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Hi, Rusty!
I was expecting you to say, baked beans, or scrambled eggs, or sardines........ Lurpak seems a bit of a letdown!
I take it you are using the new toaster that the girls bought for you?
How are you liking it?
Yes, I slipped up with the "V"!
Mea culpa!
I did know PPE though!
The moral of this story is: I shall remember to refer to the dictionaries more!
And will try not to such a dimwit!

Hello, Elle!
Butter is fine on toast, you should try it one day!
I like Lurpak salted butter.
Yes, my new toaster is excellent.
It was a great gift from the girls. Miss La Bamba's idea!
(Much better than socks!)
You are anything but a dimwit!
You are fairly new to puzzles is all.
Hope it is a good one tomorrow!

Hello, Elle!
This is today's puzzle being solved.
This lad may offer you some tips or nuggets as he goes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMAwdEASjPs

Hi, Rusty!
I am half way through listening to the YouTube clip you sent me!
It is quite funny in that he sounds very like me, reasoning out my thought processes!
(although mine, of course , were silent!)
I am surprised how closely I followed his thoughts...apart from the ones I couldn't do.
But in a different order!
I guess we all see things at different times!
Right...I just thought I would "report in"........
I shall now go back and finish listening to the video!

Hello, Elle!
Yes, that's your homework for this evening.
He is good explaining things as he goes, I thought.
That extra "female" in 3d threw him, too.
I don't feel quite as bad now for taking ages to nail the parse!
And pay close attention to what the lad says near the end.
Something like "all you need is practice" and that is what I have been trying to get across to you!

Hi, Rusty!
Actually, I found that video very encouraging.
Thank you!
My thought processes seem to be working all right........at least, I am obviously employing them along the right lines...if very much slower, and with obvious faults along the way!
I was thrown by the guy's just dismissing "see" with "well, that's "V" " though!
(But on the other hand "catabolic" (his penultimate answer) was one of my very early solves, so I had a bit of face-saving there!)
Seriously, the clip was really helpful, and at least shows me that I am tackling the solving logically and with the right approach.
As you say, I just need to persevere, use the dictionaries - and gain experience!
Uhmmmm..................

Hello, Elle!
Yes, and now YOU know "see" can be "v", too!
I think it was a good clip.
The lad explained things very well, in fairly plain language.
He seemed to have a good general knowledge.
I have been at the puzzles for almost 30 years and still learn things every day.
He is doing another one tomorrow, he said, so there may be more for us to pick up then.
We shall see!

Hi, Rusty!
I have just received a text from my daughter!
They are all safely home again, after their journey back from Somerset.
They enjoyed their visit to the Wookey Hole Caves.......
I am to hear all about it tomorrow!

Good morning, Elle!
Good news about your daughter and family!
Yes, I am sure she tell you all about it!
And there will be videos on YouTube of Wookey Hole, too?
I am just heading out, still fairly dark here.
The skiing is back on EuroSport this weekend.
First races of the season.
I'm looking forward to it!
See you later!

Good morning, Rusty!
Another beautiful day here!
But getting very much colder in the early mornings.
it is still dark when I get up, but light by the time I go out at 8 o'clock.
Yes, I am sure there will be pictures of Wookey Hole Caves on YouTube...but daughter's photos have the added advantage of containing my grandsons!!
That is my main interest!
She has sent some excellent pics that I have just been looking at!
You will be pleased to have the skiing to watch....
Needless to say, I still cannot access EuroSport Player!
A quiet day ahead, I think.......