Happy New Year pretendy *fire works and sparkle arkle sparklers*
Whatever you're doing my friends and lurkers enjoy your night
and all the best for 2018
kisses. 
Like Freddie - I don't have 'fire works and sparkle arkle sparklers' but my New Year's wishes are just as genuine.
May your 2018 be all you wish for and more ...... good health, good fortune, laughter and happiness 
I hope you're watching young De Minaur Laney?
What an amazing young player - he reminds me of Hewitt around the court - so fast -
and a player you don't get into a rally with 
We sure have been watching him Freddie! With Alex and Thanasi, looks like we have some real positives on the Australian tennis scene. Shame that Alex could not get over the line just now but he has a fantastic future if he keeps going the way he has the past few matches. Thanasi's last match in the Hopman Cup against Sasha Zverev was amazing and his sportsmanship was exemplary.
Housebound at the moment, I am enjoying both the cricket and tennis ..... the cricket, listening to the ABC commentary and watching the tennis with the sound turned down. A very satisfactory situation with remote in hand and so much better than listening to the tennis commentary 
Tell you what though, if I have to see Michael Clarke promoting his vitamin range once more I might toss the remote at the TV 
He is almost as bad as those funeral ads and the poor enunciation of the actors
Hopman Cup finals on tonight with the Grand Master himself!
An embarassment of riches with the Sydney International and then the BIG ONE hey Freddie .... enjoy
Did I tell you how beautiful the day is here today?
Front and back doors open - breeze keeping us cool - no airconditioning on ....... perfect!
Hope you are managing to keep cool and hydrated friends
