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Good morning, Rusty!
A damp morning....but no frost and no fog.......so the forecast was a bit adrift there.
And it is definitely milder than yesterday.
Is it raining at your end then?
Have you been out by now?
I shall have a play with my new "toy" when I have completed a few household chores........
I think the trial cost will certainly be good value for money!

Hello, Elle!
Looking from my kitchen window the hills are covered in snow.
Not lying here, though a few cars at ASDA had snow on the roofs.
I am watching the women's Super G.
Nicole Schmidhofer is leading.
Lindsey Vonn is a DNF.
Lara Gut is third but not too happy with herself!
Jonathan Edwards is doing interviews at the finish, ably assisted by Tina Maze!
Hope you like your new "toy"!

Hi, Rusty!
Goodness me....... you have snow??
And what a great view you must have from your kitchen window!
We now have sunshine and blue sky! and it is quite warm!
A lovely day!
Yes, I am enjoying playing with my new toy!
Thank you so much for suggesting it!
( I shall never get any work done now!
Especially on the days when there is tennis and/or Athletics!)
I have Men's Freestyle Skiing on now.......I am not actually watching, just trawling to see what I can find.......
I have a very clear picture.
I am amazed at how simple it was to get it all organised!
The 'adverts' though are a bit disconcerting?

Hello, Elle!
A pity about the ads.
I thought you would have realised there would be ads?
Let us hope they do not spoil things for you.
That is good about the picture you are getting from Eurosport.
Did you see Jonathan in his woolly hat?
I have a great view of the mountains to the North from my kitchen window.
A bit snowy today!
I received my "3 Men" book from Awesome.
They sent me the wrong one!
"3 Men in a Boat", instead of "3 Men in a Boat and 3 Men on the Bummel". So....!
I emailed them and they were very apologetic and refunded my money instantly, and asked me to keep the book.
Fair do's!

Hi, Rusty!
It is a lovely afternoon out!
Fortunately, the mud had dried up somewhat from this morning - so not as filthy a dog to clean up!
Have you been out for a walk?
Don't worry...the adverts are not a problem!
I am so pleased with the Euro Player that I can withstand a few pesky ads!
( But I didn't see Jonathan in his woolly hat!)
You did well out of Awesome's mistake!
except, of course, that you are now a book short......
I hope you will enjoy the "Three Men" 's exploits!
Not forgetting Montmorency!
I have been liaising with my elder daughter about the half term holiday next week.......
I think the (revised ) plan is that she and the boys will all come to stay......
I hope we have good (dry) weather !

Hello, Elle!
You probably would not recognise Jonathan in his big anorak and woolly hat!
Tina Maze appears to be assisting him.
Tina has retired now.
She was Olympic skiing champion twice, for Slovenia.
Awesome blamed eBay's ISBN system!
Sounds a good idea your daughter and boys coming to stay!
Just to annoy you, seeing as you have just got Eurosport!
On Monday there is tennis on Sky Sports from Rotterdam, and BT Sport have WTA tennis from Doha!

Hi, Rusty!
I am watching Karlsruhe on EuroSport!
How about that?
And the adverts come in useful for messaging in the break!
It was a pity that Dina Asher - Smith was pipped at the post- I'd thought she had a good chance to win.
I have just watched Laura Muir's 3000m race in its entirety.......
(I had seen the ending previously on Youtube)
Jenny Meadows did a good job as pacemaker, didn't she?
Laura produced a new World League time - and ran the fifth fastest time in History!
I saw Jonathan earlier - looking very smart in a suit!
I don't know Tina Maze, although I guess I will soon!
Right ...back to the Athletics........

Hello, Elle!
Jonathan in a suit?
He had a chunky anorak on when I saw him.
Tina Maze is "The Coach" on Eurosport.
She is explaining the technical aspects of the skiing.
Eurosport must have been on a spending spree to get these top folk on their roster.
There appears to be a Lindsey Vonn series of programmes?
She did not finish today.
I am not sure if she has recovered from her injuries yet.
We will know at the weekend in the Downhill.
Jenny Meadows ran a very good race.
A little touch I liked at the end, was Laura congratulating every girl who raced against her.
Very sporting and well mannered.

Hey, Rusty!
And wasn't it great to see Aussie Sally Pearson getting back on track after her previous horrific injury?
Kendra Harrison was first, as expected, but Sally came third in the 60m hurdles.
And Cindi Ofili for GB was fifth.
Andrew Pozzi did well too in the Men's 60 m hurdles.
Yes , I saw a clip of Jonathan and Tina talking together....he was "suited" up!
What I appreciated above all, though, was being able to watch 'leisurely' without the BBC 'hustling' me along!
Yes, all being well the boys and our elder daughter will be coming to stay for a few days next week.
I am trying to organise a family get -together whilst they are here.
It will be good for the cousins to meet up!

Hello, Elle!
Sally Pearson is one tough lady!
So, Jonathan was in a suit, what was Tina wearing?
Was this outside on the slopes?
I wonder is Jonathan going to be the main man for all the sports?
I do not understand the BBC hustling you, Elle?
Can you "record", or "go back" to watch programmes?
I am very pleased you are enjoying it, (and relieved!).
Men's Super G tomorrow.
Chemmy Alcott was co-commentator today.
A very knowledgeable lady, and boy can she talk!
Be great for all the family if you can organise a get together!