Tennis Thread:- The players are all on holiday, 2018 is coming to an end, but 2019 is around the corner and there will be lots to look forward to!

[Raahh]

Although I can't think about January yet...

I'm still in denial it's nearly December- which means ds will be 16 , and I will be 47 and another year will be over.

Thanks for the lovely new thread Raahh or perhaps for you (why is there no twiglets emoji?! )

Glad there's a thread for the run up to the Aus Open. Ok, we may not be in the Maldives or cruising the Med in our yachts except for magi, obviously but lots to look forward to tennis wise next year!! Am sure there'll be lots to discuss!

I am hiding the twiglets. Ds is going to turn into one. He is revising for his GCSE mocks. He seems to think twiglets are brain food .

Mind you, I probably lived on something equally rubbish when I was a teenager.

I've looked at the schedule, and Rafa is due to play Brisbane, which starts on the 30th Dec (my birthday)

Djok is going to Doha.

I saw a picture of Rafa in his pink party shorts on his yacht. Very fetching

Such gorgeousness

Meanwhile in Japan...

Raahh I'm sure twiglets are full of vitamin B12 so your DS might be onto something

Did I hear someone mention twiglets? I Iove twiglets.

Hello you lot

Hi Drama long time no see! How's things?

Hi Jane it's the usual pre-Christmas madness round here & I'm working much too hard, but all good otherwise. Hope all's well with you.

I think I like the look of Rafa's off-season more than Novak's (not a euphemism )

Hi Drama sorry to hear about the hard work - I think all work should be cancelled at this time of year! Glad you're well otherwise

I like the look of Delpo's off season as well

I bet you do Private

Drama I hope you're getting through Storm Diana alright. It's not too bad here just pissing rain all day.

It's been very wet & windy here Jane but it's died down now.

Ooh, that picture of Delpo...

Hola!

I am back to pudding island.

The sun in the Canaries was just wonderful & I have discovered Toblerone ice cream - and now I am on a diet!

That pic of Delpo is just wonderful - I did tell him that a dark tie would work better.

Hands off him, Private!

at magi

pudding island

Glad you had a good time magi. Sounds fab.

Yes Delpo has quite the glint in his eye in that pic!!...

Magi glad you had a good time!

Great picture of Delpo!

Sent dd2 off to Knutsford dressed for the Arctic this morning. It's cold, and wet.

Djok looks like a , will, Djik...

Toblerone Ice cream!

wow!

I have (stupidly!) discovered you can buy them in Iceland:

Toblerone Ice Cream

I knew I liked Iceland classy

They are the cheapest place for Twiglets too .

Iceland is great!! But I only ever buy totally unhealthy stuff from there I have been stocking up on twiglets and cheesy footballs from there for Christmas!

Storm Diana has got me stranded at the train station. The words "replacement bus" have been mentioned

Poor old Novak the Djik He just wants to be loved!!

Oh, Private ! That's no good. I hope you get home in one piece.

Iceland is also where I got my rocket lollies from, back in the summer, when it was hot. Which now seems like a dim and distant memory. Although I do think there are some lollies buried in the freezer. .

Thanks Raahh - I made it home eventually!

The summer does seem a distant memory doesn't it?! I already miss tennis

Am just watching a YouTube video of the best rallies of Wimbledon 2018 some amazing tennis! A lot of it involving Rafa!

I have loads of chores to do but...

I have wasted far too much of this morning, and I have lots to do. At least I think I do. First off, I need to walk the dog, who is getting a it vocal.

At least at the moment it isn't raining.