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Good morning, Rusty!
It is a beautiful morning here!
Growing colder again, but at least it is bright and sunny.
I am chasing my tail this morning... I got up late!
Only our son came to visit us yesterday...he did not have his daughter with him, as originally planned.
So consequently, he stayed very late .....it was nearly 2 am by the time we got to bed.
And I overslept this morning!
So it has been all a "rush"!
No plans specifically though for the remainder of today.....so I can now slow down!
How are things at your end?

Good morning, Elle!
Beautiful frosty morning here!
A pity your granddaughter could not visit.
But at least your son came and it would be grand seeing him.
All fine here.
My pal has just left.
He is going to do a job for me next week.
His trip next summer is cycling from here to Moscow!
Some trip!

Hi, Rusty!
Well, "every cloud......"
Yes, we missed seeing our granddaughter , but the plus side was that our son was able to stay for a far longer period than if he had to go home to put his daughter to bed!
And we all had a chance to chat and catch up on the family news.
We had a great time!
I shall arrange an alternative date to see our granddaughter, with her mum and younger brother.
You will have had a nice morning chatting with your friend.
As you mention cycling to Russia ...is this by any chance the same friend, Lionel, who went cycling for charity to Alicante?
Yes, some trip to Russia!

Good afternoon, Elle!
Glad to hear you had a splendid evening!
You can't beat family!
Yes, great to have a yarn with my pal.
Yes, it's Li, the lad who rode from here to Alicante.
Next year it is here to Moscow.
He may have to brush up on his 7 down!
He is going to do a job for me next week.
Finished the puzzle.
5a, 24a, 25a, are new to me.
I liked 28a, 11a, and 21d (the northern one puzzled me for a bit!).

Hi, Rusty!
I am just home - in the dark! - from a walk with the dog.
It was still reasonably light as we left the park...but is almost pitch black now!
I have been late in doing everything today!
Still chasing that proverbial tail.......
Good for Lionel....but Russia seems a long, long way.....
Is he going with the same group of friends?
Yes, I, too, have completely finished the crossword....answers, plus parsings!
How about that?
I have seen "little 'un " written down in books ....I did not know it was especially Northern?
I did not come across it , myself, when living "up north" until my early twenties!
I wonder how my daughter is faring with transport home, London Bridge station being closed because of the dreadful terrorist action.
It sounds really dreadful - a lot of people injured - from what I have been hearing on the car radio.
I know my daughter is okay, as she texted me earlier...but I have not heard from her since then..
She may well be stuck somewhere.......

Hello, Elle!
I'll find out more from Li next week.
I don't know if the other lads are going, or not.
Well done on completing the puzzle!
I took 'un to be a Northern word.
As you say, a little 'un, or a good 'un.
I have been watching the incident on London Bridge on the news.
Just terrible!
There will be lots of hold-ups with transport across London, I think.
Hopefully your daughter will get home safe.
Miss La Bamba is in London, as well.
There to see Lewis Capaldi (I think he sings) somewhere.

Good evening, Rusty!
Yes, the London Bridge terrorist attack sounds absolutely awful.......
I have been reading about it on the computer.
I shall watch the ten o' clock News later, too.
I haven't been able to contact my daughter......but she may not have reception if she is travelling home by a different route.
She would normally, of course, be travelling via London Bridge.
Hopefully, she will be in touch soon.
Whereabouts in London is Miss L-B?
Have you heard from her?

Hello, Elle!
It has become much colder here.
More frost etc on the way.
The London Bridge tube station is closed and that will have a knock on effect on the rest of the transport systems in London.
This any help?https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/today.aspx

I don't know where La Bamba is.
Not heard from her since she left, but she has texted her Dad.
He was here earlier.

Hi, Rusty!
Thankfully, my daughter has texted.
It was very brief - no details of how she got home; just that she was there - but she would be busy putting the boys to bed.
I shall hear more about it tomorrow.
At least she is okay, and home safely!
It is good that your granddaughter also texted her dad......you will all have been worried about her.
It is a bad time for her to have visited London.
Nice for you and your son to catch up...….
Yes, it is becoming very cold here, too!
1C overnight apparently and only 2C tomorrow morning, when I shall be going out!

Hello, Elle!
Reassuring news about your daughter!
I had forgotten Miss L-B was visiting London!
But, she's fine, apparently.
My son is very busy just now, so it was good of him to call.
And he brought me a beef curry from the butcher!
I'll have it for my tea tomorrow.
Minus 2 here. Chilly!