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Hi, Rusty!
I, too, still have to buy the special individual cards for family members, although I have got all my other Christmas cards.
I haven't written any yet, though!
And "wreath" is also on my list!
I hadn't realised that your son had actually progressed as far as moving?
That is good to hear!
So they will be in their new home for Christmas!
Whereabouts did he buy a house, in the end?
Is it far from you?
Now that you have mentioned Johnny Cash and Rosanne, I realise that I must have heard that hymn...….
I listened to the tribute concert given to Johnny Cash...he had tears in his eyes!
I have just had a canvasser at my door, wanting to know for whom I am going to vote......

Hello, Elle!
I may treat me to a new Chromebook, too, depending on how things go, and costs.
My son and family move on Friday.
But, actually, he has been moving stuff into his store for weeks.
Fingers crossed all goes well.
My roof gets done the same day!
The new hoose is just over a ten minute drive from me, on the edge of town.
That's right, Johnny Cash was in tears, and so was Bill Clinton!
I think the ex-President is a bit sentimental, on the quiet!
I thought Rosanne was super, that day, in her tribute to her father.
That's when I first heard "I'll Fly Away".
It was great with the gospel choir.
Apparently, in the USA it is a very popular choice at funerals.
I have had no canvassers here.
I posted my vote a couple of days ago.

Good afternoon, Rusty!
Ah, that explains the flooring your son recently bought at B& Q being "stored"!
It sounds as though he is planning to do quite a bit of work on the new property?
I hope moving day goes well!
You will miss his being only 500 yards away!
But 10 minutes drive is still quite close.
Now your roof....is that just a repair?
You are hopefully not needing a new roof?
That would certainly be costly!
I shall find "I'll Fly Away" and listen to it again...I thought Rosanne very good.
This lady was the only political canvasser that we have so far had.....although a lot of propaganda leaflets have come through the door!
We vote at the polling station on the day!
I am going to make a coffee now.......
And then think about another walk!

Hello, Elle!
My son has a unit connected with his business.
So, that's where he is storing his stuff.
It's a roof repair.
My pal is doing it.
Several battens to be replaced, and a different area will be sealed using some "wonder material".
Can't remember exactly what is it called.
It's like Triflex, anyway.
Time I had a coffee!

Hi, Rusty!
I am just home from my walk...
Brrh! it is extremely cold out.
There are now Christmas trees for sale up at Crystal Palace Park, but I am not sure whether they are Sholach trees?
In previous years the notices have stated that...but this year, the advertisement just says "The Christmas Forest".
Seemingly no mention of whence the trees have come?
Strange?
But I only viewed from a distance, so may find out more another day.
Ah, I am getting there......it is your friend Li who is repairing your roof!
My brain is obviously in slow mode today, but I am joining the dots!
Another coffee is obviously called for here!
What time is the skiing scheduled?

Hello, Elle!
It is very cold here, too!
I fancy it would say if they were Sholach trees?
Yes, my buddy Li is doing the work!
Be great seeing him, and lending a hand.
It is a wee while before the skiing is on.
They are showing both 1st and 2nd runs.
But only the 2nd run is "live".
But I am hearing that after the 1st run Mikaela Shiffrin has an enormous lead of more than a second.
She leads Petra Vlhova and Wendy Holdener.
I'm looking forward to it!
By the way, those three are great friends!

Good evening, Rusty!
Your son did well to sell his present property and buy another one relatively quickly.
Our elder daughter is still trying to sell her house......it is quite a while now since it was put on the market.
She tells me they may take it off for a period...certainly over the festive season.
There is no immediate hurry to sell.......the main reason for moving is the lack of public transport from their village to her elder son's secondary school.
She is driving him to and from at present...but he won't want mum taking him to school for much longer ...it must interfere with his "street cred"!
Yes, you will be looking forward to watching the skiing!
Friendly rivalry!
We haven't had the TV on since watching "Eggheads" on Friday!
I do have a recording of a "Casualty" episode awaiting me, though.

Hello, Elle!
Getting colder!
Yes, my son appears to have been quite lucky the way things worked out.
I understand about your grandson's street cred!
It's very important!
The skiing was great.
For the second run, the course gates were set by the Swiss coach, which I thought would be in favour of Wendy Holdener.
But poor Wendy only got as far as the second gate, which she straddled, and was out!
Mikaela won by over two seconds, which is huge!
Petra Vlhova was second and Anna Swenn Larsson was third.
So a win for USA on Thanksgiving weekend!
It was minus 10C on the course. A tad chilly!
On to Lake Louise in Canada next week.
TV off until tomorrow!

Update, Elle!
Here is Mikaela's second run.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiPlRvh2OAs
She did not win a reindeer this week, just a big crystal trophy.
The reindeer she won last week, she has named Ingemar!

Hi, Rusty!
I have been talking to my cousin for the past hour......she was late in phoning this week as she had been visiting her daughter.
All are well up there, but feeling very cold!!
Well done, Mikaela!
Thank you for the clip showing her run.
Now I know of Lake Louise in Canada......
My Canadian (ex Brit) old school friend goes skiing around there.
She is president of her local ski club and organises skiing events etc.
I wonder what sort of week lies ahead......
We have another PPG meeting to attend.
And I think I have broken a small bit off a tooth, so will probably need to see my dentist!
Oh dear!
Coffee needed .... the answer to everything!