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Hi, Rusty!
Thank you for the answers and parsings for those two clues.
I did not know the term "war chest" for campaign funds.
Your weather forecast does not sound very encouraging!
We have temps of 1or 2C tomorrow....then rain from midday onwards.
I guess at least if it is raining, it isn't snowing!
My younger daughter and family are going to Legoland at Windsor tomorrow , with an overnight stay.
it is part of the boys' Christmas present..
They are very excited!

Hello, Elle!
I am surprised you do not know "war chest".
It is a fairly well known term.
I am hoping we miss the worst of the bad weather.
Legoland seems very popular.
I have heard a few folk mention it.
I am sure the boys are very excited.
My neighbour has asked me to look after several presents for her granddaughters that they can NOT see until Christmas Day!
Her granddaughters are there several times a week and she has nowhere to hide them.
So, I have them stowed away in a spare room!
I was wondering if a lot of this goes on?
Neighbours looking after Christmas presents?
I would think so?

Hi, Rusty!
I have had chilli con carne for dinner...delicious!
And very warming in these arctic temperatures!
Yes, we used to have our neighbour ( fortunately also ranked as an old family friend) hide Christmas presents if they were too big to go in a top cupboard!
Such as a bicycle!
It never seems to occur to children to wonder how Father Christmas gets a bicycle or a go-cart, or similar large toy, down the chimney, does it?
Mind you, we don't have a chimney!
We used to tell the kids that Santa had a magic key so he could enter our house!

Hello, Elle!
Chilli con carne is tasty, I think.
I sometimes buy ASDA's ready made one.
I do not mind taking the presents in, as I have a good neighbour and we get on well.
And me and the youngest granddaughter (she's 3 and a bit!) are good pals!
Just watched Trotty and co win gold in the Track World Cup pursuit race in London!
They were awesome!
They caught the Americans and there was almost a high speed crash, as they did so.
Thankfully all the girls came through unscathed.

Hi, Rusty!
I have been catching up with watching "Fifteen to One".
I expect you will know the answer to this question...."Which long distance runner wrote the book "This Mum Runs"?
If you remember , it was my Christmas present to myself last year!
And I have just passed it on to my daughter, as she expressed a wish to read it.
Have you heard of "finger- fumbler"?
That was also one of the questions.

Hello, Elle!
Think it was Jo Pavey?
I think Laura Muir runs soon in a cross country race.
Do you remember the one in Edinburgh last winter?
Well it has been moved to Stirling.
She is in the team event.
No, "finger-fumbler" is unknown to me.
No sign of the bad weather yet.
Miss O has invited me to Pine Cone on Sunday.
I imagine it will be hectic, if the roads are reasonable.

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, it was indeed Jo Pavey!
I like Jo! and I enjoyed her autobiography.
The contestant did not know the answer.
Yes, I think I remember Laura running in Edinburgh last year....a cross country relay race?
I didn't know "finger -fumbler" either......
The question was what was similar in words to "finger-fumbler?"
The answer was "tongue twister".
I have looked up the term "finger-fumbler" in Chambers, but couldn't find it...(I may perhaps have missed it)..... but Google tells me
"Noun: finger-fumbler (plural finger-fumblers)
The sign language equivalent of a tongue-twister; a phrase that is very difficult to sign correctly."
I live and learn......

Good morning, Elle!
A dull cold morning here! No sign of the snow, so far.
The gritters are out!
I was driving earlier and the roads are fine.
Think I am home for the day, now.
Not many would know a finger fumbler, I suspect!

Good morning, Rusty!
It is exceedingly cold here......1C.
No frost or snow but the threat of rain later.
We had a good long walk this morning, so if the weather is really foul, we can now stay home in the warm!
My daughter and co should be well on their way to Windsor by now.
I am settled by the computer with a coffee, an apple (Granny Smith) and some cheese (Cheddar).....
Ready to print out the crosswords!

Hello, Elle!
Cold here, too! And the wind is rising.
I have made a start to my puzzle, but have put it to one side for now.
Going to make soup. My priority!
Nothing of interest to us in Rose's column today.
I have posted several times on here this morning and only had to tick box.
Using my Brave browser, and up to now, on Brave, I had to find motor bikes etc.
Hope it keeps up!
Spoke too soon, traffic lights are back!