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Update, Elle.
GOLD for Trotty!

Hi, Rusty!
That is really great! Well done, Trotty!
I am very pleased for her!
I have been sitting out in the garden, in the shade, reading.......
Surprisingly it is still fresh enough to do that.......
A much pleasanter day than I had anticipated!
I might have an ice cream now......

Hello, Elle!
Trotty said Albie did not have a very good night and she was up attending to him.
She says she was not feeling great during the race but she certainly looked the part!
She is a great champion!
I am watching the hurling.

Hi, Rusty!
If Trotty were not feeling all that great, and yet still won Gold, this augurs very well indeed for her getting up to scratch again after having Albie, doesn't it?
I wonder when she is going to schedule in having "Number two" child?
It is a lot to think about for the female athletes.....
Look at Jess Ennis-Hill and, more recently, Serena Williams......
I hope the hurling goes well.
My ice cream is good.......

Hello, Elle!
I think Albie is the main focus for Trotty, not cycling.
Tokyo Olympics is the main aim for Team GB just now, but it's two years away.
Will Trotty still be riding?
Difficult to say.
She would be a great loss to the sport.

Hi, Rusty!
I have just had an email from daughter in Holland, sent from her phone.....
I am sure that she told me originally that they would be staying in a caravan, but it now appears that she changed her mind and they are in a bungalow!
She has just sent photos...it looks very nice, both inside and out!
Great weather.....and a swimming pool to hand......
We have been out in the garden, trying to clear the area where the builders will need access tomorrow to mend /replace fence panels.
They are also going to replace part of the decking at the bottom of the garden, so we have had to shift the tubs of plants to another location.
It will all look nice when finished!

Good evening, Elle!
Good news from your daughter!
I am sure the bungalow will suit them better than a caravan.
You will be fully occupied with the builders tomorrow.
Plenty tea and biscuits, I hope!
Is your cousin to 'phone tonight?

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, I have just been speaking to my cousin!
We talked for an hour.......
She says it is uncomfortably hot there, although the temp is lower than it is here.
She goes on holiday next weekend to the Lake District for a week.
Yes, plenty of tea and biscuits - or cold drinks if they prefer - for the builders.
They are four brothers and I think all are coming....
We have known the family for years, so it will be good to see everyone.
Their respective sons are following them into the family business!
How did the hurling go?

Hello, Elle!
It will be good at the Lake District!
That's good you know the builders.
You can relax now!
A great game of hurling.
Galway just edged it at the end.
Two fine teams! A credit to their counties.
But, the Irish girls got beaten by Netherlands in the World Cup Hockey Final.
The Dutch girls just too good for them.
And So-Yeon Ryu was third at the golf.
Georgia Hall won.
She was delighted! Her Dad was caddying for her.
And her Mum and her young man were there to cheer her on.
I enjoyed it!

Hello, Elle!
Here's Trotty's post race interview.
It's all about Albie!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/45076071