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Hello, Elle!
I think my forecast is for temperature to rise to 11C later today, which will be great, and a big rise, so roll on!
Pavements are lethal. I helped a lady who became stranded on a pavement due to ice. She was frightened to take another step in case she went down. I guided her on to rough grass where walking is very much easier. Blooming Winter!
I am with you on exclamation marks, Elle!
Your posts make perfect sense to me the way they are.
I have used up the technological part of my brain getting to grips with DAB radio, and have no intention of learning underlining and squiggly letters!
Kirkintilloch is lucky! They are just a bit South and to the West of me.
When the wind shifts to the West it well get warmer for me.
I have a pal who teaches law at Strathclyde.
I have an idea Santa is going to be very good to Miss La Bamba!

Hi, Rusty!
Hi, Rusty!
We started the afternoon off both feeling very tired and decided not to go out for a walk................
However, guilt set in at being lazy.......and we have been out in the garden this afternoon, planting the remainder of our daffodil bulbs!
The dog had fun 'helping'!
Fortunately, we have a light out in the garden, or we wouldn't have been able to finish the job as it's been dark since fourish.
All done now though..........
Hopefully, it will not be too late in the season..........the instructions did say plant September till December and we are only one day into December!
(I'll let you know what happens in the Spring!)
So why is Father Christmas going to be very good to Miss La Bamba?
( May I guess? Is he going to bring her a car?)

Hello, Elle!
Hello, Elle!
I think your daffs will be OK.
Miss La Bamba "hopes" to get a car!
Fingers crossed for her.
Did you find out what the problem with the police tapes etc was this morning?
It has got a little bit warmer here.

Hi, Rusty!
Miss La Bamba will be a very lucky girl indeed if she does get a car!
No, no news on the police cordon. And we didn't go out this afternoon, so no 'gossip'!
I may find out tomorrow morning from one of the dog walkers. I'm sure someone will have had his /her ear to the ground. I'll let you know if I do!
I've been watching Bing Crosby in "White Christmas" (yet again!) - I'd recorded it.
I do like Bing - he has a wonderful voice.
I have loads of old 78s of him, that were my Dad's, that I still play from time to time.
Nostalgia!
I'm glad it's getting warmer for you. I hope the ice disappears.

Hello, Elle!
You will have to invest in local radio!
Handy for local news. Croydon Radio?
I looked it up. "Worker's Playtime" is on tomorrow!
Miss La Bamba has been a very good girl and the outlook is favourable. I can say no more!
I agree about Bing. A wonderful rich voice.
I only have CD's now, but none of him.
Most of mine are music with no singing.
I seem to prefer that.
There is certainly less ice outside.
I have not been out, but it is warmer I believe.
That poor lady I met this morning was in a bit of a tizz on the icy pavement. I do not mind snow, but I hate black ice!

Hi, Rusty!
I gave in to my tiredness and fell asleep reading my book.......!
My goodness, "Workers' Playtime" is a blast from the past! All I can remember is Elsie and Doris Waters playing "Gert and Daisy"!
Would it have been in the mid- sixties?
I have just seen in my next week's TV guide that the controversial winner of BGT, Jules O'Dwyer and her dog Matisse ( plus other dogs!) will perform in the Royal Variety Performance!
This time she does mention that there will be other dogs taking part!
I still think it a disgrace that she was allowed to keep the prize money from BGT! She should have been disqualified for 'cheating'!
And the reward for such behaviour is to take part in the Royal Variety Performance?!
Where is the justice in that?
Time for a bedtime drink, then bed......before I go to sleep reading AGAIN!

Hello, Elle!
I think God was a boy when Worker's Playtime was last on.
Radio Croydon does not seem very with-it!
I think I agree about Jules and her dogs.
Not quite right the way she won, but that was no fault of the dogs. They did not know they were cheating!
My favourite in it was young Henry Gallagher.
I have watched him many times on YouTube since!
There were auditions in Glasgow last week for next year's series.
Any more acts from BGT on the Royal show?
And the good news is....no sign of snow or ice outside!

Good morning, Rusty!
That is good about your snow and ice disappearing.
It is fell dreich here, and fairly mild. I would prefer dry and cold to warm and wet! but I shouldn't complain - at least it isn't snowing!
Your talk of "old" radio programmes led me to reminisce.....
I used to enjoy listening to programmes such as "Round The Horne", Beyond Our Ken" and "The Navy Lark. Very clever and funny!
Did you used to listen to those?
And there was a very amusing programme with George Cole - cannot remember his character's name, but he had a dog called "Psyche"?
Do you know the one I mean?
I found "The Likely Lads " much funnier on the radio than on the television.
My husband bought me a beautiful bouquet of flowers for our Wedding Anniversary! and he is taking me out to dinner tonight !

Good morning, Elle!
Happy Wedding Anniversary!
I hope you have a nice dinner, too!
It is MUCH milder up here today, thank goodness!
I think your radio memory is much better than mine.
I used to like a programme on Radio Luxembourg called the Black Museum. It was all about murders. Very scary when I was a young boy!
Have you found out what the police were up to yesterday?

Happy Anniversary, elle!