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Hello, Elle!
Fine day here.
Just awaiting Miss AOW.
I watched the enquiry.
Simon Cope, the "courier", has been thrown under the bus, I think.
He remembers little, did not ask what was in package, lied when asked about it at airports etc.
Nicole Sapstead of UKAD has been "obstructed" by both BC and Team Sky, she is receiving help from the GMC now regarding patient confidentiality etc.
BC have a big medical cabinet in Manchester but no records of what is in it, or what was ordered, or for whom.
Team Sky are the same.
No records anywhere to show they race clean, or not.
The "poorly" doctor has had his laptop stolen and all his medical records are in it, and should have been uploaded somewhere, but he did not do it.
It stinks!
The enquiry committee are very perceptive, I think.
I'll see the athletics but the Strade Bianche takes priority!
It is over the white gravel roads in Tuscany.
Great racing!

Hi, Rusty!
Did you have a good visit from your granddaughter?
How far away from you does she live, now that she has moved into her new flat?
This cycling corruption enquiry procedure sounds horrendous?
Surely all this apparent shilly-shallying, hiding /obscuring evidence etc cannot be allowed to stand?
I would have thought that whoever is in charge of the proceedings would "put his /her foot down"?
How long will the enquiry last?
I haven't even opened the Times yet today! yet alone done any of the crosswords!
In fact, I have only just eaten dinner!
We had Chicken Kiev - courtesy of Sainsburys!
Very nice it was, too!

Good evening, Elle!
Miss AOW is just off home!
She lives about two miles away.
Nicole Sapstead has got Interpol involved in the "stolen" laptop case.
They will find out if it was reported, or not.
It was allegedly stolen in Greece.
The "poorly" doctor was supposed to upload the medical records to a Dropbox account, but didn't.
I do not know what will happen now, but it is our money that funds British Cycling, and someone should be keeping a beady eye on them.
They are far too close to Team Sky for my liking.
David Walsh, the journalist, has been told that a large quantity of a steroid was ordered by Team Sky, but there are no records of it.
I have heard of Chicken Kiev but do not know what it consists of?

Hi, Rusty!
You will have had a nice long chat with Miss ATW then!
Two miles isn't all that far away...that is good.
Our younger daughter lives about eight miles from us.
It takes about 35 - 45 minutes to drive there, depending on the traffic.
But I can get there by public transport if necessary which is convenient.
A twenty minute walk to the railway station, two mainline trains...and I am there!
All done in an hour and a half, door to door!
She is the nearest of our three 'children'.
Chicken Kiev?
It is chicken coated in egg and breadcrumbs, and fried or baked.
Garlic butter is spread inside the chicken.
Ours, though, came a la Sainsburys!
Right, I shall now have a (very) belated look at the crossword ......

Hello, Elle!
We had a good blether, yes!
I am lucky.
All my family are not far off.
Your chicken sounds tasty.
I had a haddock for my tea.
Good luck with your crossword!

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, you are very fortunate that your family do live so close to you.
Lack of money and need of jobs has played a part in where our children live!
Younger daughter tried hard to buy a house near us - we could have helped more with childcare, too - but property here was too expensive for them, so they were forced to move that little bit further out.
But eight miles is relatively near and we do see them a lot - and talk every day on the phone!
Our son is fairly close too, but in the opposite direction!
And elder daughter and children come to stay almost every school holiday!
They moved to the Midlands because of her husband's job.
At least all the family are in the same country and easily within visiting distance !
We can be grateful for that.
I haven't even touched the crossword!
I fell asleep!

Good morning, Elle!
Bit frosty, out!
Eight miles is not too far at all.
Many folk have family in various parts of the world.
My youngest son and family are literally a two minute walk away.
My eldest son is a 5 minute drive. I could walk but it is all up hill and I would arrive puffing and panting like an old horse!
Are you and the ladies lunching today?

Good morning, Rusty!
We do not have frost....we have mud!
I have just finished cleaning up the dog!
There is a bitterly cold wind this morning.
No, no "Ladies who Lunch "today!
We are down to two of us now, because of house moves to be nearer to family etcetera, and my friend has hospital appointments today.
Instead, I shall spend my time sorting out all the paper work - forms and correspondence - for the HMRC, photocopying it all, and sending it off to the Complaints Department.
By the usual Recorded Delivery.
I have had enough!
Grrrh!
What a pleasant day I see ahead of me........
How about you?
What do you have planned ?

Hello, Elle!
Frost has melted!
Do you have an address for the Complaints Debt?
I just had their telephone number.
Good luck with it, anyway.
I had my telephone appointment with a financial adviser.
Went very well, I am pleased to say.
There is a two page report in The Times about the cycling enquiry today.
Basically saying British Cycling and Team Sky's reputations and claims to be the cleanest of the clean, are in tatters.
The "courier's" remark to the Parliamentary committee about "everybody fiddles their tax claims" did not come across in a very good light. Idiot!
I am going to go for a walk soon, then tackle the crossword.

Elle and Pigale!
Update!
Been a bit of activity at the osprey nest this morning.
There was a man up the tree securing positions for the cameras.
Not long before the birds return.
Two to three weeks, I reckon.