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You know Rusty, I have been quite busy myself, catching up with things that got neglected for a week - and I would imagine Elle has done just the same thing, though because of a different sport!

You probably 'hate' L. Armstrong, but I'm pretty sure that he also had testicular cancer - and survived it. Still, am sorry for I. Basso. This is not too good for Contador either, although I still maintain this man is dangerous ! (i like him really and can't help supporting him)

Like you I would like to see a French win tomorrow of all days, but I WILL be more than a little bit annoyed if Voeckler does not pull his weight!

One is sure, looking at the weather forecast for the next few days, they will be hot, and then when in the Massif Central, they are likely to encounter thunder - not so good. (If I were in the race, I would refuse to put my nose outdoors! and please don't laugh, I am petrified of thunder)

Hello, Elle!
Welling must be a busy place!
I have very vaguely heard of it.
I must confess I get irked with setters who expect me to know names of London train stations and neighbourhoods. Why should I?
This is my g/d who is at Uni and works at B&Q.
She is less daft than she used to be, though.
We went to Pine Cone but it was closed!
So took the scenic route to another cafe.
She said P in the Dark was great. Never saw the ospreys though. My youngest g/d has wild red hair (Maureen O'Hara, eat your heart out!) down to her bum!
She shall be 9 next week. We call her "the wee Irish one".
Frankie and Benny?
Friends are still here, I saw them earlier, and they are being visited by friends from Aberdeen, Crieff, and Killin.
They have new wee babies to meet!
Anytime now for the hawthorn tree, I'd say.
Did you hear that the Scots runner Lynsey Sharp has disgraced herself? Been tweeting bigoted derogatory remarks. Horrible woman. I hope the Scottish Athletics folk, and her sponsors, chase her!

Hello, Pigale!
Yes, Armstrong had the same. That was when he first confessed to doping. The doctors in the hospital in USA told him they had to know everything that he put in his body, so he told them. He denied it later, but Betsy Andreu was there, so she knew.
Basso wanted to ride to Paris, to help Nibali in the mountains, but the doctors said no. Another mad cyclist!
Nibali said to him, we will see you in Paris and we hope to have the yellow jersey to show you. Great stuff!
I have had a tiny bet on Voeckler for tomorrow.
My bookie offered 80-1! So I grabbed it!
Pigale, I am not so fond of thunder, or lightning, myself!

I am a bit confused here Rusty - My magasine tells me that I. Basso is in the same team as Contador, ie Tinkoff-Saxo - Are you telling me he rides in Astana Team with Nibali ?

I know my mag was printed in advance, but I did not expect such changes !

Yes, Pigale, you are correct.
Basso rides for Tinkoff-Saxo.
I wrongly attributed Contador's comment to Nibali.

Hi Rusty

Cameron Sharp is her father a most unpleasant man who was very rude about his fellow athletes so she takes after him

Doglet, I knew he was her father but did not know he was unpleasant.
Not good!
She has made her tweets inaccessible today.
A nasty woman!

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/t-in-the-park-rspb-scotland-says-strathallan-estate-ospreys-coped-well-1.889628
Doglet, this is the report in my local paper today.
Hope you have some salt to hand.
This Geoff Ellis man is the man to wanted to chop the tree down. The police stopped him, and then he brought in a cherry picker to access the top of the tree to try and scare the birds away.
The lady's comment makes sense.
Feel free to vote. I have!

Hi, Rusty!
That is good news about the ospreys! ( Well -done, Doglet for providing the information!)
I'm surprised they survived the noise and upheaval- I would have though they would have tried to abandon the site- but maybe the parental instincts were too strong for them to leave their chicks?
Frankie and Benny's is an American/Italian 50s-style UK restaurant chain. I've never been to one myself but I've seen the odd one dotted around. I hope the birthday boy enjoyed his treat!
Your youngest g/d is about the same age as my eldest grandson- he will be 9 in September.
His hair used to be very blonde but has darkened considerably now.
Red is good - I like the image of a young Maureen O'Hara!
No, I didn't hear about Lynsey Sharp twittering....... I do dislike these social medias ( yes, I know you're on Twitter!)
I can't put a face to her father, Cameron... ..wasn't he a 100 m runner though, not 800m like Lynsey and her mother? I could be wrong.....
Now....... I looked up the "Frankie and Johnny" song.
As far as I can find out, it is based on Frankie Baker
(aged 22) - a black woman - who shot her lover Allen Britt (aged 17)
But Frankie Silver - whom you were talking about - is a white woman who was hanged for the murder of her husband , Charles .
There IS a song based on her but this is "The Ballad of Frankie Silver"
Any use?

Hello, Elle,
A fine evening for lingering near a hawthorn tree?
Yes, the ospreys seem to be OK.
I did not know they had chicks.
Cameron was a sprinter. I do not know her mother.
Yes, it is Frankie Silver I am interested in.
There is speculation that her husband, Charles, was known as Johnny. All this happened nearly a two centuries ago, (nearly as old as Otzi!) so it is very doubtful if the truth will ever be known.
I know the Ballad of Frankie Silver, but there is also the likelihood that the Frankie and Johnny song has nothing to to do with them?
And, hope Doglet reads this,
I follow quite a few folk on Twitter, mainly cyclists and journalists, but a few other things as well, mainly history sites. But this was on a nature site I think.
It was a crow, flying high above an eagle, and the crow gradually flew lower, still right above the eagle, then landed....on the eagle's back! The eagle flew on, quite unperturbed at it's unusual passenger. it looked as if the crow just wanted a lift. Amazing!