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Hi, Rusty!
I hope you have had / maybe are still having / an enjoyable day with your family?
So....................did Santa bring Miss La Bamba a car?
( I feel sure that he did and that she will be taking you out in it soon for bacon rolls!)
We have had a great day!
Our son-in-law did the cooking and it was excellent!
He is also a Bing fan, and funnily enough the first song that was playing when we arrived was the Bing and David Bowie version of "Little Drummer Boy"!
How about that for a coincidence! Pa rum pum pum pum!
I have been playing trains all day.................I never knew that Thomas the Tank Engine had so many "friends"!
Among other gifts, we bought him "Connor", if that means anything to you?
Just been round to collect the dog from my friend's - she is happy to be home and is playing with her new toys!
So what did Santa bring you?

Good evening, Elle!
Your day sounds excellent!
I do not know Connor, but one the young lads in ASDA is called that, maybe with just one "n" though.
Miss La Bamba got a car from Santa, yes.
One very happy young lady!
It has been quite hectic for me here.
Out in the morning, then granddaughters in all their finery appeared. Then one of my sons turned up.
I got a couple of books by a local author, Jim Crumley.
"The Last Wolf" and "The Winter Whale".
And....I have recorded a television programme on National Geographic channel about building the London Underground rail system! Mr Rogan will be very pleased with me!

Hi, Rusty!
So how did Santa get the car down the chimney..............?
I am sure that Miss L-B is delighted!
You have obviously had a lovely day - it's good to spend precious time with family.
"Connor" is one of the trains that is a "friend" of Thomas - but he is one of the newer trains - and didn't exist when my son was small!
I've just been talking to my son and he says he can only remember there being about six Thomas trains! now there are about eighty different engines!
I haven't heard of Jim Crumley? "The Last Wolf"?
There has been talk, though, of reintroducing wolves into Scotland , hasn't there?
Will this happen?
Is this anything to do with the book?
You will be an expert on the Tube!
We have had a warmish wet day here - not at all seasonal! although my Canadian friend had a White Christmas! (and Bing dreamt of one!)

Helli, Elle!
Santa is not daft. He left the car in the street and brought the keys down the lum!
I know nothing about Thomas the train and his friends, I'm afraid.
Jim Crumley is very much in favour of bringing back the wolves, even to Devon! Yes, that is what the book is about.
The Winter Whale is about a humpback whale that was first caught in the Tay many years ago. That dolt, McGonagall, wrote a "poem" about it!
I am looking forward to the Underground programme.
I had a quick squiz at The Times crossword today, and in one clue for "station" the answer was "Paddington".
Not London station, just station. I forget the clue, but the answer was " Paddington Bear".
It is fairly cold here, about 4 C.

Hi, Rusty!
Oh, did you have a crossword online then, even though there was no newspaper?
I used to read the Paddington Bear stories to my children!
Do you not know the stories? Paddington Bear came from "darkest Peru" and was discovered - wearing a label that said "Please look after this bear" - on Paddington Station (London) by the Brown family, who took him to live with them.
My husband used to work at St. Mary's Hospital, which is very near Paddington Station, and when he retired, his colleagues gave him a small "Paddington Bear" to remember the place, amongst his other leaving presents!
I think tomorrow shall be a 'relaxing' day!
Dreich here but still mild.

Good Morning, Elle!
Yes, there was an online crossword. I did not do it, though.
I think "Peru" was part of the clue.
Wet and cold here.
I think NW England is in for more bad weather unfortunately.
I am taking it easy today.
Going out for my paper and that will be that.

Good morning, Rusty!
It was wet here when we went out this morning....still mild though. 13C according to the local weather forecast.
We have nothing planned for today, other than another walk later this afternoon - got to make it up to the dog deserting her yesterday!
Otherwise a lazy day!
I have bought a paper, so shall take a look at the Jumbo General Knowledge crossword shortly.
I've missed my daily dose of "Eggheads" this week - it isn't being shown over the festive period.
What make (and colour) of car did Miss L-B get? She is certainly a lucky girl!

Hello, Elle!
Cold and wet here. Dreich does not come close!
Miss La Bamba is the proud owner of a Citroen C1, I think the model is called. Super wee car!
I have just finished watching the programme on the Underground.
It was brilliant. Also included the NY Subway and the Paris Metro.
The engineers and technology were/are incredible.
The ground around the River Seine was so unstable it had to be frozen before they could start tunneling. Best programme I have seen in a long time! Some good stuff on National Geographic Channel!
ASDA was very quiet today. It opened at 9.
So, you are quite rightly having a lazy day.
I suppose now, that pa-rum pum pum pum is over for another year.
Ah well, was good while it lasted!

Hi, Rusty!
The car sounds great! (typical male, though, not to tell me the colour !!)
My son-in-law has just bought a second -hand Citroen - I think its a 207. Black.
They found that they will need two cars, as it will be so much easier to do the appropriate pick ups from school and nursery etc
Your programme about the Underground sounds to have been very informative!
I am wishing today that we hadn't "had a go" at RR!
Today he has put in a Scottish clue!
And would you believe that this is the ONLY clue that I cannot do?
I am sure you will know the answer!
I will put it out on the Forum in case any one else needs help with it!
Going out now with the dog now, whilst it is (temporarily?) fine......

Just popping out to look at the floods in the village. Fortuntaely for us, we're about 100ft higher up.