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Good morning, Elle!
Overcast here. Where has my summer gone?
Jeff Maggert won the golf. Old Tom was 7th.

The young ones developing is very special!
Bringing a boyfriend to meet granddad etc!
And hoping they hit it off!
Scary stuff!

The Old Grey Goose is still dead today.
I wonder if they have told Aunt Rhody yet.
Rhody is an unusual name, isn't it?

Wimbledon! Are you and the "red button" good to go?!!

It is a beautiful morning here spoilt by the strong smell of tarmac as next door is having a new flat roof,taking a trip to Bird World so hope the weather not too hot

Hello, Doglet!
Bird World is new to me.
Hope you have a good time!

Elle, Rhody is a diminutive of Rhoda.
Always learning!
Now, what happened to the Old Grey Goose?!!!

Hi, Rusty!
We have blue skies, sunshine and a temperature already hitting the early twenties!
Sorry to hear that Tom only came seventh!
How many potential boyfriends have you already had to meet?
I know Miss Orlando has a "young man", as she went on holiday with him and his parents, didn't she?
Are you warned beforehand not to damage the girls' street cred?!
I remember several years back, when we met my elder daughter's husband's parents for the first time. I was forewarned not to talk about anything in the least bit controversial...... so no religion, no private education versus the state system, etc., ....she had quite a list!
In vain did I try to explain that even an argument or an animated discussion was better than stilted conversation or silence!!
I haven't even checked yet who is playing at Wimbledon today....do you know ?
(I'm not sure about pressing the red button... but I'm ready to key in the code that Malone gave me!)

Doglet,
Have a good time at Bird World! and hopefully , it won't be too hot. Take plenty of water with you!
Hope to hear all about it on your return.

Hello, Elle!
Just two boyfriends. Both fine young men.
One graduated last week.
Mind you, the girls would know better than to bring anything else to meet me!
When Miss Orlando told me she was bringing Mr Right to say "hello", she gave me one of her "looks".
No dialogue required! Then she gave me a kiss!
And shortly after I was wondering what the girls in ASDA were giggling about. Then one, braver than the rest, told me I had lipstick on my cheek!
Granddaughters can be hard work!
I know Serena and Djokovic are playing today and I hope they both get thrashed!
You will be fine with Malone's code, I think.
So, any idea what happened to the Old Gray Goose?
I will check Brewers later.
At the minute I am getting set for a trek to hospital.
My consultant is a very nice feisty lady and with a bit of luck she will discharge me.
A pity, in a way, as she's always up for a bit of banter!

Good Day Rusty !

Over the past few weeks I have noticed one thing about you Rusty : between your grand-daughters, your dentist, your hospital consultant and the girls in ASDA, you are surrounded by nice ladies !!! Quite a Don Juan no .....?

No, Pigale.
I like people.
Yes, they are all extremely nice to me.
To me it would be a dreary world without chat and banter.
There are miserable folk going about wrapped up in themselves.
I do not hesitate to initiate a conversation, though.
Why not?

Indeed Rusty, and sometimes folks only need a gentle coaxing to open up a bit.
Here, in my village, whenever I cross someone, we automatically nod or say Bonjour, even if we don't now each other from Adam - it makes it a much more humane world, and a smile is one of the very few things that remains free !

Hey, Rusty!
I thought you were going to the hospital? You don't seem to have got very far? or are you back already?!
What did the consultant have to say? Are you ok?

I couldn't find out anything about the "old grey goose". Wikipaedia came up with one theory but I don't think it carries much weight because the old grey goose was aleady 'dying', prior to that era.
There wasn't anything about it in my Brewers, but mine is very old as you know......how about yours? anything in there?