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Good morning, Elle!
Fine dry cool day here.
Lizzie is a chancer!
Her top lawyer got her off.
She still missed three tests.
What would we say if she was Russian?
What stinks even more is that she is now in Rio sharing an apartment with her coach, not in the village, not with her team mates.
Yesterday Froome and the mens team, and Nikki and Emma, went on their bikes to check out the course. Lizzie did not.
Her own team mates who are committed to ride for her on Sunday check the course and she does not? Come on!
She should either withdraw, or be replaced by Dani King.
That is my opinion.
And that boy friend she has, has been mouthing off about Pauline Ferrand Prevot on Twitter.
He subsequently removed the Tweet.
I feel sorry for Nikki and Emma having to ride for her.
Not right at all! I hope Pauline wins!
Michael is tweeting about his first bout!
Maybe nobody has told him?
I do not know about Lassie.
But she should be first to leave, any day now.

Hi, Rusty!
Oh dear! I don't know.......
I cannot understand why Lizzie isn't staying in the Olympic village or why she wouldn't go to check the course......could she just be keeping a low profile for a few days? till the heat dies down?
But I would not go so far as to say that I hope a competitor from another country wins the Road Race (is Pauline Ferrand Prevot French? the name sounds it?) as that would be most unfair to the rest of the team members.
They do not deserve to suffer because of Lizzie, do they?
(Is there a likelihood that Dani might replace Lizzie - or is Lizzie definitely now taking part?)
And the Olympics are a National event - not like Wimbledon where it's every man for himself and we can support our favourites, regardless of nationality.
In the Olympic Games I shall cheer for Team GB (even if it means supporting Andy Murray!)

Hello Elle/Rusty,

I've just had a peep at the nest to see..... 2 crows picking bits - then one of the female chicks landed as they flew off and she sounded very angry - after which Lassie arrived as if to protect her.
Thus Lassie is still here.

Very nice weather here.

Hello, Elle,
I do not think that way.
I have many favourites who are not in Team GB.
Like Peter Sagan of Slovakia. Cancellara of Switzerland.
I'll be cheering them.
Lizzie is behaving like a prima donna.
She is helluva fortunate to be there in the first place.
And she should be getting to know the course with her team mates, and staying with them.
My sympathies lie with Emma Pooley and Nikki Harris.
Wonder what they are thinking?
And before the London games Lizzie was ranting about Nicole Cooke not working for her. Demanding that the reigning Olympic champion ride for her!
Any time she opens her mouth it is "me, me, me"!
For me in the road race, I hope to see Pauline, or Megan Guarnier of USA, win.
Team GB right now are a shambles for the road race.
And we have every right to demand better.
It is our money that sent them there!

Good afternoon, Rusty!
That is fair enough, Rusty, if that is how you feel!
It would indeed be boring if we all felt the same way and had the same viewpoint.
For anything other than an International event, I would certainly support whomever I liked the best and preferred to win.......as I do at Wimbledon - but in this instance I shall cheer for my country - and my fellow countrymen!
I shall cheer for an individual whom I like - be he/she of whatever nationality - if he/she in not indirect contention with a Brit, but my ultimate loyalty will lie with Team GB!
I have spent most of the morning catching up with (overdue) correspondence - writing letters/sending emails/ and talking to elder daughter on the phone....
It is now time to think of taking the dog for a walk......the beautiful sunshine calls.......


Hello, Pigale!
So Lassie is still here.
I wonder for how much longer?
Market day for you today? Have you been down to the village?

Hello Elle,

Yes, I went to a very joyful and lively market, (there was a chap playig the accordeon), met a lot of people and bought a lot of gorgeous fruit !

I was glad to see the ospreys this lunchtime because every time I looked recently I was faced with an empty nest!


Just a quickie on cheering for one's country - I am very proud of being French BUT, if in rugby for instance, the French team play rubbish and deserve to lose, then I want nothing more to do with them until they pull their act together again ! This year's 6 nations tournament saw me cheering for Wales !

Hello, Elle,
Yes, I am a bit odd, I think.
You appear to be fairly normal.
I have Ireland to cheer, too!
Me being an immigrant!
I saw a photo of Eilish McColgan and Laura Muir in the paper.
They had been sent good wishes for the Games.
They are members of our local club, Hawkhill Harriers.
Eilish is a lot taller than Laura.
I was very surprised.
Eilish's Mum, Liz, is tall, too.
I often used to see her about the town.
No sun here, and we have high winds warnings for Sat/Sun.
How is your new road getting on?

Hello, Pigale!
Well done on supporting Wales.
When Scotland play Ireland at football, I support Scotland.
And when they play rugby, I support Ireland.
A crazy mixed up kid!

Hello Rusty!

I don't think you are a crazy mixed up kid - well, mixed-up kid perhaps, but certainly not crazy !

My husband always supported Ireland at Rugby, even though he was from Scottish descent and had played for London Scottish when he lived in London.

I think Scotland could possibly do with a new trainer.

Good evening, Rusty!
Yes, Eilish is very tall. I think she is nearly 6 ft?
I am trying to remember how tall is her mum, Liz?
Are any of Liz's other children athletes? I do not remember any of them being mentioned as such?
I always think of Laura as 'small', but I don't know her actual height?
However, Laura has an indomitable spirit! I hope she does well in the Olympics!
She certainly deserves to do so!
But with sport, so much lies in the lap of the gods......
Our "new" road is fine, Rusty!
I was amazed at how quickly the tarmac set yesterday!
All the cars were back in the road by 6 pm!
Your weather forecast for the weekend sounds a bit worrying? Will high winds close the Road Bridge?