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hello, Malone!
I have not looked at the yogurt pot ingredients.
A wee bit of sugar would be fine, I think.

That's about eight posts now about smoothies, Rusty - we'll need to be careful! I'm sure any wee bit of sugar is totally fine, I think I just remembered seeing articles about some yoghurts, aimed at children, being quite unhealthy.

Hello Elle!

Good to see you are still around! I was just wondering .............!!!
I agree that 'smoothies" seem to go on and on!

Yes, I am somewhat tired by the trip, but between my friend on
one side and my walking stick on the other, I coped even on the
snow-covered pavements! -Yes, we did have more snow at lunch
time!

What I mean by 'tele-medicine' is that I walked into a room where
a nurse welcomed me, took my BP and then introduced me to a
doctor on computer monitor - ie it is a little like Skype, although
more complicated of course, and the doctor ask questions or you
can tell you what you need to tell him. It is basically set up only
to renew prescriptions! I suppose he (doctor) could give advice on
a particular problem, or suggest such and such a tablet, but he
does not physically have anything to do with you - he is located
'somewhere', but where, I don't even know! it could be Paris
or Lyon or even Nice! it is all done by Internet. He types his
prescription, or a copy of your old one, sends it to the Nurse's
computer who then prints it! and that is it!

Except that this system cannot deal with drug-type medicine, such
as morphine, which I so badly need at the moment.
Hence my waiting to see the 'real life' GP who also works in that
building, and he helped out with that part of my problem.

Strange no? I mean it is useful in a way, until such time as I have
a 'real' GP again! At least, the monthly prescriptions can be
renewed! But I certainly did not feel that I had been to see my
Doctor!
You know what I mean now?

Hi, Rusty!
So now that Serena is out of the competition, how are we doing with the women's singles?
Petra Kvitova is to play Danielle Collins, and Karolina Pliskova plays Naomi Osaka, in the Semi Finals, tomorrow.
I won't bet on it.......but I 'm thinking a Final between Petra and Karolina?
What do you think?
Do you have strong inclinations either way?
It is continuing to be icy cold here...and beginning to freeze over outsid.... but, hey, still no snow!
What is it like with you?



Hello, Pigale!
My goodness, it sounds awful!
I'm surprised you needed to walk there, I would have expected you to arrive in your "Time Machine"!
I think the sooner you find a person -person GP the better!
Thank you for explaining!
Take it easy for the rest of the evening!

Hello, Elle,
I've just dragged myself away from making very healthy, tasty, smoothies.
I hope for Danielle to progress, but it will be tough.
I have had a wee bet on young Stefanos to beat Rafa!
And a wee bet on Rickie Fowler to be in the first eight at the golf in California.
Still cold here.
Now, back to my smoothies!

Hi, Rusty!
My goldfish is complaining that you are doing him out of a place (for his longevity) in the Guinness Book of Records, with all this seemingly everlasting talk of smoothies.......!
But, to be serious, now ..... I expect they are probably very good for you!
Uhmm, you are taking championship of Stefanos much to heart!
I will applaud him should he win, but my loyalty lies with Rafa!
You will be busy , keeping an eye on both the tennis and the golf!

Hello, Elle!
Kale smoothies are important for me, for medicinal purposes.
I like young Stefanos after seeing him the other day.
But, Rafa is the strong favourite.
The match is on tomorrow morning some time.
Paddy P has Novak favourite to win the title.
The golf is on in the evenings, so that's fine.
It comes from Torrey Pines in California.
It will be on when my son visits.
He likes the golf, too.

We grow kale. I quite like the taste, but if you were designing a vegetable to cool down as quickly as possible, I think it would look rather like kale! It seems that I always eat it cold....

Hi, Rusty!
I'd like ideally to see a Novak v Rafa Final, but I don't know what are the chances of that happening?
Young Stefanos seems to be a serious threat in general....
It remains to be seen whether he will be a threat to Rafa , tomorrow!
I do not know anything about Lucas Pouille - other than he is French.
He will be Novak 's opponent in the Semis.
I did not know that Novak was tipped to win the tournament?
It is good that the golf does not coincide with the tennis....
And you and your son will enjoy watching the golf together , when he visits you tomorrow.


Hello, Chris!
I think kale is perhaps rather an "acquired taste"?
It has quite a strong flavour, hasn't it?
I have only had the curly version though, and I didn't much like that.

Hello, Elle!
There is an excellent chance of a Rafa v Novak final.
If it is, I am in Novak's corner!
Pouille is completely new to me.
I heard Pat Cash and Annabelle Croft praising him, but I never saw him play.
Novak is favourite with the bookies to win the title.
My son likes Rickie Fowler too, so he will enjoy the golf.
Any word for your husband from the bookseller?