always in crossword puzzles.
Two letters!

Hi, Rusty!
It is fine here, too.
A pleasant change after all the recent rain.
Your son and daughter- in-law have gone to look at a house?
Are they thinking of moving?
Or is one of the girls thinking of spreading her wings?
My elder daughter is likely to move house, too, as there is no bus service in their village.
This is a problem now that our eldest grandson is at Secondary school.
His mum is taking him at present, but he will want /need to be more independent as he grows up.
No, I cannot do those clues......... ?
I had already seem "Po" as the probable Italian river...but that is my limit!