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Hello, Elle!
That's good!
You seem to be very satisfied with your day at the Remembrance Service.
I am watching the cycling.
Katie and Elinor won silver in the Madison.
Australia won the race with Nettie Edmondson and Georgia Baker.
It was a very exciting event.
Thrills and a few spills.
Katie had a bike change during the race but I don't think it affected the result.
I enjoyed it!

Good evening, Rusty!
Yes, I think you have summed it up nicely with the word "satisfied".....
I was pleased by the way the minister spoke to the children.
She told them about Remembrance Day very well, and showing the proceedings on the TV screen was an excellent idea.
It might well be that some of their parents never spoke about it......and maybe this was the only opportunity a child might have of learning about the past.
It was good for them to see that we all still remember and revere those who fought for their country and way of life.
And the occasion was fun for the kids, too.... they had a quiz...boys against girls!
They has to find biblical male and female names....and whoever put up his or her hand first and gave a correct answer, got a chocolate!
It was a nice friendly, and informal, atmosphere!
Well done, Elinor and Katie in getting the Silver medal!
They would make a good pairing for the Olympics?

Hello, Elle!
It seems the minister put on a very informative entertaining day for the young ones.
Well done, her!
Elinor and Katie would be great in the Tokyo Madison, but there are other riders who would be great, too, including Trotty.
So, goodness knows how they will choose a pairing!
Still a good way away, though.
Now, hows this for a remarkable story?
One of my fellow citizens, Mark Stewart, is a member of Team GB cycling team.
But he was not selected for the omnium event in Glasgow.
Ethan Hayter was selected to ride.
Last night at 9 p.m. Mark was at home here, watching the cycling, when he got a phone call to say Ethan could not ride the omnium and would Mark get himself to Glasgow, pronto.
So, today Mark rode the omnium and won the silver medal!
Quite remarkable!

Hi, Rusty!
It feels very cold this evening....
I opened the patio door into the garden for the dog.......and was extremely glad to shut out the cold again!
Mark Stewart must be delighted that he was available when the phone call came!
It is good that he was able to seize the opportunity and win the Silver medal.
It is my turn to phone my cousin tonight.....I shall go and make a coffee first and have it to hand to drink, whilst we are chatting.

Hello, Elle!
Cold here, too!
Mark was very pleased indeed!
Puts him in the selectors eye for World's and Olympic selection.
There is a lot of competition for places, though.

Good morning, Rusty!
A fine sunny morning here, but very chilly.
A brisk walk was needed in order to keep warm!
Maybe you are already at the garage.......or even the dentist?
I hope all goes well with your tooth.
I have a few phone calls to make...and some online orders to place …...
And then the day is my own!

Good morning, Elle!
It's a bit nippy here, too!
I dropped my motor off at the garage earlier.
I'll 'phone dentist later, no rush, once I get my car back.
And that is all my plans for the day!

Hi, Rusty!
Ah yes...it didn't occur to me that perhaps, without the car, you might not be able to get to the dentist?
A good idea to wait until you have your transport back!
But......just a thought.... maybe try to see your dentist as soon as is feasible after that?
it may not hurt, but you do not want to endanger what is still remaining of the damaged tooth.......should you, for instance, break off a piece of original tooth (whilst it is unprotected by the crown) then you might not be able to have the crown refitted.
And that could prove costly, as well as inconvenient.
I have just remembered that there is tennis on BBC this afternoon!
I must plan around my dog walk!

Hi, Rusty!
Goodness, wherever has my day gone?!
I am just home from my second walk of the day!
Fortunately, although forecast for later, we have so far had no rain.
I have finally got Amazon to agree to refund money that I discovered they had been taking from my Barclaycard for 'Amazon Prime'...... a service that I had neither requested nor ever used!
What a liberty!
Luckily, a very pleasant young woman in Customer Services proved to be very helpful and I am now hopeful of a full reimbursement of about thirty pounds!
It amazes me how easily these "false" transactions can happen.
One certainly needs to be vigilant!
How is your car?
Do you have it back yet from the garage?

Amazon make it very easy to sign up to Prime accidentally.

Talking of books, have you finished "A villa in Italy"?