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Hi, Rusty!
I hadn't realised that there was more than one video of Darci.......
I just played the first one I came cross!
I see from my TV guide that the latest '15 years on' series of "Cold Feet" starts again on Friday!
I enjoyed both the original series and the latest set of episodes last year....
I am looking forward to watching this.
I find it very amusing.
There was a professional gambler on Eggheads today!
That is an unusual "profession"?

Hello, Elle!
I do not know anything about Cold Feet?
I wonder what this lad gambles on?
Possibly poker?
I know there are several professional poker players.
Just had a look for the Northern Lights but I think we have cloud cover.
I'll try again later.
I am trying to arrange an outing to Pine Cone on Saturday.
Miss O, Miss La Bamba, and Miss O'Hara.
I think Miss O'Hara would like out with the "big" girls!
And old Granddad!
She has not been with us before.
I am tracking Hurricane Irma.
It is a monster!

Hi, Rusty!
I forgot all about looking out for the Northern lights!
Although most probably we should not have been able to see them so far south?
Cat and I have both been dozing!
He because he is obviously worn out with plotting his escape from the vets......and I because I am so relieved to have him home, that I have finally relaxed enough to sleep!
I shall feel better though once he has eaten properly. Maybe tomorrow?
An outing to Pine Cone with your granddaughters sounds a great idea.....I think Miss O'H will be delighted to be included!
What about your eldest granddaughter? You haven't mentioned Miss ATW for some time?

Good morning, Elle!
I did not see the Northern Lights, too.
We had cloud cover overhead.
AuroraEurope said they would be visible as far South as the Midlands, so even with a clear sky you may not have seen them anyway.
So, to keep me occupied I have been following the hurricanes.
There are three in the Atlantic now. Irma, Jose, and Katia.
Irma is a brute!
She is being compared to Hurricane Donna in 1960.
I get updates from the Orlando Sentinel newspaper.
Hope the cat is settling in at home.
It was Miss ATW's idea to bring along Miss O'Hara.
But she is heading off somewhere on holiday for two weeks (hope it is not Florida!) so won't be there.
Not sure if Miss O'Hara will go or not.
Her Mum will keep me up to date.
I believe Federer was beaten earlier today.

Good morning, Rusty!
A lovely day here, blue sky and sunshine.
There is a distinct autumnal chill to the mornings now though.
Cat is fine in himself, bouncing about! but regrettably does not seem interested in his food.......
This is rather where we came in...save that he is no longer being sick.
I shall see how the day goes before I consult with the vet again.
Oh dear, it seems that there is always something to worry about!
I think that once Miss O'H has been along with Granddad and her cousins, she will surely enjoy further outings!
She may at first just be wary of something new ?
Is her photo still up on the billboard?
A pity about Roger! So who will Rafa play in the Semi -Final?

Good morning, Elle!
Rain here!
The cat appears no worse anyway?
Not sure if Miss O'Hara is coming with us.
That is for Mum to decide.
I have suggested it and shall await a decision.
I do not think her photo is on the billboard anymore but I have not been in town to see.
I do not know who Rafa plays.
There are 4 US ladies in the semi finals.
Venus, Coco, Sloane Stephens, and Madison Keys.
Coco or Sloane for me!

Hi, Rusty!
Venus and CoCo are the only names that I know?
I hadn't realised that Roger went out to Juan Martin del Potro....
I think that I read somewhere that there were concerns over del Potro's health?
Perhaps I imagined it, because there doesn't sound much wrong with him if he can beat Roger Federer!
It should be a good match between Nadal and del Potro!
I wonder who the other semi-finalists are?
Our beautiful day is fast disappearing.......it has gone very black overhead...looks very like rain......
I think I need a coffee.....

Hello, Elle!
Sloane Stephens, I am sure I have seen at Wimbledon.
Like a young Serena but not as chunky.
Much lither, (is that a word?).
A fine player.
The top matches are scheduled to go on around midnight our time.
Not very good!
It is not a good day here.
Wet!
Finished my puzzle.
A good one.
13a is a new word to me, and I know my horses!

Elle,
I was intrigued by "Coco" and went digging.
Her given name is "Colleen" and she is 6ft 1ins tall.

Hi, Rusty!
I am only half away through the crossword....
With regard to 13a, I thought horse = heroin = scag?
Although admittedly, I thought a "scag/ skag" mean a "tear", as in a "rip"?
And had to resort to Chambers to discover the other meaning!
I am not finding today's puzzle easy......
I am struggling somewhat!
It hasn't rained , after all (so far!)