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Hello, Elle!
I do not mind the cold weather, too.
But I dislike ice!
Yes, I like a brisk walk on a frosty morning.
Now, the golf!
It is going very well for Tiger Woods!
He has a 4 shot lead at present and looks like he could win.
If so, it will be his first win in several years after several back operations and trying to find his game again.
And a great boost to the USA ahead of the Ryder Cup next week!
But he has a few holes to play yet.

A Very Good morning to you, Rusty!
Just home from my walk!
It is a beautiful morning, with bright blue skies and sunshine.
Astounding after the weekend's unending rain!
But strikingly chilly though.
Only 5C.
I think Winter is upon us!
How did your golf finish?
Did Tiger Woods win?

Good morning, Elle!
Just home, too!
Great day here but a chill in the air.
No frost though.
Yes, Tiger won.
First win in five years!
I have never seen anything like it.
An enormous crowd followed him up the last fairway.
Like the old days of Arnie's (Palmer) Army!
Great boost for USA ahead of the Ryder Cup this week!

Hi, Rusty!
Tiger Woods did very well!
I am sure that I had read somewhere that he was "past his prime", and was no longer likely to win any major championship?
I surely did not "dream" that?
I have finished today's crossword....
I especially liked 14a; 3d; and 28a...plus the two Latin answers for 17d and 20d.
(At last some justification for Latin's being my favourite subject at school!)
I had never heard of 1d........although I gained an answer from the crossers ...but had to look up the word to check its authenticity.
6d was a new phrase for me.... did you know it?
It is still cold...but we are promised the temp will reach 15C by late afternoon!

Hello, Elle!
I was one of those who said Tiger was finished.
Many did.
We were wrong!
So, you did not "dream" that!
He had several back operations, and personal problems to overcome, and he seems to have done it.
Yesterday's event was not a Major, but most of the top players were there.
It was a remarkable comeback.
Not quite up there with Ben Hogan's comeback, I don't think, but not far off!
And I am not, and never was, a fan of Tiger's.
6d, is a quite well known phrase, Elle.
No, I never heard of 1d, but Anne B had.
She had "Pollyanna", too!
It is a great day here, too.

Hi, Rusty!
Ah, Pollyanna!
I am a great believer in Pollyanna's "Glad" game......
I think more of us should adopt her policy of finding something to "be glad about" in our daily lives!
Maybe I will make it a New Year's Resolution?
Yes, it glorious out now......
We are just going out for a walk with the dog!

Hello, Elle!
Great day for a walk!
I am "glad about" opening my eyes every morning!
My book, "New York" has arrived.
A spelling mistake on Page 1! "pricipal"!
"Principal" surely!
So, not a very promising start.
I have read several pages, and this author is no Michener!
I can not see me getting very far with this book, but I'll persevere for a bit.

I've just come across an amusing example of the way in which language evolves. "Fine-tooth comb" morphed into "fine tooth-comb", which allowed the writer of the book I'm reading (mostly better written than this) could say "The police will have been over every inch of the ground with a toothcomb"!

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, it was great out........and we encountered an old friend and his dog, which was a pleasant surprise.
I expect the mistake in the text of your new book was simply a printing error, so that eventually lies at door of the proof reader, who certainly should have picked up on it.
So maybe not the fault of the author?
The book may improve if you give it a chance, and read a bit more?
But I do know what you mean...I find it difficult to read a book where there are grammatical errors for instance...I feel I should get out a red marking pen!
I have been hunting down my old copy of "Notes From a Small Island"!
I was so enthused by my re- reading "A Walk in the Woods" and reading "Down Under " for the very first time, that I just had to find "Notes..." and read it again!
After doing this, I am going to read "Now We are Sixty".

Hello, Elle!
Oh, no, not the author to blame!
I remember reading in one of James Michener's books (I forget which), he was telling what happens when he submitted a manuscript to his publisher (Random House).
It was edited and corrected nine times. 9!
And that was standard procedure, he said.
"Pricipal" should have been found on the first edit, you would think?
It is a blunder by someone, and not the author.
This is a paperback by Arrow Books, who are reasonably well known, I think?
"Notes from a Big Country" is good too.
The American publication was called "I'm A Stranger Here Myself".
Bryson wrote a book about Shakespeare, too, but I have not tried it.
I prefer his travel books.
I do not know "Now We Are Sixty".