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Hi, Rusty!
Just quickly typing this in an ad break....
Weren't Alexa and the dogs brilliant?
I'm so glad that Ant and Dec pressed the Golden Buzzer for them!

Hi, Rusty!
Uhm...what did you think of the "verdict"?
I thought there were a lot of good acts on tonight's show, but didn't agree with the Super Fans' top three.
Apart from Alexa and her dogs - who were through anyway on the Golden Buzzer - I thought that the ventriloquist, Paul Zerdin, was quite remarkable and personally would have picked him to go through to the Final.
The Mersey Girls were good, but not outstanding.
I admire the girls for their friendship and loyalty and am very pleased to see Julia fit and well again - Well done, Simon! - but do not think they warranted a place in the Final on their ability.
I had thought that the audience might pick the acrobatic dancers, or the Deadly Games?
What is your opinion?

Hello, Elle!
Very pleased for Alexa making the final!
Very clever dogs!
Not keen on the Merseygirls getting there, though.
I thought Jai McDowall sounded a lot like Tom Jones!
But I would have voted for Gao and Liu to make the final.
Thoughts?

Crossed posts, Elle!
I agree about the MerseyGirls.
There were more talented acts than them on the show.
That's the "super fans" for you!

Hi, Rusty!
I am thinking it is as well that Ant and Dec voted for Alexa....
I wouldn't have trusted the "Super Fans" to do so!
I am seriously doubting their judgement?
Is it the same set of Super voters each week, do you know?
Yes, Gao and Liu are very accomplished.
They came third in my choices..... Alexa and her dogs first, then Paul Zerdin, the ventriloquist, and then the acrobatic dancers.
I also liked Jai McDowall.
A better show on the whole (apart from Kseniya ) this week than last, don't you think?

Good morning, Elle!
I don't know if it is the same "super fans" each show.
The judges showed looks of concern, I think, at the fans choices.
The MerseyGirls were a so-so act.
Jai McDowall was a good singer, but another hard luck story.
I think, too, the judges are a lot less critical of the acts than they used to be.
More like fans.
Anyway, that's it for another week!

Good morning, Rusty!
You were up bright and early this morning!
A glorious day here.....bright sunshine and blue sky... but definitely chilly out at 8C!
Marvellous walking weather!
I love going out in the early morning.
I shall make a coffee, eat my apple and cheese...and do the Everyman crossword.
Then it will be time to watch the Elite men's and women's races in the Great North Run!

Hi, Rusty!
Did you watch the Great North Run from Newcastle to South Shields?
Very exciting!
Brigid Kosgei won the Elite Women's race.
The two Masai sisters came next, then Mary Keitany.
Britain's Charlie Purdue did well...she ran the fastest ever time for a female GB athlete in a Half Marathon!
Mo Farah took his sixth title for the Men's race.....Callum Hawkins came in fourth.
David Weir won the wheel chair race for the eighth time!
There was a massive turnout!

Hello, Elle!
Lovely afternoon here.
I only saw a wee bit of the Great North Run, then put cycling on.
Then Miss ATW turned up and we were gossiping.
She had more pics of the girls at the Food and Flower Festival yesterday.
She is away home now to see how her soup is getting on.
I've never heard of a soup kettle before?

Hi, Rusty!
I've only heard of a soup kettle as used commercially.
It is a kind of large pot, or cauldron, used for cooking/ keeping warm/ heating up/ large quantities of soup, usually to be served in restaurants ...or maybe in a "soup kitchen"?
Are you saying that Miss ATW has one at home?
Then they obviously must come in smaller sizes!
What cycling event have you been watching?