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Hello, Elle!
Good luck for the hospital.
Dame Sarah for me, I think.
I like Jess Ennis, too, and Mrs Kenny.
Now, Alistair Brownlee!
A great display of sportsmanship towards his brother.
Reminded me of Derek Redmond's father helping him to complete the race at the Olympics.
But surely Johnny should have been disqualified for accepting help? Or, was he? Mind you, he had no choice in the matter.
His brother just did it!
I'll have a wee bet just for fun, like BGT.
I still think Jasmine Elcock should have won!
I bought a lemon cake!
PS Did you know that, that horrible lot at British Cycling turned down Dame Sarah's offer to ride in the upcoming World Championships on the road?

Good afternoon, Rusty!
All went well at the hospital!
The physiotherapist was pleased with my husband's progress with the breathing exercises, and says she does not need to see him again unless he encounters problems. She is not discharging him until after the Winter, and has left it that if he has trouble, he can ring her and she will see him straightaway.
If all goes well, after twelve months she will automatically discharge him.
But he can go back and see her any time after that, with a referral letter from his GP.
Sounds good?
And a similar setup to the one you previously had with your hospital Consultant?
There is no penalty for accepting "help" in the Triathlon; assistance is permitted.
So , no, Jonny wasn't disqualified.
Jasmine Elcock - she was the fourteen year old singer, was she not?
Came on very early in the competition?
I thought she was great!
I think Simon Cowell offered her a recording contract?
I thought Sarah wanted to "help" Lizzie win the race? So she is not being allowed to ride?
Surely she has more than proved her competency?
(how many gold medals has she got?!)
Ok......now for coffee and the overdue crossword.......

Good afternoon, Elle,
Beautiful day here now, but quite breezy.
That is excellent news regarding your husband's progress.
I was treated in a similar fashion, yes.
I have nothing but praise for the NHS and the way they have dealt with me across the years.
My consultant even saw me when I turned up on the wrong day!
Yes, young Jasmine, remember she got the Golden Buzzer from Ant and Dec?
Ant was in tears!
I really liked her.
I do not know about a contract, though.
I think Dame Sarah has 14 gold medals (5 for swimming).
That's British Cycling for you.
A horrible bunch, on our Lotto money, too!
They don't deserve a rider like Dame Sarah!

Hi Elle,

Great news about your husband! You must both be relieved and glad that the exercises are proving helpful :)

Hi, Rusty!
We have just come in from a rather dark and drizzly walk!
It was lovely when we set off!
I wish we had your breeze - it is muggy again and I fear we may get a thunderstorm.
I have discovered why my book is called "Cetennial"....I had no idea until then that it was to be the new name for the town "Zendt's Farm"!
And do you remember telling me about marmalade being made in Dundee?
I came across this reference in the chapter "A Smell of Sheep".........
"The tight-fisted marmalade millionaires of Dundee did their best to run their great Chugwater ranch effectively....."
What a strange - and timely - coincidence!
Have you been out for a walk this afternoon?



Hello, Pigale!
Yes, it was good to know that my husband is doing the exercises properly, and that the physiotherapist thinks they are being effective and helping somewhat.
he has to continue doing them indefinitely.

Hello, Elle,
He maybe had some Dundee marmalade when he was at St Andrews Uni?
The Chugwater ranch is in Wyoming.
I know some of the great ranches were Dundee owned.
The Matador ranch in Texas was.
I think the Matador may have been the biggest ranch.
They were investments, mainly by the jute and jam millionaires, and owners of the whaling and shipping fleets in Dundee.
Robert Fleming, the investment banker, was from Dundee, and started investment trusts which, for many years, owned ranches in the USA.
One of his descendants wrote the James Bond books.
So, a bit of a coincidence, yes!
Yes, I was out for a while, and the wind is rising.
We are forecast gales for Thursday!

HI, Rusty!
It is fascinating, isn't it, how it all hangs together?
I have received notification from Amazon that four of my five books have now been dispatched - one of them "Hawaii" by Mr. M.
But that one has to come from the States.
Elder daughter has been on the phone....the puppy has been back to the vets.
He is still not well.....his pupils are dilated, but his temperature is normal.
From having diarrhoea , he is now constipated and his tummy is full of gas.
The vet tried to Xray him, but he wouldn't stay sufficiently still, so he goes back tomorrow morning for an Ultrasound scan under sedation.
His white cell count is up, so it sounds as though he does have some infection.
All very worrying especially with so young a pup.
We shall see what tomorrow brings........
I checked our weather forecast and we have "breezy" with "heavy rain" forecast for Thursday!

Excellent news about your husband, elle. Not so good about the dog. It sounds very expensive.

Now I understand what people have against Windows 10. My coputer was frozen for 5 and a half hours today. It said it was updating, but it wasn't. I couldn't do anything with it. Eventually the screen went blank and it shut down. On restarting it said it was restoring my previous version of windows. I don't wonder companies are thinking of suing Microsoft. You can't prevent these updates and they can put computers out of action for hours.

Nota happy day, I hope tomorrow is better

Good evening, Elle!
Getting wild outside!
Let's hope some antibiotics help the pup.
I am sure it is a worry for you all.
That's good your books are on the way.
So, the sheep are arriving in your book?
I see trouble ahead!

Hello, Rosalind,
I have Windows 10 and it has been relatively trouble free so far, including updates.
Is there an alternative system to use?
I have heard of Linux. Is that the same sort of thing?
Let's hope it sorts itself out.

Hi, Ros!
I had exactly the same thing happen to me with my computer the day before yesterday! (See vague reference in post 9862!)
It didn't "freeze" for quite as long as did yours, but I was unable to use it for some time.
It said it was updating!
It told me it would have to shut down several times - and did so repeatedly !!
And like with you, I was told it was restoring my previous version of Windows!
How very very odd!!!!!
Has anyone else out there experienced this seemingly identical problem?