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Hello, Elle,
Glad you are coming round to my way of thinking regarding "vicar"!
Elle, I am not the sharpest tool in the box, and am quite lost regarding Freeview and Red Buttons and digiboxes.
So, I have no idea what you are meaning.
But...it works! That's fine!
I know where I am with Sky, though!
I liked Farmer Hoggett in Babe!
A fine upstanding man!
I'll watch the docs tomorrow, and Homes under the Hammer.

Hi, Rusty!
Well, the rain has finally stopped.
Tomorrow is supposed to be much brighter - with sunshine!
But very much colder.
I have promised to accompany a friend to a hearing test in the late morning - at Boots, I think she said ?
Does Boots do hearing tests?
I am meeting her in Bromley and then after the test we are going out for lunch.
I shan't need to rush though....there will be plenty of time to walk the dog first.
And maybe even fit in the QC!
Did you hear from your son?
How was his day?
I'm tired...... a cup of coffee , then bed, I think!

Hello, Elle!
My son landed two kelts, only.
A kelt is a salmon which has spawned and is in pretty poor condition and is trying to get back to sea.
If it makes it, it will be restored to full health and may return to the river another year to spawn again.
Not many make it though.
There was a fine fish of 23lbs landed on the Garry, a tributary of the Tay, though.
Well I am very warm this night.
It is very mild.
I do not know about Boots hearing tests.
Specsavers do them, I know that.

Elle, I'm glad the new TV is all set up. I've never heard of using two aerials, but it's great that you worked out a way to access the red buttons properly.
Elle, Rusty, the Times crossword blog yesterday seemed to treat Vicar as fairly mundane - they simply added that it should have been 'head of A church, not head of church'.

Good morning, Malone.
I thought the "Vicar" clue was not so good.
Just a bit on the easy side.
Yes, head of "a" church would have worked better, I think.

Good morning, Rusty!
An absolutely beautiful day here!
Blue sky and sunshine - and very frosty!
It was a great walk!
How is the weather with you?
So ...with the salmon fishing... what happens to the fish that are 'caught'?
Is it a "catch and return" policy, or do any of the salmon end up as 'supper'?
Or does it depend upon the maturity of the fish, and/or the part of the Season?
I am having a quick cup of coffee , then going to get changed , ready for "off" in about forty minutes.
I need to take a bus into Bromley. to meet my friend.
What are you up to, today?
(Apart from watching Cathy Freeman and Dame Kelly!
Oh, I am envious!)




Hello, Malone!
I had the new TV all set up to work through the Freeview box, when it occurred to me to try to work out a way that I could access/ utilise the Red Buttons.
So I tried a separate aerial.... it seems to work fine....I can use both TV and Freeview Digibox independently.
I watch the programme through the TV set; the digibox records by itself.
It is working so far...and is easy enough to change , should I find a problem with it.

Good morning, Elle!
I only managed to record "Weight of the Nation" about Cathy Freeman.
I must have blundered setting up Dame Kelly!
It is a fine morning and mild.
The vast majority of the fish are returned, Elle.
It is strictly forbidden to take a fish on some beats.
The others may let you take one, but only if you caught several.
It is illegal to take kelts.
Atlantic salmon conservation is a top priority on all the beats.
Personally, I much prefer trout to eat, anyway.
Have you got rid of the exploding TV?

! Update, Elle !
I watched the Cathy Freeman programme, "Weight of a Nation".
It only lasted 14 minutes, but I found it engrossing.
There were also very good contributions from Donna Fraser, and especially, Katherine Merry.
Now here's the thing!
There is a another programme on Sky Sports on Saturday about Cathy.
"The Reluctant Activist".
I am wondering if it is the same programme with a different title?

Good afternoon, Rusty!
I am home again!
It is still a lovely day, but as I am feeling tired, I think the dog has to be content with the time she spent out in the garden earlier.
I cannot possibly manage another walk!
I need coffee and a sit-down!
Yes, I thought that might be the way of it with salmon-fishing. It makes good sense.
Does your son still make and sell his own "flies"?
I remember your tying a lot of them.
Cathy Freeman was quite a character.
I am wondering if this is yet another programme about her? a different one?
The first sounds too innocuous to be tarred with the "activist" brush? reluctant or not?
I shall wait with interest to hear about it!
Donna Fraser and Katharine Marry would have been running at the same time period as Cathy, wouldn't they?
The "exploding" TV is still sitting here, at the far end of the lounge......it requires a trip to the tip........there is a section there for "old" electric appliances.
It is on the "to do" list!
Right....strong coffee......

Hello, Elle!
Yes, you will be tired after gallivanting around Bromley!
Coffee is a great restorative!
Yes, my son makes and sells flies, mainly to USA.
Katharine Merry and Donna Fraser both raced in the final at Sydney.
Lorraine Graham of Jamaica was second, Katharine won bronze, and Donna Fraser was fourth.
It was a good programme.
Katharine was slightly emotional speaking about Cathy's achievement.
Donna Fraser was saying that Cathy came to live and train with her in England before the Games, to escape all the hype in Australia.
I am looking forward to Saturday's programme.
Still mild up here thankfully!