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Good morning, Rusty!
A fine day here.
I followed your advice, and yesterday signed up for the Oxford Dictionary emails.......and this morning I received one!
How about that for a quick response?
I have been given a word for today from the Thesaurus.......
"Mondegreen"..... and it has also been "spoken" for me so that I would know how to pronounce it correctly.
I am on a new learning curve!
We are going over to our daughter's later this morning.... to provide our last day of care for the cat.......and to finish off some jobs that we started.
The family returns home tomorrow!
Do you have any plans for your day?

Good morning, Elle!
We have sunny rain here today.
That's good that you have taken to Oxford Dictionaries site.
There is a wealth of knowledge and info there.
I get several "tweets" each day from them and I would think the emails would be the same?
So, you may come home from feeding the cat and have a few more emails!
I have seen "Mondegreen" before but could not remember the meaning.
That could be called "paramnesia" apparently!
I like Chambers definition and history of "Mondegreen"!
I have been out and about earlier today.
May go for a dander later.

Hi, Rusty!
Home again at last!
We have had a very busy day!
Very productive though, so that is satisfying.
We took ourselves out for lunch in the middle of our labours......there is a Harvester quite near to our daughter's house, so we went there.
Do you have "Harvesters" up your way?
They are farmhouse-style pub / restaurants.
I had a very nice (medium rare) steak ...with peppercorn sauce...chips, vegetables and side salad.
Then back to the jobs!
At least, I do not now have to cook a dinner!
What have you been doing?
Did you get out for a walk? or did rain stop play?

Hello, Elle!
It has been fine weather with me.
I was out earlier on the Nature Trail.
There may be Harvesters around here but I do not know of any.
Cafes are much more my thing.
La Bamba and me going to one tomorrow.
My son was here earlier.
Was good to see him.

Hi, Rusty!
That is good that your son came to visit.
How did his salmon fishing go yesterday?
I have just had a text from my daughter...they expect to reach home about 9 pm tomorrow.
It will have been a long day travelling.
I expect the children will be tired.
We have enjoyed seeing the photos that she has been emailing.....
I haven't had time even to look at the crosswords today!
Anything strange or startling in the clues?

Hello, Elle,
My son had a fine evening on the Esk but said there were few fish about.
Most of the rivers say the same.
It has not been a good year.
You will be glad when you family get home.
It was a good crossword, I think.
Nothing controversial in that I noticed.

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, it will be good when younger daughter family get back...we have missed them!
We have been in touch by text and email every day, but it is not the same as talking daily on the phone, and meeting up in person once or twice every week!
We haven't heard anything more from elder daughter and her "lot" apart from the initial email saying that they had arrived safely.
But then she is never as good at keeping in touch!
However, she and the boys are coming to stay with us shortly after their return from holiday, so we shall catch up with them then.
This time next Friday, we shall have been watching the start of the Athletics World Championships!

Good morning, Elle!
Fine day here, nearly!
I am just waiting on Miss La Bamba collecting me.
Yes, the Athletics should be good next week.
I have the Clasica San Sebastian to take in later today.
Are you on "cat duty" today?

Good morning, Rusty!
We had a beautiful early start to the day.... the walk was glorious!
But by the look of the sky now, we have rain heading for us.......fast!
No cat duty today, as daughter and family will be back late this evening.
We have hopefully left all in good order for them.
As far as I am aware, I have no sport to watch today..... I hope you enjoy the Cycling later!
Have a good outing with Miss L-B!
Are you heading for the Pine Cone?

Hello, Elle!
Still a nice day here!
We were at Pine Cone.
It was a nice jaunt and Miss La Bamba is an excellent driver!
Yes, the cycling will be on later.
I have done my puzzle early today.
Got on well with today's setter!